Caffeinated

Caffeinated is a desktop tool meant to enhance your live streaming experience by discreetly placing invisible containers where messages, donation announcements, and new followers' notifications from the Caffeine TV system are being live updated.

Firstly, Caffeinated is an open-source initiative and the result of a merge between Caffeinated and Casterlabs. The free program is still in its early stages. If you need a live stream overlay management tool and Caffeinated sounds appealing to you, start using it, and don't forget to report any bug and give the developers feedback.

Secondly, the Electron-based app is available for both macOS and Windows but we recommend it (at least for now) only for the latter as it has only been tested on Windows so far (according to the Caffeinated's development team). The tool does not require a registration and is using a local web-server for OBS connectivity and alerts display.

Setting up Caffeinated is quite easy. First, you must insert your user and local port credentials, and then, set the desired parameters for your follower and donation alerts, plus do the chat configuration. When setting up the followers alerts, you must also define your audio and GIF preferences. In a separate window, define your donation goals' parameters based on the targeted amount.

Secondly, after setting everything in place, go to your user page, choose which notifications you want to see displayed on the screen during your live stream, open the overlays, place the containers on the screen in your chosen locations, and click on 'Toggle background'. After the last action, all the notification containers have become invisible and you can start the live stream.

If you are a Windows user, you should consider using it, especially if you need a free, easy solution. Despite some minor flaws, the tool works well. One of the issues that should be rapidly fixed is the programs' opening sequence. For now, it is mandatory for the user to open Caffeinated before OBS.