Features

Streamloop turns pre-recorded videos and audio into a continuous live stream that runs 24/7 on YouTube or any RTMP platform. 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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Two kinds of loop

Both kinds stream 24/7 from the cloud, manage your YouTube channel, run on start and stop schedules, and can use a backup stream. See Scenes.

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What you can do

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Stream destinations

• YouTube: connect your channel through the official YouTube API, and Streamloop creates and manages the live broadcast for you. Streamloop meets YouTube’s live-streaming verification requirements. You can also paste a stream key from YouTube Studio instead. See YouTube.
• Other platforms: Twitch, Facebook, Kick, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, or any platform that accepts an RTMP stream URL and key. See Twitch and Other RTMP platforms.
• Several at once: a loop can stream to up to 5 destinations from one encode (at most one of them YouTube). See Multistream.

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Video quality

• Resolution: 720p, 1080p, 1440p or 4K (2160p) for video loops. Scene loops go up to 1080p.
• Frame rate: 24, 25, 30 or 60fps.
• HDR: stream high dynamic range video where your destination and your viewers’ devices support it.

Higher resolution and frame rate cost more per hour. See Billing.

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Playlists

• Queue multiple videos in a single loop and drag to reorder them.
• Choose how it loops: In order, Shuffle (no repeats until every video has played), or a Smart order you describe in plain words, such as an intro first, a jingle every few songs, or the news at the top of every hour.
• Edit while you’re live: add, remove or reorder videos on a running stream, then publish the change. The on-air playlist updates with no stop and restart.

See Build and schedule your playlist.

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Your video and audio

• Common formats: upload MP4, MOV or MKV video, and MP3, WAV, FLAC or AAC audio. Each file can be up to 1.5 GB on a free account or 5 GB once you’ve paid.
• Import from a link: pull media from Google Drive, YouTube or a direct download link. Streamloop fetches it on its servers at the quality you choose, so you can close the tab while it works.
• Separate audio track: play one track or a whole audio playlist over your video, for music, radio and ambient channels.
• Library: find, preview, rename and remove everything you’ve uploaded. See Library.

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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 an end time, or let it run indefinitely.
• Repeat: run the same window every day, or on chosen days every week.
• Start when uploads finish: go live as soon as your pending uploads are added.

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Team access

Every account has a workspace. Invite teammates to it, and everyone works on the same loops, uploads and destinations with their own sign-in. See Workspaces and team.

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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 and restarts it automatically if it stalls or drops.
• Encrypted credentials: your YouTube authorization and stream keys are encrypted at rest.

See Reliability.

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YouTube broadcast controls

When you connect a YouTube channel, Streamloop sets up and runs the broadcast for you:

• 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 for the full setup.

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Pricing

You pay with credits, only while a stream is live, and credits never expire. Top up as you go, or choose an optional monthly plan.

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FAQ

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Integrations