Overview

YouTube is the world’s most popular video hosting site and a great platform for live broadcasting. To create professional and engaging YouTube live streams, you’ll need robust streaming software. Restream is an all-in-one live streaming solution that makes streaming on YouTube or multistreaming to many platforms at once simple and effective. With Restream, you can start broadcasting directly from your web browser or combine it with your favorite streaming software, like OBS.

Benefits of using YouTube with Restream

  • Multistreaming: Broadcast to YouTube and multiple other platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitch, without extra load on your system.
  • Customization: Add branded elements, such as logos and backgrounds, to help your stream stand out.
  • Engage with viewers: Restream Chat makes it easy to stay connected with your audience, track, and respond to comments right from your production tool.
  • Scheduling events: Our YouTube integration allows you to create your events and easily manage details like titles and thumbnails without ever leaving Restream.
  • Upload and stream videos: Don’t want to be live on camera? With Restream, you can keep your viewers engaged by scheduling a pre-recorded video to stream live on YouTube.

How to use YouTube with Restream

Restream is natively integrated with YouTube, so all you need to do is connect your YouTube channel to Restream and you’ll be ready to start streaming!

  1. Create a Restream account: You can do it for free at Restream.io.
  2. Connect your YouTube channel: Click Channels on your home screen, select Add Channel, and click the YouTube icon. Follow the steps to log in to YouTube and authorize Restream.
Connect YouTube to Restream
  1. Set up a stream: Click New Stream and select how you’ll go live. Restream Studio works directly on your browser! Click here to learn how to set it up in detail.
Restream Studio
  1. Start streaming: Once you’re all set, click Go Live, and you’ll be streaming to YouTube.
Stream on YouTube

Additional features

  • Chat relay: Restream’s relay bot can repost chat messages from one platform to another so your YouTube viewers can see what Twitch viewers are saying and vice versa.
  • Stream analytics: Knowing how your stream performs is key to your growth, and Restream provides aggregated analytics for multiple platforms, including YouTube.
  • Royalty-free music: Restream Studio offers a large genre selection of AI-generated music so you can set the mood of your stream without worrying about copyright.
  • Stream recordings: Your YouTube lives will be recorded and stored on your Restream cloud storage, ready for you to download and repurpose.

Wrap up

Restream makes it easy to stream on YouTube with its straightforward setup, customization, audience engagement tools, and multistreaming capabilities. Whether you’re a content creator, marketer, or business professional, Restream enhances your live broadcasting experience on YouTube and beyond. Get started today and take advantage of Restream’s powerful tools to create your next live stream.