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Live Chat

Monitor and interact with Twitch chat in real time from Stream Studio.

Updated Jul 2026 4 min read
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Live Chat

Live Chat is the chat workspace inside Stream Studio. View your Twitch chat in real time, send messages, react to channel events, and reach moderation controls without leaving the studio.

Stream Studio Live Chat workspace
Live Chat lives inside Stream Studio.

Overview

Live Chat brings your Twitch chat into Stream Studio so you can monitor conversation and run the Chat Bot tools side by side.

Real-Time Chat

View Twitch chat as it happens with emotes, badges, and viewer colours rendered the way your community sees them.

Channel Events

See channel point redemptions, polls, and predictions surface alongside your chat feed.

Quick Actions

Send messages, clear chat, and reach common moderation tools directly from the Live Chat panel.

Focus Mode

Expand Live Chat to fill the workspace for easier reading on a secondary monitor while you stream.

Getting Started

Open Live Chat from inside Stream Studio and connect Twitch to start receiving messages.
1

Open Stream Studio

Sign in to your creator console and choose Live Chat from the Stream Studio sidebar.
2

Connect Twitch

Link your Twitch account so Live Chat can read and post messages on your behalf.
3

Set Your Layout

Resize the Live Chat panel, expand to focus mode, or pin it alongside the Chat Bot tools you use most.
4

Start Streaming

Keep Stream Studio open during your broadcast and use Live Chat as your main chat surface.

Panel Features

Interact with chat using the panel toolbar and message input at the bottom of Live Chat.

Message Count

See how many messages are currently loaded in the Live Chat view.

Event Status

A status indicator confirms when channel events are connected. Re link Twitch if any scopes are missing.

Chat Input

Send messages straight from Stream Studio with full emote and mention support.

Connection Status

A live indicator shows when Live Chat is receiving messages and when it has dropped offline.