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Better controls for audio-only mode ⁠

Improvement

We’ve made audio-only controls more accessible and flexible. Now, you can:

  • Use the three-dot menu to enable audio-only mode right from your stream preview.
  • Hide speakers' video but keep their audio — perfect for voiceovers or off-camera commentary.
  • Manage your guests and easily set them to audio-only participation anytime.
💡 When audio-only is enabled, participants remain heard but hidden. To restore their video, go to your Sources menu.

Stream via encoders without disruptions ⁠

Improvement

Internet issues and unexpected encoder shutdowns happen, but they don’t have to end your broadcast. Now, if your RTMP or SRT stream drops, we’ll keep your connection open for 60 seconds, giving you time to reconnect without creating a new post on YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

While reconnecting:

  • You can manually end the stream and go back to your stream draft.
  • Editing, scheduling, and interacting with channels are temporarily disabled.
💡 If you reconnect after 60 seconds, new event posts will be created on social media.

Reply to Kick chat messages ⁠

Improvement

We’ve added support for Kick chat reply and relay, making it easier to engage with your audience in real time. Now, you can:

  • Reply directly to Kick chat messages for better interaction.
  • Relay messages from other platforms to Kick chat and keep conversations flowing across multiple destinations
💡 Make sure to reconnect your Kick channel via our native integration to unlock new chat features.

New avatars update in Restream Studio ⁠

Improvement

  • Look your best, even when your camera is off — your avatar will smoothly animate whenever you speak.
  • Use any image as your avatar. Just hover to update it.
  • If you sign in with Google, you can use your profile picture.

Better sorting and new video page ⁠

Improvements

Jump back to any stream setup faster than ever before.

  • Stream drafts are sorted by last edit — Drafts on your Home screen now update based on recent changes. Opening, renaming, or enabling channels moves them higher. Scheduled streams stay pinned on top for easy access.
  • New page for scheduled video events — Review your scheduled video and adjust channels before going live — all in one convenient place.

Our integration with Kick just leveled up ⁠

Improvement

Streaming to Kick is now easier than ever! Here’s what changed:

  • Connect Kick in one click – No more stream keys or extra steps.
  • Improved chat experience – See comments and new subscriber alerts.
  • Easy channel management – Set your title and content or game category directly in Restream.
Stream to Kick with Restream
💡 Learn more about going live on Kick here.

Stream with SRT ⁠

New feature

Expand your reach and stream to custom platforms via SRT output.

  • Add a new channel – Select Custom SRT from the list of channels, copy the SRT URL from your platform, and paste it into Restream.
  • Use the settings you need – If your platform provides SRT credentials (URL, Stream ID, and Passphrase) as separate fields, turn off the combined link option and enter each credential in its corresponding field.
Stream with SRT
💡 Learn more about custom SRT setup here.

Set your stream category per channel ⁠

Improvement

Making sure your stream’s category is listed correctly on each platform gives you better discoverability. Our latest update is here to help with exactly that.

  • Before: With each platform having its own unique list of categories and games, matching those options was challenging. Although you could set your “content type” while updating your stream’s title, the list was too limited to be effective.
  • Now: You can select your category from channel-specific lists for Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Trovo, Picarto, DLive, Dailymotion, and SOOP.
💡 You can set a category from any stream setup. Just click Edit next to the relevant channel and choose your topic or game from the Category menu.

Stay on top of your stream's quality ⁠

Improvements

Keeping an eye on your stream’s health just got easier! If you stream via an encoder, now you can:

  • Know your protocol at a glance – The stream preview clearly shows whether you’re using RTMP, RTMPS, or SRT.
  • Backup stream monitoring – If you stream with a backup encoder, we will indicate whether you are using your primary or backup feed.
  • Understand keyframe interval issues – A new explainer helps you troubleshoot when intervals are too low.
💡 Set up a backup stream and keep your live events fail-safe.

Rumble chat is here ⁠

New feature

Our integration with Rumble just got better! Now, you can easily engage with your audience and read comments from Rumble viewers directly in Restream chat.

Chat is currently read-only and includes support for custom emotes.

Rumble integration

All your stream settings in one place ⁠

Improvement

Streaming via an encoder? Now, it’s much easier to access all your important stream settings — RTMP and SRT links, plus embed codes for our web player and chat — all from one convenient view.

  • On the Home screen – Click the three dots on your stream card and select Settings.
  • On the stream setup page – Click Settings, Embed, or go to the Chat tab and click Embed chat.

Take charge of LinkedIn scheduling ⁠

Improvement

Connecting a pre-created LinkedIn event to Restream got an enhanced flow on the RTMP setup page.

  • Before: A Restream event was automatically scheduled and matched the rest of your channels to your LinkedIn event.
  • Now: A pop-up window displays the date and time your Restream event would be scheduled for. Click “Confirm” to proceed or “Cancel” to go back.
💡 If you cancel, your LinkedIn channel stays disabled. If you want to enable it without scheduling the entire Restream event, click Edit and select "Create new event post" under the Event selection.

Name your custom channels anytime ⁠

Improvement

Connecting and managing custom channels just got simpler with display names.

  • Before: You could only set a display name by editing an existing channel.
  • Now: You can also set a display name directly when adding a new custom channel. No extra steps needed.
💡 Display names are optional but can help you tell apart different custom channels. Learn more about Custom RTMP here.

Upgrading to Full HD and improved API ⁠

Improvements

Did you click that upgrade trigger to get Full HD in Restream Studio?

  • Quality upgrades made easy – Purchasing a Professional plan (or higher) now automatically updates your stream quality to 1080p.
  • Confirm your stream is in Full HD – Just go to Settings and look under "Live stream quality."
💡 Your quality is saved under each setup and will also apply to future streams from that Studio.

Developers, we also have an update for you. You can now add and edit Facebook event descriptions via our Public API.

Bug fixes

  • Better management for Pairs: We’ve made some improvements to how you can manage a scheduled stream with connected guest channels. You can now delete any stream, even if it was rescheduled or a guest missed it.
  • Accurate event dates: Pre-created YouTube events you connect to Restream now display the correct date on the RTMP page.
  • Disconnect events: You can now easily disconnect a pre-created LinkedIn or YouTube event. Just click Edit next to the channel on the RTMP page and select “Create new event post” in the Event selection.

A better setup page for RTMP streams ⁠

Improvements

If you stream with an encoder, your RTMP page just got some quality-of-life updates.

  • Instant access to recordings – After ending your stream, you’ll see a download button in the top right corner. If you start streaming again or refresh the page, the button will disappear. But don't worry, you can always find it in Past streams.
  • Clear event times – Scheduled YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn events now display their date and time directly on your channel list.
  • Improved button placement – On screens wider than 1400px, the Embed and Settings buttons are now positioned on the right, below Channels and Chat, for better accessibility.

Unschedule your playlists ⁠

Improvement

Sometimes you need to cancel a stream but keep the draft and use it later. If you've been meaning to do this with a scheduled playlist, we have news for you!

  • Before: The only way to remove a scheduled playlist was to delete it.
  • Now: You can just unschedule a playlist and keep the stream card on your Home screen—exactly like Studio or RTMP drafts. Deleting a playlist is still possible so long as it's not scheduled.
💡 Learn more about creating and scheduling a playlist of videos.

Smarter sorting and refreshed logos ⁠

Improvements

With over 30 supported platforms, we want the list of channels you can choose from to look as neat as possible. Otherwise, how will you decide where to multistream?

  • Easier channel selection – Channels are now sorted by streaming popularity, with new additions like TikTok and Rumble highlighted at the top.
  • Fresh new look – We also gave Kakao TV, SOOP, and Dailymotion logos a shiny update.
💡 You can add and edit channels from any stream setup.
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