Pretzel

If streaming music still poses some difficulties, perhaps it’s time to turn to an application such as Pretzel, which offers all the support you need along with a well put-together music collection you can explore.

First off, it is worth mentioning the application requires that you sign in with your Twitch, YouTube, Mixer, or Microsoft account, then it allows you to browse through its audio library.

The developer promises to keep the collection of tracks it puts at your disposal constantly updated so that you always find something new. Various stations such as Pretzel, Chill, Ambient, Mixed, Upbeat, Happy, Hype, Pop, Rock, Epic, and others are there for you to look into. However, in case these categories are too wide for you, search capabilities are included.

Some basic playback controls are integrated so that you can jump from one song to another while also being able to adjust the volume. Aside from that, upvoting or downvoting a track is possible, and adding it to your playlist should raise no difficulty whatsoever.

As for the settings you can access in order to ensure a flawless, custom experience, there are quite a few options you can make adjustments to. You can thus select the audio output device – default, communications, or remote audio –, indicate whether you prefer to be prompted with instrumental music only as well as specify if you allow mature content.

Aside from that, for your what’s playing page, you can reveal the current song by announcing it in the chat. Another aspect worth mentioning is related to the fact that using custom hotkeys in order to play or pause tracks as well as go to the previous or next song is possible.

Last but not least, you may want to know about “Write to File,” which is a feature allowing you to update the currently playing song and announce it in real time.

On an ending note, Pretzel is an approachable program designed to work as a live streaming companion. It puts at your disposal a wide collection of music you can turn to and it easy to configure, so it’s worth a shot.