Features

Documentation Index

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Streamloop turns pre-recorded videos and audio into a continuous live stream that runs 24/7 on YouTube or any RTMP platform. Build a loop from a single video or a whole playlist, point it at a destination, and a cloud worker keeps it live indefinitely. Everything runs in the cloud — there’s no OBS to set up, no encoding hardware, and no PC left switched on. This page covers what Streamloop can do. To put it to work, start with the quickstart.

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What you can do

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Stream destinations

Each loop streams to one destination:

• YouTube — connect your channel directly through the official YouTube API. Streamloop is reviewed and audited by YouTube to meet its live-streaming verification requirements, and it creates and manages the live broadcast for you. You can also paste a stream key from YouTube’s live control room instead. See YouTube integration.
• Custom RTMP — point a loop at any RTMP URL and stream key. This covers Twitch, Facebook Live, Instagram, Kick, TikTok, and any other RTMP-compatible platform. See Destinations.

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Video quality

Pick the resolution and frame rate that fit your content and your budget:

• Resolution — 720p, 1080p, 1440p, or 4K (2160p).
• Frame rate — 24, 25, 30, or 60fps.
• Orientation — landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical), so the same loop works for a TV-style channel or a vertical feed like Shorts, TikTok, or Reels.

Higher resolution and frame rate cost more per hour — see Pricing.

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Playlists

Loop more than one video:

• Queue multiple videos in a single loop and drag to reorder them.
• Choose how it loops — In order (play 1 → 2 → 3, then repeat) or Shuffle (random order, with no repeats until every video has played).
• Edit while you’re live — add, remove, or reorder videos on a running stream, then publish the change. The on-air playlist updates almost instantly, with no stop-and-restart.

See Upload your video and audio.

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Your video and audio

• Almost any format — upload common containers (MP4, MOV, MKV) and modern codecs (AV1, H.265/HEVC, H.264) for video, and MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, or Opus for audio. Files can be up to 10 GB each. Drag and drop, or use the upload button.
• Import from a link — skip the download-then-upload dance and pull media straight from Google Drive, Dropbox, a YouTube link, or any direct download URL. Streamloop fetches it on its servers and shows live progress, so you can close the tab while it works.
• Separate audio track — manage audio independently from video, as a single track or a full audio playlist, to replace the original sound with background music or a voiceover. Handy for lofi, radio, and ambient channels.

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Scheduling

• Schedule a start — set a future date and time, and the stream goes live on its own.
• Stop automatically — give a loop a run length or a specific end time, or let it run indefinitely.
• Start on upload — begin streaming automatically as soon as your upload finishes.

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Reliability and security

• Always-on uptime — Streamloop runs on distributed cloud infrastructure and maintains over 99.9% uptime. It watches every stream around the clock and restarts automatically if one gets stuck or drops, so your channel stays live without you watching over it.
• Encrypted credentials — your YouTube authorization and RTMP stream keys are encrypted at rest and kept in isolated storage, separate from the rest of your account data.

See Reliability.

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YouTube broadcast controls

When you connect a YouTube channel, Streamloop sets up and runs the broadcast for you — no YouTube Studio required:

• Set the stream title, description, category, language, and tags.
• Choose visibility: Public, Unlisted, or Private.
• Pick a thumbnail — automatic (the first frame of your video) or a custom image.
• Toggle recording and DVR, and choose a latency mode (normal, low, or ultra-low).
• Schedule on YouTube — when you schedule a loop, Streamloop creates the upcoming YouTube broadcast and keeps it in sync if you reschedule or cancel.

See YouTube integration for the full setup.

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Pricing

Streamloop is pay-as-you-go — you buy credits and spend them only while a stream is live. There’s no subscription and no commitment, and credits never expire. Cost scales with resolution, frame rate, and how long the stream runs:

• Free to try — new accounts get free credits, enough for a few hours of streaming, with no card required.
• Top up from $5 — and any unused balance stays on your account.
• Card or crypto — pay by card (via Stripe) or with cryptocurrency, including USDT, USDC, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, across all major coins and networks.

For the full breakdown — metering, refunds, and what happens if you run low — see How billing works.

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Integrations