No plugin, no install
A Browser source works in any OBS Studio on Windows, macOS and Linux. Updates arrive on their own.
How to add an audio visualizer to OBS
Open the studio and pick a look
Choose an effect — spectrum bars, a living 3D sphere, waves, sand — and the sound to follow: your microphone, a line input, or the audio of a tab or your screen.
Copy your overlay link
Copy it from the “OBS link” section of the studio. You get up to nine channels, one per OBS scene.
Add a Browser source in OBS
In OBS Studio, add a Browser source and paste the link. The background can be transparent, so the visualizer sits on top of your camera or game.
Why streamers use it
Follows the beat
Effects react to the kick, the bass, the hats and the tempo, so the motion lands where your viewers hear it.
Light on your stream
Your own graphics card draws the overlay inside OBS, and the studio shows its frame rate so you can check it on your machine.
Your sound stays on your computer
The studio sends the overlay only numbers — the analysis of your audio — over a direct connection inside your computer.
Questions
Is it an OBS plugin?
No. It is a Browser source, which OBS Studio already has. You paste a link — no plugin files, no restarts.
Does it work for Twitch and YouTube?
Yes. The visualizer is part of your OBS scene, so it goes out wherever OBS streams or records: Twitch, YouTube, Kick and others.
Is the OBS overlay free?
Yes, the live overlay is free on every plan. Paid plans are only for rendering video files. Sonviz is in private beta now, so new accounts need an invite.
Which browser does the studio need?
Chrome or Edge on a computer. The studio listens to your sound there, and OBS shows the overlay.
Put your music on screen
Request beta access and add the visualizer to your next stream.