We've enhanced the Studio chat to make audience questions easier to spot and respond to during your streams.

Questions appear with subtle highlighting and a question icon in both your Comments tab and the on-stream chat overlay.

Now you can quickly identify when viewers are asking questions, helping you stay more engaged with your audience and create better interactive experiences during your live streams.

📍Available on all plans.

We've reworked how you control element sizing in your studio, making it faster and more intuitive to get the perfect layout for your streams.

Here's what's been updated:

• Added Maximize/Minimize buttons that appear when you hover over elements on Stage
• Removed hidden solo layout crop toggle from your Studio settings (now handled by the maximize/minimize buttons)

Now you can effortlessly maximize any guest, camera, or media element right from the Stage, and toggle between full-screen and cropped solo layouts instantly. Try it out!

📍 Available on all plans.

More formats, less friction. You can now create up to 16 Custom Layouts, with faster access and smoother navigation—so switching formats mid-show is effortless.

Here's what's new:

• Doubled the slots for custom layouts from 8 to 16
• Dedicated settings button for quick management
• Improved UI and smooth animations when you have many layouts (desktop and mobile)

Enjoy creating twice as many custom layouts: managing them has never been easier!

📍Available on the Core plan and higher.

We've added a new Notes tab for in-studio participants to write and save formatted notes while you’re streaming!

Here's what's new:

• Rich text formatting with bold, italic, underline, and font size options
• Real-time sync for everyone in your Studio
• Saved with your Studio—your notes stick around
• Quick access with hotkey support
• Always private—never visible on-stream

Now you can jot down talking points, reminders, or key information that stays with your Studio setup. 

Try it now: Open your Studio → Notes tab → and start typing!

📍 Available on all plans.

We've unlocked Scenes for portrait mode, giving you the same professional layout control already available for horizontal formats.

Try it out now and create engaging, multi-scene shows when streaming to platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube!

📍Available on all plans.

Introducing logo positioning for maximum flexibility in how your brand appears on-screen.

Choose whether to place your logo in the top-left or top-right of your broadcast. Using a resolution indicator? Smart UI adjustments will automatically move your resolution indicator to the opposite side of the screen to avoid overlapping elements.

You can adjust the positioning with a new toggle control in the logo section of the Media Assets tab.

With this latest update, you can adapt your branding to match the content on the screen—perfect for when you're using custom layouts or backgrounds!

📍Available on all plans.

We've updated the mobile studio tabs to feature intuitive icons instead of text labels, making your mobile streaming experience less cluttered and more functional.

Now, you can quickly access your tools and assets with the help of simple visual icons that are easy to recognize on mobile screens, giving you more space and better control when you're streaming on the go.

We've added a new Sounds section to your brand assets, giving you instant access to engaging sound effects during your streams and recordings.

Here's what's new:

• 15 free built-in sound effects including applause, gongs, laugh tracks, and more
• The option upload custom audio files* to match your brand and content style

Now you can punctuate your key moments, celebrate achievements, and create more dynamic content with professional sound effects that are available right from your first stream.

All built-in sounds are royalty-free, so you can stream directly to your destination without worrying about copyright permissions.

📍 Available on all plans

• Recommended file type and size:
• mp3, ogg, m4a, aac, wma, wav.
• max 30 MB.

This year our mission was clear: empower every creator—from solo streamers to enterprise teams—with the tools they need to produce professional, reliable, and engaging broadcasts. Driven by your valuable feedback, we've introduced exciting features that enhance your streaming experience and simplify your workflow.

Here's a recap of our key improvements this year:

📹 Streaming Management Made Simple

• Kick Integration: Stream directly to Kick, with full Studio management capabilities at your fingertips.
• Brightcove Integration: Enterprise users can now effortlessly connect StreamYard to their existing video infrastructure, streamlining high-quality broadcasts.
• TikTok RTMP: Creators, you asked—we delivered. While we wait for direct API access, you can now easily broadcast to TikTok via RTMP.
• On-Stage Image Sharing: Seamlessly upload and display images mid-stream to enrich your content.
• Resolution Indicator: Always stream with confidence, thanks to our new Resolution Indicator that clearly displays your current Studio settings.

🎥 Crystal-Clear Video & Audio

• Local Recordings on iOS: Capture stunning, device-quality video recordings directly from your iOS device—perfect for creators on the go.
• Improved Video Sharing & Optimized Quality: We boosted video and audio quality across the platform for a smoother streaming experience.

🎨 Boosting Engagement & Interactivity

• Chat Overlay: Transform live audience interaction by displaying comments from all connected platforms directly in your broadcasts.
• Enhanced Studio Chat & New People Tab: Managing multi-guest productions is now easier and more intuitive, with dedicated spaces to oversee participants and audio levels in real-time.

🎨 Effortless Branding & Customization

• Redesigned Brand Tab: Organizing your brand assets has never been simpler—enjoy the new intuitive grid layout, drag-and-drop reordering, cross-device syncing, batch uploads, and easy brand duplication.

💻 Frictionless User Experience

• Streamlined Studio Control Bar: Quickly switch microphones, cameras, or speakers with our revamped control bar—clearer, cleaner, and easier to use.
• Optimized Mobile UI: Mobile streamers, enjoy icon-based Studio tabs for maximum screen efficiency, plus expanded browser compatibility across major mobile apps.
• Collapsible Sidebar: Keep distractions at bay by easily collapsing the sidebar, putting the focus exactly where it should be—on your content.

Your feedback has guided every improvement we've made. And we're just getting started—expect even more innovations designed around you in the following months. We have big plans in store for Scenes, AI Clips, video/audio quality and much more!

Want to master these features? Explore our quick tutorials and tips on our YouTube channel or join the conversation in our vibrant Facebook community.

Here’s to everything we’ve achieved so far—and all the unforgettable broadcasts still to come in 2025! 🎉

We've enhanced Scenes with a new folder system that makes managing your content easier than ever: create custom folders to organize scenes by topic, event type, or any other way that works for you.

Now you can keep your growing collection of scenes perfectly organized, so you spend less time searching for the right layout and more time creating great content.

📍 Available for all plans.