Upload the clips you filmed upright
Add your 9:16 videos to the loop's playlist. Each row shows the size Streamloop reads, such as 1080×1920 (9:16). Clips from a phone count the way they play, so an upright video stays upright.
Vertical live streaming
Run a vertical live stream 24/7 from your videos
Upload your 9:16 clips and Streamloop runs them as a vertical live stream on YouTube and TikTok, day and night, from the cloud. The stream takes its shape from your videos, so there is nothing to switch. To choose what plays first, just ask Smart order.
Streaming is billed by the minute, only while live: one 24/7 stream at 1080p is about $10 per 30 days. Start with a $1 trial week, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel, or top up and pay as you go.
An example loop: five recipe clips filmed upright on a phone, live on YouTube and TikTok at once.
From phone clips to a vertical live stream
In Streamloop a stream is a loop: your videos, played in the cloud. Put upright clips in it, add where it goes, and it streams upright.
Add TikTok with a stream key
Pick TikTok in Add destination, then paste the server URL and stream key from TikTok LIVE. TikTok gives you a new pair for each LIVE, so paste the new one when you start again. Here is how to get your TikTok stream key.
Check a clip before it goes live
Your library shows each clip upright and lists its size. A clip that is upright but not exactly 9:16 is fitted into the frame with bars, so nothing is cut off.
A YouTube Shorts live stream that runs on its own
Once the loop is live it keeps playing on Streamloop's servers, with your phone in your pocket and your computer off. Ask Smart order what plays, and set the hours if you do not want it on all day.
One vertical feed on YouTube and TikTok
Every destination on a loop gets the same portrait stream, up to 5 at once. Add Twitch, Kick, Facebook or any RTMP server the same way, and the dashboard shows how long each one has been live.
The short recipes first, by asking
Just ask Smart order something like "Start with the quick recipes, then shuffle". It writes the order and previews the next plays, and your playlist changes only when you apply it.
Before you go vertical
What decides how your vertical stream looks and where people find it.
One shape per stream
A stream is all vertical or all horizontal, and every destination gets that shape. The playlist does not take a horizontal or square clip next to vertical ones.
Changing shape means a restart
To turn a vertical stream horizontal, or back, stop it, swap the videos and start it again. The shape cannot change while it is live.
YouTube can show it in Shorts
Vertical live streams play full screen on phones and can appear to people browsing Shorts. To go live, your channel needs to be verified, with no live streaming restrictions in the past 90 days.
TikTok needs LIVE access first
To go LIVE on TikTok you need to be 18 or older and, in most regions, have 1,000 followers.
Live Scenes stay horizontal
Live Scenes shows, with overlays and cameras, stream in a 16:9 frame. A vertical stream is a loop of your own videos.
No watermark
Streamloop adds no logo or watermark to your stream. Viewers see your videos as you made them.
Questions about a YouTube vertical live stream
Start the $1 trialHow do I do a vertical live stream on YouTube?
Upload your 9:16 videos to a loop, sign in with YouTube under Destinations and press Start stream. The stream takes the shape of your videos, so a vertical playlist goes out vertical. To pick what plays first, just ask Smart order. For where vertical lives show up, see YouTube's guide to vertical live streams.
Can a YouTube Shorts live stream run 24/7?
Yes. A loop plays your clips over and over in the cloud for as long as you leave it on, with no phone or computer running. YouTube says vertical live streams can appear to viewers browsing Shorts, but it does not promise a spot there. For set hours instead of all day, use live stream scheduling.
Can I stream vertical and horizontal at the same time?
Not from one stream. A stream has one shape, and every platform you multistream to gets that shape. To be live in both, run two streams: one with your vertical clips and one with horizontal versions of them. Each stream is billed on its own.
Can I mix vertical and horizontal videos?
No. The playlist keeps one shape, so put your horizontal videos in a loop of their own. Upright clips in other sizes, such as 4:5, can stay with your 9:16 ones. For the export settings a loop needs, see our guide to running a 24/7 live stream from pre-recorded video.
What resolution does a vertical live stream use?
The quality you pick, turned upright: 720×1280 at 720p, 1080×1920 at 1080p, 1440×2560 at 1440p and 2160×3840 at 4K, at 24, 25, 30 or 60 frames per second. For phone clips filmed at 1080×1920, 1080p at 30 fps fits. Here are the live stream settings each platform expects.
Can I go live vertically on TikTok without my phone?
Yes, if your TikTok account can go LIVE with a stream key. Add TikTok to the loop and the stream runs from the cloud, with your phone free. For one video rather than a loop, see how to stream a pre-recorded video to TikTok LIVE.
Does a vertical stream cost more?
No. A vertical stream at 1080p costs the same as a horizontal one. Streaming is billed by the minute, only while live: one 24/7 stream at 1080p is about $10 per 30 days. Start with a $1 trial week, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel, or top up and pay as you go. Encoding and extra destinations are priced on their own. See all prices.
Put your vertical videos on air
Upload your 9:16 clips, add YouTube and TikTok, and press Start stream. A vertical stream at 1080p costs the same as a horizontal one.