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    24/7 Live Streaming Run cloud channels that stay live around the clock. Live Studio Invite guests, share screens, and add branded overlays in the browser. Multistreaming Send one live feed to YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and RTMP endpoints. Pre-recorded Live Streaming Upload pre-recorded videos & Go Live without the stress of live production. Enterprise Broadcasting setups for teams, labels, and agencies. Free plan 24 hours a month with no watermark.
  • Features
    Scheduling Streams that start and end on their own. Multichat Every platform's chat in one feed. Overlays Layers and widgets in Stream Designer. Stings, jingles and ads Inserts that play between your videos. Playback controls Skip or play any file while you stay live. Audio and video playlists Loop music and visuals separately. Team access Invite your team, each with their own role. RTMP server Stream in from OBS or any encoder. Live Streaming API Run streams, media and queues from code. MCP Server Manage streams from your AI assistant. All features Everything Upstream does, on one page.
  • Platforms
    YouTube live streaming Twitch live streaming Kick live streaming Facebook live streaming Instagram live streaming TikTok TikTok live streaming Rumble live streaming Mixcloud live streaming 30+ more Plus any custom RTMP or SRT destination.
    Platform limits Bitrate and duration caps for each platform. Integrations Setup guides for OBS, vMix, cameras and more.
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    Blog Guides and ideas for live streams. Release Notes What's new in Upstream. Free Tools Video, audio and setup tools. Helpdesk Setup help and troubleshooting. Live Streaming FAQ Quick answers about going live. Compare Upstream Upstream vs Restream and more.
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Always-on 24/7 Live Streaming Run cloud channels that stay live around the clock.
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Real-time live Live Studio Invite guests, share screens, and add branded overlays in the browser.
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One stream, 30+ platforms Multistreaming Send one live feed to YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and RTMP endpoints.
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Schedule & Automate Pre-recorded Live Streaming Upload pre-recorded videos & Go Live without the stress of live production.
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Enterprise Broadcasting setups for teams, labels, and agencies. Explore Free plan 24 hours a month with no watermark. Explore
Scheduling Streams that start and end on their own. Multichat Every platform's chat in one feed. Overlays Layers and widgets in Stream Designer. Stings, jingles and ads Inserts that play between your videos. Playback controls Skip or play any file while you stay live. Audio and video playlists Loop music and visuals separately. Team access Invite your team, each with their own role. RTMP server Stream in from OBS or any encoder.
Live Streaming API Run streams, media and queues from code.
MCP Server Manage streams from your AI assistant.
All features Everything Upstream does, on one page.
YouTube live streaming. 24/7 channels with midroll ads. Twitch live streaming. Streams restart on their own at 48 hours. Kick live streaming. Stay live with your computer off. Facebook live streaming. Schedule lives that start on their own. Instagram live streaming. Go live from your browser or the cloud. TikTok TikTok live streaming. Go live on TikTok and Instagram at once. Rumble live streaming. Add Rumble to your YouTube or Kick stream. Mixcloud live streaming. DJ sets and radio shows from your browser. 30+ more Plus any custom RTMP or SRT destination.
Platform limits Bitrate and duration caps for each platform.
Integrations Setup guides for OBS, vMix, cameras and more.
Blog Guides and ideas for live streams. Release Notes What's new in Upstream. Free Tools Video, audio and setup tools. Helpdesk Setup help and troubleshooting. Live Streaming FAQ Quick answers about going live. Compare Upstream Upstream vs Restream and more.
Audio and video playlists

Loop your music and visuals separately

Songs on one playlist, videos or images on another, each looping on its own. Add rain or a crackling fire underneath on a second channel. No more long renders with the audio baked in.

Start Streaming Free 24 hours each month on the free plan. No credit card.

A second channel for ambience

Move rain, a fireplace or a voiceover to the secondary channel and it loops under the songs, on its own.

Manage audioMain channel2Secondary channel2
1Mellow Fox - Paper lanterns03:12
2Rain on the window09:40
3Koji - Window seat02:48
4Fireplace crackle08:30
1Rain on the window09:40
2Fireplace crackle08:30
2 selectedAllANoneDMain channelSecondary channelMain channelSecondary channelDequeue

Mix it like a radio

Set the volume of each channel and a crossfade between songs, up to 20 seconds. Your files stay untouched.

Audio playlist settings
Main channel volume70Secondary channel volume3045
Audio crossfade duration (s)16Whole seconds only. Audio crossfade duration can be between 0 and 20 seconds.

Videos, images and GIFs

Mix clips and stills in one background playlist. Give images a duration and pick how each one fades into the next.

Manage backgroundLoop duration: 00:06:10
1Rooftop flow06:00
2Cottage window.jpg00:10
Background fade typeFade outSlide horizontallyNo fadeRandomFade outSlide horizontallyScale outSwipe awayControls the type of fade animation between background files.
Slide horizontally, from a video to an image

Change it while it's live

Add songs, swap the visuals or reorder either playlist while the stream plays. Publish when you're ready and the stream keeps running.

StreamingPreviewPSaveSSaving changes won't publish them livePublish changes
1Late night sax04:32
2Rooftop flow06:00
3Late study08:12
4Cottage morning05:47
Stream successfully published

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FAQ

Audio and video playlist questions

On your stream’s edit page. The Background tab holds the visuals (videos, images and GIFs) and the Audio tab holds the music. Each one is its own playlist with its own order.

No. Upload the songs and the visuals as they are. Upstream plays both playlists at once and mixes them live, so a new song or a new clip is one upload, not a new render.

Yes. The audio and the background each have their own play order, Ordered loop or Shuffled loop, so you can shuffle one and keep the other in order.

A second audio playlist that plays at the same time as the songs, with its own volume. Use it for rain, a fireplace, crowd noise or a voiceover. Select the files in the audio playlist and move them to the Secondary channel. Loops under 10 minutes play without a gap.

Yes. Set the Audio crossfade duration from 0 to 20 seconds. At 0 each song starts straight after the last one.

Yes. Images and GIFs go in the same background playlist as videos. Each image shows for the time you set, 10 seconds by default, and you can pick how one item fades into the next.

Audio: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, OGG, WEBM, FLAC and CAF. Video: MP4, WEBM, OGG, MOV, TS, MTS and M2TS. Images: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP and BMP.

Yes. Add, remove or reorder songs and visuals while it plays, then click Publish changes. The stream picks them up without stopping.

Yes. Add a track info element in the Stream Designer and it shows the current song’s title, artist and cover, updating by itself as the songs change.

More features

Related features

Every feature is included on every plan, the free plan too.

Playback controls Skip or play any file while live See what is playing and what comes next, then skip, queue or play a file right away. See playback controls Overlays Overlays in a drag and drop designer Now playing with album art, visualizers, clocks, countdowns, QR codes and widgets. See overlays Stings and jingles Stings, jingles and ad inserts Play stings, jingles, ads and sponsor reads between videos or at an exact time. See stings and jingles
More features and guides
  • Schedule a stream to run on its own
  • Share streams without a password
  • Live streaming FAQ
  • Stream length limits by platform
  • Free live streaming

Put your music on a loop, not in a render

Upload songs and visuals, set the order and go live. The free plan includes 24 hours of streaming every month.

No credit card 1 stream included 24 hours/month Full functionality
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Product

  • Pricing
  • Upstream Features Overview
    • Multistreaming
    • Separate Audio and Video
    • Overlays: Stream Designer
    • Live Streaming Studio
    • Scheduling & Automation
    • Live Playback Controls
    • Play Stings, Jingles and Ads
    • Team Access
  • Enterprise Broadcasting Solutions

Resources

  • Helpdesk
  • Live Streaming FAQ
  • Blog
  • Release Notes
  • Live Streaming API
  • MCP Server
  • Free Live Streaming
  • YouTube Live Streaming
  • RTMP Server
  • Supported Platforms
  • Live Streaming Limits
  • Integrations

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Free Tools

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Use cases

  • For Creators
  • For Music Labels
  • Church Streaming
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