Want more out of your Twitch stream? Want to do the same things but differently? These tools are for you! Just three easy payments of $19.99... actually they're all free, even better!
Created by MaayaInsane and InstaFluff, these games are all freely available to streamers and viewers. Incorporate them in your stream via browser sources and interact with them in chat; they can be used for your "Be Right Back" scene or overlaid on your main scenes to keep your viewers entertained and engaged.
Go to https://www.pixelplush.dev/ to get started. There are a number of games available, including a maze (in various themes), a parachute drop, and Plinko.
Premium (cosmetic) features are available to viewers but are entirely optional.
Considering someone for a mod sword but unsure how much experience they have? Quickly and easily see which channels they carry swords in. Far easier than guessing channel names, going to them all, and typing "/mods"!
Available at https://modlookup.3v.fi/.
For the streamer who wants a place to jot down notes about people, like how he asked for his name to be pronounced, or what time zone she said she was in. When a viewer enters the stream and says hello, all your notes will be pulled up immediately, including a ticking clock in that person's time zone, if s/he has set one.
Streamers, go here: https://rabbits-watch.herokuapp.com/ and authenticate with Twitch.
Viewers, go here https://rabbits-watch.herokuapp.com/tz to see your timezone in the way that the Watch recognizes it. You can let the streamer know your timezone and it'll be remembered. Note that this is safe against Daylight Saving Time switches, so if you say you're in New York, it can correctly figure out whether you're on Daylight or Standard time.
For a bit of extra flexibility, you can manage your stream from a phone, tablet, laptop, or other nearby computer.
Start by installing an OBS plugin and optionally configuring a password. Then you can use any of a number of remote control tools, including (but not limited to!) these.
Quickly switch scenes, start/stop the broadcast, start/stop recording, hide or mute individual scene elements, etc, from a simple tablet-friendly interface. (Works fine on a desktop or phone too.) If you were yearning for a StreamDeck just to switch scenes, consider using this as a zero-dollar alternative!
http://t2t2.github.io/obs-tablet-remote/
Adjust audio balance by tweaking the different volume levels, make small tweaks to your stream layout, or check the actual numbers of pixels in places.
Use Twitch's channel points for any sort of queueing system. People can use a custom reward (create one on your Twitch dashboard) to add themselves to the queue, and the streamer or a mod can advance the queue when it's someone's turn. Good for Just Dance streams, team games, or anything else where you want to govern access with channel points.
Start here and it'll walk you through the setup.