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Browser live streaming studio: the complete guide

A browser live streaming studio lets you go live with cameras, guests and screen share and nothing to install. How the StreamLive Pro studio works, and its limits.

Updated November 6, 2026 · 5 min read

A browser live streaming studio is a broadcast control room that runs in a web page: you add cameras, screens and guests, build the picture, and go live with nothing to install. The StreamLive Pro browser studio does this and sends one upload from your computer to every network you tick. It suits most talks, classes, interviews and shows. Heavy games and setups with many local cameras usually do better in desktop software.

This guide is the map. It explains how the studio is laid out, what you need, how to run a first live, and when to pick something else. Each topic links to its own detailed page.

What you can do in it

How the screen works

The studio follows the way broadcast switchers work. Preview is what you prepare, and Program is what viewers see. You set up a source in Preview and press Take to send it to Program, so a mistake stays off the air. Overlay channels sit on top of Program, for a logo or a lower third. The bar along the bottom holds the tools: add an input, graphics, audio, layout, outputs, and the buttons to go live and record.

There is one thing it does not have, and people ask: there is no "Scenes" feature as in OBS. You build the picture from layers and inputs instead.

What you need

• A current browser on a computer, such as Chrome or Edge. How a browser handles the camera differs, so run the camera check first: The 10-second camera check before you go live.
• A steady upload. You send one copy, whatever the number of networks. The numbers are in Upload speed and bitrate for multistreaming.
• Networks connected in your account: Connecting your channels — YouTube, Facebook and the rest.
• A trial or a plan. In the 7-day trial you go live from the browser studio, with the limits listed in What the StreamLive Pro 7-day trial includes. Plans are on the pricing page.

Steps

1. Open the live page. Go to Live stream and choose Browser Studio.
2. Allow the camera and microphone. The browser asks once. If the picture stays black, another app may be holding the camera: No picture arriving during a live: fix the black screen.
3. Add your sources. A camera first, then a screen, a phone or a guest link, if you need them.
4. Set the picture. Prepare it in Preview and press Take.
5. Check the sound. Speak, and watch the meters in the mixer.
6. Tick the networks. In the Channels list switch on each network for this live. You can give each one its own title: Give each network its own title in one live broadcast.
7. Rehearse. Run a short test with no network ticked, then press Start stream for real.
8. Press Record if you want to keep it. A live is kept only when you press Record.

Browser studio or desktop software

The fuller comparison is in Browser studio, OBS or a desktop app: which to stream from. You can also keep OBS or vMix and send its output to StreamLive Pro on a paid plan: Streaming from OBS or vMix with RTMP. Or use their virtual camera as a source inside the studio: Use the OBS or vMix virtual camera in the browser studio.

Common mistakes

• Testing on the real audience. Rehearse with no network ticked first.
• Forgetting to record. The recording is removed about 2 hours after the live unless you pressed Record.
• A laptop on battery with many tabs open. Close the other tabs and connect the charger before a long live.
• Wi-Fi at the far end of the house. A cable, or a spot close to the router, helps more than any setting.
• A wide picture on vertical networks. Turn on the safe-frame guides: Safe-zone guides for vertical and square viewers.
• Inviting a guest at the last minute. Send the link early and run a short sound check together.

What it does not do

• Captions and translation during the live are not available to customers yet. They work on the recording afterwards: Auto captions and subtitle translation: the complete guide.
• It does not replace a switcher for a large multi-camera production. For PTZ and NDI cameras on your network, see /ptz-camera-streaming?lang=en.
• It needs an internet connection for the whole broadcast, as does any live.

Frequently asked questions

What is a browser live streaming studio?

A broadcast control room in a web page. You add cameras, screens and guests, build the picture, and go live with nothing to install.

Do I need OBS to go live with StreamLive Pro?

No. The browser studio goes live by itself. If you already use OBS or vMix, on a paid plan you can send its output to StreamLive Pro over RTMP, RTMPS or SRT.

Do guests need to install anything?

No. A guest opens the link you sent, in a browser, and chooses camera, microphone or listening only.

Can I use my phone as a camera in the studio?

Yes. Add it with a QR code or a link in the phone browser, or from version 1.2.0 of the app with a request the phone approves.

Does more networks mean more upload?

No, not here. You upload one copy and our servers send it to each network you ticked.

Is every live recorded automatically?

No. Press Record to keep it. Otherwise the recording is removed about 2 hours after the broadcast.

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