TikTok LIVE Overlays
TikTok LIVE overlays are the graphics layered over your stream that react to what your viewers do — gifts, follows, likes and shares — the moment they happen. BetterTok gives you 300+ overlay themes across 30+ families, each one a browser source URL for OBS, Streamlabs and TikTok LIVE Studio. Free to start, no watermark, no download.
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What are TikTok LIVE overlays?
TikTok LIVE overlays are graphics and widgets that sit on top of your stream video in OBS, Streamlabs or TikTok LIVE Studio and update in real time from your live events. They show things like gift alerts, top-gifter leaderboards, goal progress and viewer counts, and they change on screen the moment something happens in your stream.
The difference between an overlay and a static image is the data connection. A PNG frame looks the same all stream. An overlay is a live web page connected to your TikTok LIVE session: a viewer sends a Rose and the alert fires; someone overtakes the top gifter and the leaderboard reorders itself; a like goal fills as the taps come in. Nothing is typed in manually.
That feedback loop is the entire point. When viewers can see their gift do something visible — move a bar, flip a leaderboard, fill a jar, spin a wheel — they gift more, because the result is immediate and public. For a TikTok LIVE creator, that makes overlays a direct lever on gifting.
Every type of TikTok LIVE overlay
Each overlay below is its own browser source, configurable from the dashboard and themeable. Three or four at once is a good start.
Auction & Coin Match Overlays
A live gifting competition on screen. Viewers watch the coin totals climb and fight for the top spot in real time.
Leaderboard Overlays
Top gifters, likers and sharers ranked live, so viewers can see exactly who they have to beat.
Goal Tracker Overlays
A progress bar for coins, likes, follows or shares. Viewers can see exactly how close the stream is to the target.
Gift Counter Overlays
Count a specific gift, or every gift, toward a target you set, shown as a bar, a ring or a line.
Last Gifter & Last Follower Alerts
Animated alerts naming the most recent gifter, follower, subscriber or sharer so nobody goes unacknowledged.
Chat Feed Overlays
TikTok LIVE comments, gifts and follows on stream with profile pictures, so chat is readable in the VOD and on clips.
Coin Jar Overlays
Every gift drops into a physics jar on screen. Eleven themes, from a fish tank to a snow globe to a volcano crater.
Spin Wheel Overlays
Gifts buy wheel entries and the wheel picks a winner on stream. Gift-driven interaction that viewers can see working.
Throne King Overlays
A gift worth your minimum bid takes the throne and restarts the clock. Whoever holds it when time runs out wins the round.
Battle Score Overlays
Your TikTok LIVE battle score against your opponent, plus your wins and losses across rematches, in 1v1, 2v2 and group battles.
Timer & Countdown Overlays
Countdowns and count-ups. Add an Actions & Events rule and gifts add time, the subathon format.
Song Request Overlays
A now-playing and queue overlay for Spotify or Apple Music. Viewers request songs with !play in chat, through the BetterTok desktop app.
That is 12 of 30+ families. See all 300+ TikTok LIVE overlay themes, or go straight to the viewer count overlay, poll overlay or Gift Gallery overlay.
How to add a TikTok LIVE overlay to OBS
An overlay is just a URL, so there is nothing to install. The whole thing takes about two minutes.
Connect your TikTok account
Create a free account and connect the username you go live with. That link is what feeds live events to the overlay.
Pick an overlay and a theme
Choose a type — leaderboard, goal bar, gift alerts — and pick a theme. Settings apply instantly, including mid-stream.
Copy the browser source URL
Every overlay has its own URL. Copy it from the dashboard.
Paste it into your streaming software
In OBS or Streamlabs, add a Browser Source and paste the URL, then set width and height. In TikTok LIVE Studio, add a Link source and paste the same URL.
Go live
Start your TikTok LIVE. The overlay connects on its own and starts reacting to gifts, follows, likes and shares.
Step by step: how to add overlays to TikTok LIVE Studio, OBS + TikTok LIVE overlay setup guide and what to check when an overlay is not showing.
Works with OBS, Streamlabs and TikTok LIVE Studio
Because every BetterTok overlay is a standard browser source URL, it works anywhere browser sources do — no plugin, no extension, no download:
- OBS Studio (Browser Source)
- TikTok LIVE Studio (Link source)
- Streamlabs Desktop
- XSplit Broadcaster
- Prism Live Studio
- Any browser-source capable encoder
Some features need more than a browser source. The BetterTok desktop app adds song requests from Spotify or Apple Music, sends messages in your TikTok LIVE chat, presses keys for games and controls smart lights and plugs.
Free TikTok LIVE overlays
The goal, leaderboard, timer and last-follower overlays are free in their Classic themes: no credit card, no watermark on your stream, no trial clock. The free plan also includes browser text-to-speech (150 messages a day), 5 sound alerts and 5 Actions & Events.
The Creator plan ($9.99 a month) adds every overlay theme, live auctions and games, and unlimited text-to-speech with 10,000+ voices. See pricing or compare against other tools in our TikFinity alternative breakdown.
TikTok LIVE Overlays: FAQ
What are TikTok LIVE overlays?
TikTok LIVE overlays are graphics and widgets layered on top of your stream video that update in real time from your TikTok LIVE events. Instead of a static image, an overlay is a live web page: when a viewer sends a gift, follows, or likes, the overlay reacts on screen right away. Common types are gift alerts, top-gifter leaderboards, goal progress bars and viewer-count stats.
How do I add an overlay to a TikTok LIVE stream?
Add it as a Browser Source. In OBS or Streamlabs, add a Browser Source and paste the overlay URL from your BetterTok dashboard, then set the width and height. In TikTok LIVE Studio, add a Link source and paste the same URL. No plugin or download is required — an overlay is just a URL.
Are TikTok LIVE overlays free?
Yes, you can start free with no credit card and no watermark. The free plan includes the goal, leaderboard, timer and last-follower overlays in their Classic themes. The Creator plan ($9.99 a month) adds every theme, live auctions and games, and unlimited text-to-speech with 10,000+ voices.
Do TikTok LIVE overlays work with OBS Studio?
Yes. Every BetterTok overlay is a standard browser-source URL, so it works in OBS Studio, Streamlabs, XSplit, Prism, TikTok LIVE Studio and any other software that supports browser sources. There is nothing to install.
Do overlays work if I stream from my phone?
Overlays render in streaming software on a computer, so a phone-only TikTok LIVE cannot display them on the video itself. If you go live from a PC through OBS or TikTok LIVE Studio, overlays work normally.
Will an overlay slow my stream down?
Usually not. An overlay is a web page that your streaming software draws into the video on your own computer, so nothing extra is uploaded. Like any browser source it uses some CPU and GPU, so on a slower computer hide the overlays you are not using.
What is the difference between a TikTok LIVE overlay and a stream alert?
An alert is one type of overlay. Alerts are transient — they pop up when an event fires and then disappear. Other overlays are persistent, like a leaderboard or goal bar that stays on screen for the whole stream. You can run both: a few persistent overlays plus alerts on top.
How many overlays can I run at once?
As many as your layout has room for. Each overlay is a separate browser source, so you can stack a leaderboard, a goal bar, a gift counter and an alert layer in the same scene. Rotator overlays can also cycle several widgets through one browser source to save screen space.
Add TikTok LIVE overlays to your stream
Free to start. Works with OBS, Streamlabs and TikTok LIVE Studio. Setup takes about two minutes.