Riglayer features

Riglayer combines an overlay editor for OBS with the tools you need during a Twitch broadcast: alerts, chat, counters, timers, quizzes, tournaments and control via phone or Stream Deck. Here is what each area can do.

Overlay editor in your browser

You build your stream overlay on a canvas in Full HD (1920 × 1080), HD (1280 × 720) or WQHD (2560 × 1440). The editor shows a live preview; everything you move or change is visible immediately.

Move and scale elements with the mouse, with magnet snapping to edges and other elements and pixel measurements
Multi-select, align and distribute, copy, paste, duplicate, sort layers by dragging
Undo and redo (up to 100 steps), hotkeys and a right-click menu
Version history: automatic and named versions, restorable at any time
Export and import as a file (.riglayer.json) including images, alerts and logo rotations, plus duplicating overlays
15 fonts hosted on the Riglayer server (no requests to Google), plus animations for showing and hiding

Elements for your overlay

Every element has its own settings and can be hidden, locked and animated.

Basics: text box (with variables such as follower count, viewers, title, category or counter value) and image or GIF
Displays: clock and countdown to a point in time, shape (rectangle, circle, line, gradient), “Latest” (latest follower, sub, cheerer)
Timers and counters: score, multi-score, progress bar (also automatic from the follower or sub count), hearts (also in pixel style), timer as countdown or stopwatch
Media: YouTube video or Twitch clip with volume, pause and resume; sound (MP3, OGG, WAV) as a soundboard
Twitch: chat box and alerts; games: quiz and tournament; logos: logo rotation for sponsors and partners

Live sync with OBS

Every overlay has its own link. You add it to OBS as a browser source, and after that you never have to touch OBS again.

Real time (default): every change in the editor is visible in OBS immediately
Only after saving: OBS shows only the last saved version; you rebuild in peace and release with “Save” (Ctrl+S) or discard the changes
Counters, timers, videos and sounds stay live-controllable in both modes
Several overlays per channel (up to 25), each in Full HD, HD or WQHD
Indicator whether an overlay is currently open somewhere (“OBS connected”)

Twitch alerts

Alerts are created from Twitch events (EventSub) and appear live in the overlay. You maintain their look and texts on a separate page and use them in as many overlays as you like.

Eight events with their own texts and placeholders such as name, tier, months, bits or reward
Per event: minimum amount, separate texts per sub tier, image or GIF and sound with volume and preview
Alert queue: pause, resume, skip, repeat, clear – also via Stream Deck
Test button per event so you can see the alert without a real event
Triggers (“If … then …”): events or chat messages fire alerts, sounds, counters or channel actions

Chat box with emotes and badges

The chat box shows your channel's chat in the overlay. Two looks are available: one like twitch.tv and a dense look in the style of Chatterino.

Twitch badges, name colors and emotes; plus 7TV, BetterTTV and FrankerFaceZ emotes (can be turned off)
Messages either fade out after a few seconds or stay visible
The number of messages adapts to the height of the box

Counters, timers and chat commands

Everything that changes during the broadcast can be controlled live without opening the editor. Simultaneous clicks from several people are not lost.

Chat commands like !deaths, !deaths +3 or !deaths set 10 change a counter; you decide who may use them (channel owner, mods, VIPs, subs, everyone)
Controls page with big buttons, designed for phones and installable as an app
Hotkeys on the computer, Stream Deck links for counters, timers, videos, sounds, alerts, quizzes and tournaments
Timers run on the server clock, so every display shows the same time

Quiz and tournaments

Both appear as an element in the overlay and are run live by you or your team.

Quiz: multiple-choice questions (2 to 4 answers) and free text, time limit, points with time bonus, leaderboard; the correct answer only appears in the overlay after the reveal
Tournaments: knockout format with 2 to 64 participants (byes, third-place match, best of 1/3/5/7) or round robin with a table
Both can be controlled via Stream Deck

OBS control

The Controls page talks to your OBS via OBS WebSocket. Your OBS is never reachable from the internet.

Direct connection from the browser to OBS (WebSocket) for yourself
OBS bridge as a browser dock in OBS, so mods and editors can also switch scenes and mute sources (rights assigned individually)
Switch for the overlay sound in the OBS audio mixer

Team, rights and log

You work alone or with helpers. Everyone sees and may do only what you allow.

Your own roles (up to 20) with fine-grained rights, invitations via link
Twitch moderators and editors automatically get the role you set for them
Log: who changed what and when

Channel tools and statistics

The most important Twitch actions are available right in Riglayer.

Change title, category and tags, save presets, set markers, create clips
Chat modes, announcements, shoutouts, raids; create and run polls and predictions
Community overview (followers, subscribers, VIPs, moderators, banned users)
Statistics per broadcast: viewer peak and average, follower growth, development over time

Privacy and accessibility

Riglayer only collects what is needed to operate it.

Sign-in only with Twitch; Twitch shows you every permission beforehand. You can disconnect at any time on Twitch
No tracking or analytics services, no ads, fonts from our own server
Data export and account deletion in the settings
Keyboard accessible; contrasts and labels for screen readers are checked automatically against WCAG 2.2 AA (not a certification)

Try it out

Riglayer is free. The guides show you how to set things up; answers about access, OBS and privacy are in the FAQ.

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