How to Setup Streamlabs OBS Alert Box

The process of adding an alert box is as simple as it can get.

  1. First open the Streamlabs OBS app on your PC or Mac. Here click on the Plus + icon in the Sources tab.
  2. Then select the Alertbox option in the pop-up window and click on the Add Source button.
  3. This will add Alertbox to the source list. Once done, the box will appear on the display. Adjust the size according to your needs.
  4. You can double-click on the Alertbox in the source to adjust what kind of alerts users see. For example, if you only want to show alerts for donations, uncheck all other options. These options come in handy while streaming. But this process will only show default images and settings provided by Streamlabs. Using them can be too generic and even boring. You need to customize them to make them feel unique and personal to your channel.

How to Customize Streamlabs OBS Alerts

To customize Streamlabs OBS alerts, you will need to open Streamlabs website.

  1. Open the Streamlabs website on your browser and log in. The log-in process is pretty important. If you log in with Youtube, you can customize alerts for donations, super chat, etc. When you log in with Twitch, you can customize alerts for bits, raids, etc. The same goes for other platforms too. So log in with a service that you use for streaming primarily. Once logged in, you can connect multiple accounts and customize alerts for all platforms individually.
  2. Click on the Alert Box option in the sidebar.
  3. Now you can open each tab like Donations, Subscriptions, Merch, Super Chat, Bits, etc. to customize them.
  4. Under each tab, you can customize everything related to the alert from the Image, Layout, Animation style, Alert duration, Alert delay, Font, Sound effects, etc. You can also set the minimum amount for the alert to pop up so that the alerts won’t spam for all the small donations.
  5. For super chat alerts on YouTube or bits alerts on Twitch, you can also set up Text to speak alerts so that it reads the comment instead of just alerting with a sound.
  6. Want to know how your alerts will look on the stream? Open Streamlabs and add Alertbox as a source. Now on the website, click on different ‘test alerts’ buttons to see how your alerts will be visible to your viewers. For example, when I click on the Test Super Chat button, the display on the app shows how the super chat alert is going to be visible. As of now, you have only customized the alerts for one platform that you used to log in. Here I used YouTube to log in, so I am able to customize the alerts for a super chat. To customize alerts for different platforms, you need to connect that platform to Streamlabs.

How to Connect Different Platforms to Streamlabs to Set Up Alerts

Streamlabs supports many platforms from Twitch, YouTube, Mixer, Facebook, Periscope, TikTok, Trovo, etc.

  1. On the Streamlabs website, click on the Settings option in the sidebar under the Account section.
  2. On the Settings page, select the Account Settings tab.
  3. Now under the Platforms tab, you can connect to different platforms and customize the alerts for them.
  4. once done, now you can open the Alert box page by clicking on the Alert Box option in the sidebar.
  5. Click on the profile pic at the top right corner and select the first option to change the platform. By selecting the platform, you can customize the platform-specific alerts in the alert box settings. That way, you can set up alert styles for different platforms. So when you are streaming on that platform and adding an alert box, your alerts will be in the style you have customized here.

How to Set Up Different Alert Variations on Streamlabs OBS

As of now, we have set up Streamlabs OBS Alert Box, connected different platforms, and customized alerts for different actions like donations, bits, merch, etc. But what if you want a different alert when someone donates a higher amount or when someone buys a particular product from your store? For your special fans, you definitely need special alerts. Here’s how you can create them.

  1. Open the Streamlabs website and click on the Alert Box option in the sidebar.
  2. Now open any tab that you want to set a different alert. Here I want to create a special alert for someone who donates more than $10. So I am selecting the Donation tab. You can choose any tab according to your needs, but the steps remain the same more or less.
  3. Here scroll down to the bottom and select the option Open Alert Variations.
  4. To customize from the scratch, select Add A Variation With Default Settings. To make further customizations, select Add A Variation With Current Settings.
  5. Give your variation a name and set conditions. As I wanted this variation where someone donates more than $10, I am selecting the Donation amount is at least option. But you can select according to your needs.
  6. Then enter the minimum amount required for this alert to pop up. In my example, it’s $10.
  7. Now scroll down and customize the alert from image to animations and durations. Once done, click on Save.
  8. Then click on Save Changes for the changes to get applied to the app. Now when someone meets the condition you have specified, they will get a different alert to make things interesting and make your follower feel more special.

Stay Alert

Services like Streamlabs made streaming alerts easier to customize and control while streaming. Now you can set different alerts when someone donates or subscribes or makes a super chat. Also, you can set different alert styles for different platforms. On top of all this, there is also the option to create different alert variations based on different conditions. Once you have set up Streamlabs OBS alert box and customized it, simply begin streaming by adding the alert box. All the settings are pre-configured, so alerts will be working in the background giving an additional touch to your stream.