How to Show New Followers on Twitch – Complete Guide

To be a successful Twitch streamer it is important to build a community and engaging audience for your channel. The most powerful way to appreciate and recognize followers is by displaying their names popping up during your live streams. In this article, I will guide you on how to show the followers on Twitch and apply follower alerts.

Now you can easily connect with your new followers in OBS by using Stream labels. With a stream label whenever a new person follows your live stream a text pops up automatically. Let’s discuss this in detail:

How to Show New Followers on Twitch Using Streamlabs?

To show your followers on Twitch stream, I recommend the Streamlabs OBS software or OBS Studio. First, let’s discuss how you can use Streamlabs. You need to download stream labels from stramlabs.com. You can easily configure these stream labels into your Twitch streams to show recent followers. Customizing the labels’ font size, width limits scroll, etc. after installing it, is also possible. Also check out how to show followers goals on Twitch?

Alerts Customization

Alerts customization is a very interesting feature for example with Sound Alerts, you can customize them with different animations and sounds. This is how you can do it:

• First of all, set up “Sound Alerts” on your Twitch channel.
• Then go to the “Other Alerts” section in the Sound Alerts Dashboard.
• Here you can add a new alert by using the “New Follower” type.
• Customize the follower alert with your favorite sound, animation, or text-to-speech.
• Your alert will pop up every time a new follower joins you.
• Sound Alerts offers various alert types, like Video Share or Channel Points alerts. Customize your alerts to match your stream’s style.

You can make further customizations like:

• To interact a certain way, you can choose from different label types, like Bits.
• You can preview how the text appears on your screen with labels.
• Selection of font style is also possible according to your choice.
• When using labels make sure that the names of the followers appear fully In the custom label frames and are not cut off.
• You can change the display and opt to show your text in a vertical position as well.

How to Show New Followers on Twitch Using OBS Studio?

OBS Studio doesn’t offer built-in stream alerts. So, you need to use third-party alert providers for alert overlays which are embedded in the stream using a browser source.

Choose an Alert Provider

First, you need to select some Alert providers according to your needs. That platform will provide customization options for your alerts to display and connect with your streaming accounts. You can use Streamlabs, Streamemelements, OWN3D Pro and NerdOrDie.

Out of these, I recommend using Streamlabs, as it has better customization options. The most interesting thing is these are all browser-based, so no plugins to install.

Configure the Alert Overlay

After selecting the alert provider, customize your alerts on their website. You can use features like customizing the images and selecting sounds for different alert types like events, chat boxes, event lists, and labels.

Add the Alert Overlay to OBS Studio

After doing all the customizations, it’s time to integrate them into OBS Studio:

• Get the URL from your alert provider for your alerts. This URL may be called the Overlay URL, or Alert URL, or Widget URL.
• Then go to your OBS Studio and select the scenes where you want to display these alerts.
• In the source list, select “Add” then Select “Browser”.
• Paste the alert URL in the URL field.
• Adjust the width and height of the source to fit right in your layout.
• Click “OK” to save it. Your new alert overlay is ready to be displayed.

Benefits of Using Alerts

Stream labels or alerts are a good way to remind your viewers to subscribe and donate or follow. Certain other benefits may be:

• Viewers love it when their names appear on the screen and it keeps them engaged with your channel.
• Also, if you share some personalized messages like thanks to new subscribers, it creates a positive atmosphere.
• More viewers may follow you if you promote your social media presence on other platforms as well.

How Can We Check Followers on Desktop and Mobile

On Desktop first of all login to your Twitch account and select your picture icon. In settings, go to the “Creators Dashboard” and see the “Followers List” there. Unfortunately, the app doesn’t show followers directly, but you can see your total in settings or use your phone’s browser in desktop mode.

FAQs

How can I set up new followers alerts on Twitch?

Various tools are available to set follower alerts but I only recommend Streamlabs or OBS because these tools allow many interesting customization options for the labels.

Is it possible to customize our new follower alerts?

Yes, most software for streaming allows it. You can choose sound, visual elements, and animations for your alerts to make them more interesting.

Will the new followers appear automatically on our screen during live streams?

Yes, whenever a new follower joins our stream, we get an alert by a pop-up message.

Conclusion

Showcasing recent Twitch followers with the help of alert software is a straightforward process. You can easily enhance your viewer’s engagement and interactions with your audience with these customizable alerts. Grow your audience and boost visibility with these features on Twitch.