Multi-Aspect Ratio Streaming (MARS) is finally here! 🎉

You can now use StreamYard to stream simultaneously in different orientations. Grow your audience by offering desktop and mobile viewers a seamlessly optimized experience.

👉 To help you get started, here’s Matteo with a quick hands-on to guide you through how MARS works.

You can find all about MARS in these articles below:

• Getting Started With Multi-aspect-ratio Streaming (MARS)
• How to Use Dual Assets (MARS)

📍Available on all paid plans.

We’ve launching MARS (Multi-Aspect-Ratio Support), a revolutionary way to broadcast both landscape and portraitfrom one studio, with full creative control for each.

Now, you can engage every audience in their preferred format, without compromise or extra setup.

What’s new:

• Dual preview. See both orientations side-by-side in real time
• Dual assets. Customize backgrounds and layouts
• Smart routing. Automatically sends the right format to each destination

Whether you’re streaming to YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, MARS ensures your content always looks its best — in every format. And for YouTube only, you can stream to the same account in both orientations at the same time.

Learn more on our Help Center:

• Getting Started with Multi-aspect-ratio Streaming (MARS)
• How to Use Dual Assets (MARS)

📍Available on all paid plans.

We’ve improved StreamYard’s webinar chat with pausable chat scrolling, making it easier for attendees to read messages at their own pace.

Here’s what’s new for your audience:

• Pause auto-scroll by scrolling up to read earlier messages
• Track new comments with a counter that shows newly posted messages
• Jump to the latest messages instantly with the New messages button

Now, attendees can scroll up to catch important messages they might have missed—the chat won’t automatically jump to the bottom. Rejoining the live conversation is as simple as tapping the New messages button.

The result is a smoother, more seamless experience for your audience—especially during Q&As or lively chats.

Available on all plans with an OnAir destination.

Bring spooky season on-screen in one click with our Halloween Pack!

What’s inside:

• 6 overlays: trick-or-treat graphics, dancing skeletons, candy borders
• 9 backgrounds: haunted houses, witchy vibes, and Día de los Muertos–inspired scenes

Open your Studio and hit Add on the banner in the Media Assets tab to drop the whole pack into your brand. Then mix and match ‘til your stream looks fang-tastic. 🦷

🕸️ Available on all plans.

We’re happy to invite you to a live tutorial session with the team: StreamYard 101: From Zero to "Go Live" in 45 Minutes, taking place November 7th.

This episode is the first of a new series called Behind the Stream, a space to connect and get to know each other!

Whether you're new to StreamYard or just want to tighten up your workflow, this session is for you: we'll walk through everything from studio setup to hitting "Go Live"—setting up destinations, building brand kits, creating scenes, inviting guests, managing comments, and more.

Plus, a special announcement will be revealed during the webinar: you don’t want to miss this. 👀

We’d love to see you there! 🚀 To register, join our Facebook Community here: you’ll find a link in the top pinned post!

Live on Friday, November 7th at 12 ET/9 PT (US) or 17:00 CET (Europe).

After refining the foundation in Part I, we're excited to introduce the changes you’ve been asking for: customization controls for Chat Overlay.

Here's what you can now do:

• Three font sizes. Small, Medium, or Big to match your audience's viewing preferences and ensure every comment is crystal clear
• Three dimension options. Regular, Tall, or Wide layouts so you can optimize screen real estate and adapt to any streaming setup
• Real-time adjustments. Change sizes and dimensions on the fly with smooth transitions that keep your broadcast looking polished

This is the Chat Overlay experience you've been asking for—control to make viewer comments work perfectly with your content, whether you're showcasing gameplay, presentations, or multi-cam setups.

📍 Available on all paid plans.

We heard your feedback and today we’re introducing the first of a series of improvements to our Chat Overlay: expect more soon 🚀

Here's what's new:

• Displayed comments. Comments on screen now persist even when toggling the overlay on or off and they now include the entire message history from your studio chat
• Clear empty state messaging. When the overlay is empty, you'll see a helpful message explaining that new comments will appear in real time
• Automatic cleanup between broadcasts. In Reusable Studios, the Chat Overlay clears its content automatically when a broadcast ends, so you always start fresh

Now you can confidently toggle the Chat Overlay on and off without losing your comment history, and viewers will understand what to expect when the overlay is empty and shown on screen.

📍 Available on all paid plans.

YouTube’s content categories help boost discovery and views on your livestream: now you can add them directly from the StreamYard broadcast creation modal!

Simply create a new stream with YouTube as the destination. From there, choose the category which most closely matches the content of your stream (all the options listed match the official list on YouTube).

Once published, your livestream will automatically appear under the category of your choice.

📍 Available on all plans.

📝 Introducing Teleprompter

We've added a built-in Teleprompter to help you deliver your message with clarity and confidence—whether you're recording tutorials, hosting interviews, or presenting live.

Here's what's new:

• On-screen script display that's only visible to you, never shown on stream
• Automatic scrolling with 4 adjustable speed levels to match your speaking pace
• Font size controls for comfortable reading at any distance
• Play, pause, and replay controls to stay in control of your delivery
• Responsive design that adapts to portrait and landscape orientations

Simply write your script in the Notes tab, enable the Teleprompter, and watch it scroll smoothly while you maintain eye contact with the camera. No external tools—just you, your message, and your audience.

📍 Available on all paid plans.

Reusable Studios are now available for On-Air webinars, giving you flexibility and easy setup for recurring events.

Here's what's new:

• Create reusable webinar studios to keep your branding and customization settings
• Registrant carryover. Choose whether your registrant list persists across multiple webinars in the same studio
• Custom fields preserved. Registration forms and custom fields carry over automatically
• Consistent settings. Watch page settings apply to all webinars in your reusable studio
• Easy link for sharing. Find your shareable link to your webinar’s VOD in the recording tab after each event

Now you can run weekly shows, recurring workshops, or regular webinars without creating a new setup each time, while keeping your existing registrants informed automatically.

💡Tip: With On-Air, you can host your streams and share on-demand without external destinations.

📍 Available starting from the Advanced plan.