How to Multistream on OBS to Twitch, YouTube and Kick

Under the Twitch terms, your Twitch stream must be no worse than the others. Do not send Twitch viewers away, and do not show merged chat on the Twitch stream.

YouTube allows the same live content on several platforms at once. Kick Partners must turn on the Multistreaming toggle when they also stream to Twitch or YouTube. While the toggle is on, their payout drops by 50%. See all platform rules.

Upload for 1080p at 60 fps, at 6 Mbps per stream:

Why 6 Mbps? It is the Twitch bitrate for 1080p at 60 fps and the YouTube minimum for H.264. It also stays under the Kick limit of 8,000 kbps. For other resolutions, see streaming settings by platform.

Download Multiple RTMP Outputs from GitHub or Aitum Multistream from aitum.tv, in the build for your OBS version. Then follow the setup steps.

StreamElements SE.Live is a third free plugin, for Windows only and OBS 31 or newer. It signs in to each platform instead of using stream keys, and uploads one copy per platform.

Use a separate encoder, which runs a second encode, only when a platform needs a lower bitrate or another resolution.

The Twitch rules require that Twitch looks no worse than the others.

Set up Multiple RTMP Outputs

1. Close OBS, then install the release that matches your OBS version. If your antivirus flags the installer, use the zip file.
2. Open OBS, go to Settings, then Stream, and set up your main platform as usual.
3. Open the Docks menu and turn on the "Multiple output" dock. Then click "Add new target".
4. In "Streaming Settings", type a Name. Paste the platform's URL and Stream key. To find a key, see our guides for YouTube, Twitch and Kick.
5. Under Encoder, choose "Reuse the streaming encoder as OBS".
6. Tick "Sync start with OBS", so that the target starts with your main stream.
7. Click Start Streaming in OBS. Each target shows "Streaming".

If one platform drops, its target shows "Reconnecting" and reconnects by itself, while the others keep streaming.

Set up Aitum Multistream

Open the "Aitum Multistream" dock, click "Add Output", pick the platform and paste the stream key. Choose "Main Encoder" as the Video Encoder.

Start OBS first, then start each output from the dock. TikTok needs a TikTok stream key.

Streamloop is a cloud service that turns pre-recorded videos into 24/7 live streams, with your computer off. Live Scenes, its studio for live feeds, suits OBS streamers with a limited upload or 3 or more platforms. Live streams also get YouTube's Live tab and Live rings. Live Scenes takes your OBS feed as one upload and sends it to up to 5 platforms.

A relay saves upload, not CPU, because OBS still encodes once. Live Scenes makes one encode for all platforms, so the bitrate fits the strictest platform.

OBS also lists Restream.io as a built-in relay service. Compare relays in Restream alternatives and Streamloop vs Restream.

To stream to more platforms, you need the paid Streamlabs Ultra plan, which works as a cloud relay. Its price is in the cost comparison.

Ultra also works from OBS Studio, through the Streamlabs plugin or a Streamlabs stream key.

At 1080p60, as in the upload table, the same 3 platforms cost about $47 per 30 days nonstop.

On October 15, 2026, Restream Standard cost $19 a month for 3 channels, or $16 a month billed yearly. Streamlabs Ultra cost US$27 a month or US$189 a year.

Under about 14 hours a day at 1080p30, Live Scenes costs less than either plan at monthly prices, or 12 at yearly.

For 2 platforms, a plugin costs $0, and so does Restream's free plan, with branding.

1. Create a new loop and choose Scene under "How do you want to stream?". If you have no access yet, describe your use case and request it at least a day before your event.
2. Open the studio, select the plus next to Sources, and choose RTMP input.
3. Select "Create stream key". Copy the Server URL and the Stream key now, because the key shows only once.
4. In OBS, open Settings, then Stream, choose Custom, and paste both values. Use the H.264 encoder.
5. In the studio, select New frame and choose the Full camera layout.
6. Select Publish, so that the stream uses this version of the scene.
7. On the loop page, add your destinations. Start streaming in OBS, then select Start stream.

If the input stays on "Waiting" after you start OBS, check the Custom server URL and the key in OBS. If they are correct, select "New key" and publish again.