If you aren’t logged in, click SIGN IN in the top-right corner of the page, then enter your account email address and password. Make sure you’re signing in with the account with which you want to go live.
If you’re already registered for live broadcasts, you’ll see a form to set up your broadcast instead. If so, skip ahead to creating your stream.
Modern browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari support live streaming.
If you plan on streaming a game or a movie from your desktop, skip ahead to the “Streaming Your Desktop to YouTube” part instead.
This is the title that will display for the stream once you end it and upload it to your channel.
If you don’t like the thumbnail as it appears, you can place your mouse cursor on the thumbnail and click RETAKE THUMBNAIL to retake it.
If you aren’t logged in, select your account and/or enter your email address and password when prompted. Make sure you’re doing this at least 24 hours after you register your account for live broadcasting.
On Android, you’ll tap ALLOW instead of OK for each prompt.
On Android, you’ll tap ALLOW instead of OK for each prompt.
On Android, you’ll tap ALLOW instead of OK for each prompt.
If prompted to turn on super chat, tap either TURN ON or NOT NOW when the prompt appears.
If prompted to turn on super chat, tap either TURN ON or NOT NOW when the prompt appears.
If prompted to turn on super chat, tap either TURN ON or NOT NOW when the prompt appears.
If prompted to turn on super chat, tap either TURN ON or NOT NOW when the prompt appears.
An unlisted stream will be viewable only to the people who have a direct link to the stream. You cannot list a stream as private when using the YouTube mobile app.
An unlisted stream will be viewable only to the people who have a direct link to the stream. You cannot list a stream as private when using the YouTube mobile app.
An unlisted stream will be viewable only to the people who have a direct link to the stream. You cannot list a stream as private when using the YouTube mobile app.
If you don’t like the thumbnail, you can tap the “Edit” {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/0c/Android7edit. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/0c/Android7edit. png/30px-Android7edit. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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You may have to tap STREAM IN PORTRAIT to confirm your smartphone’s orientation.
On Android, you’ll tap OK instead of END.
On Android, you’ll tap OK instead of END.
On Android, you’ll tap OK instead of END.
Go to https://www. youtube. com/live_dashboard_splash in your computer’s web browser, then log in if prompted. Click the Stream now tab on the left side of the page. Scroll down to the “ENCODER SETUP” heading. Click Reveal to the right of the “Stream name/key” text field. Copy the stream key by clicking it and then pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac).
Go to https://obsproject. com/download in your computer’s web browser. Select your operating system if the website doesn’t automatically determine it. Scroll down and click Download Installer. Double-click the downloaded setup file. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
On a Mac, you may first have to open the Applications folder to find OBS Studio.
On a Mac, click OBS Studio in the upper-left corner of the screen.
On a Mac, click Preferences. . . in the drop-down menu.
On a Mac, click Preferences. . . in the drop-down menu.
If you don’t see Apply and OK on a Mac, just close the Preferences window.
You can check that your stream is live by going to https://www. youtube. com/live_dashboard_splash and looking at the video in the middle of the Stream now section.
