🛠️ Tools

A 3D avatar app for VTubers developed by Japan's PLUSPLUS Inc. A single webcam captures head movement, blinking and lip sync so your VRM model moves live on stream. The free edition already covers expression, pose, motion and effect presets, chroma key compositing, and virtual camera output for Zoom and similar apps, and it is free for personal use whether commercial or not. Paid editions add VRM 1.0/VRMA support, 8K screenshots and a subtitle editor, and are sold through Steam (businesses must use a paid edition).

An extension platform that adds custom emotes to Twitch and Kick chat. You can manage up to 1,000 emote slots per channel, with support for grouping and sharing sets, plus lightweight delivery via WebP/AVIF. It comes with a browser extension, mobile app, and chatbot, and is free to use at its core. Note that emotes are only visible to viewers who have the 7TV extension installed.

A plugin that automates scene switching and source control in OBS Studio. You can register Conditions and Actions together as "Macros," using triggers like audio level, cursor position, date/time, hotkeys, media playback state, or process launch status to run scene switches, source show/hide, audio output control, and even HTTP requests — all hands-free. Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is free and open source under the GPL-2.0 license.

A text-to-speech software for individual users, built on AITalk technology. It comes with numerous character voices, including Yuzuki Yukari, Kotonoha Akane and Aoi, Kizuna Akari, and Otomachi Una, and reads text aloud in natural, expressive speech you can save as an audio file. A.I.VOICE2 brought a refreshed editor and better voice quality. Pricing and commercial-use terms depend on each character, so check before using it on stream.

An open-source toolkit for building web apps that let you chat with an AI character. It supports VRM, Live2D, and animated PNGTuber models, plus automatic replies to YouTube comments and a game-commentary mode. It works with 15+ LLMs and 10+ speech synthesis engines including VOICEVOX. Free for personal, non-commercial use, but commercial use requires a separate license. Using it on a monetized stream is likely to count as commercial use, so check the license terms beforehand.

A free plugin that lets you multistream from OBS Studio to several destinations at once. Because it builds a multistream setup entirely within OBS without going through an external relay service, you avoid monthly relay fees. It can stream to Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and any RTMP address, and lets you set a different resolution or bitrate for each destination. Requires OBS Studio 30.0 or later (64-bit). It's GPL-2.0 open source, developed by Aitum, the same team behind the vertical-streaming plugin Aitum Vertical.

A free OBS Studio plugin that adds a vertical canvas (its GitHub name is Vertical Canvas). While you stream in landscape, you build a separate 9:16 screen and send only that vertical output to another destination or record it. The Vertical Canvas dock manages your vertical scenes, Linked Scenes keeps them in step with your main scenes, Backtrack saves the last few minutes as a clip, and there is a dedicated vertical virtual camera output. Open source under GPL-2.0.

An AI voice synthesis engine that excels at emotionally rich speech. It runs fast on CPU alone, and its VOICEVOX-compatible interface makes switching over easy. You can add voice models with one click from the official model-sharing platform “AivisHub,” and adjust speaker style, speed, tempo, and volume per sentence to add emotional expression. It also supports a custom dictionary for names and proper nouns, and a VOICEVOX-compatible engine API (with Yukkuri MovieMaker 4 integration). The core app is LGPL-3.0 open source, free with no credit required (usage rights follow each voice model's own license).

A browser-based design service run by GMO Pepabo for building your stream screen. It integrates with OBS Studio's custom browser dock, letting you combine background and frame assets (400+ on the free plan, 1,700+ on Premium), 100+ sound effects, and 100+ BGM tracks from 魔王魂, to put together a full stream layout with zero design skills required. It also has interactive features to liven up your stream, like a topic roulette, counters, and timers. The Premium plan is ¥980/month with a 7-day free trial.

A long-running site where the independent composer 甘茶 (Amacha) publishes 500+ free BGM tracks. It's rich in calm styles like music box, healing, fantasy, and Japanese-style, and its standout feature is letting you search by mood — “bright,” “healing,” “fantastical,” and so on. Free for commercial and personal use alike, with no credit required. You're also free to modify tempo and key. You can preview tracks directly on the listing page and download MP3s with no membership needed. Content ID registration and reselling or redistributing individual tracks are prohibited.

A free Japanese voice asset site run by voice actress Amitaro since 1997. It offers over 3,300 lines in a bright, easy-to-understand girl's voice, downloadable by category: game and app callouts, number and time readouts, navigation prompts, and more. It also distributes COEIROINK/SHAREVOX voice synthesis models, RVC models, and corpus audio. Commercial use and monetized streaming are allowed as long as you credit the site. Use in age-restricted works and reselling the assets are prohibited.

An ultra-simple lip-sync PNGTuber tool that runs on just three PNG images — mouth closed, half-open, and fully open. Images switch automatically based on mic volume, and you can capture it in OBS via Window Capture. Setup takes only a few minutes, making it the perfect starter tool for anyone trying PNGTuber for the first time.

Avatar streaming software and the official successor to FaceRig. It comes with over 60 built-in avatars and also supports loading Live2D, VRM, and Ready Player Me models. In addition to webcams, it works with iPhone face tracking and mocopi, and can be used as the camera feed in OBS, Discord, Zoom, and Google Meet. The base app is free, and you can expand its features with one-time purchases: additional avatars (¥350–700), Animaze Plus 2024 (¥3,900), or Pro 2024 (¥16,500).

A free asset site for VTubers, streamers, and video creators. It offers 20,000+ assets — stream overlay frames, chat boxes, backgrounds, stamps, logos, schedule templates, and more — each with 5 to 40+ color variations. Free to use for individuals or companies, commercial or non-commercial, with no credit or usage report required (only merchandise sales require crediting the site name and URL). Redistributing the assets as-is, or turning the assets alone into merchandise, is prohibited.

A free, open-source (GPLv3) staple audio editor. It handles recording, multitrack editing, noise reduction, vocal removal, and pitch/speed changes with intuitive controls, and you can extend its effects with VST3 or Nyquist plugins. It's well suited for cleaning up stream recordings or shaping narration and sound effects for videos, and exports to major formats like WAV, MP3, FLAC, and Ogg. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, making it ideal for streamers and video creators who want to get into serious audio editing without spending a dime.

Japan's largest royalty-free audio stock service, covering 1,000,000+ BGM tracks, sound effects, voice clips, and vocal songs combined. Its strength is search that lets you filter with a Japanese sense of nuance — genre, mood (cheerful/sad/horror, etc.), tempo, and exclusion keywords. Single-track purchases are ¥660 for sound effects and voice clips, from ¥1,210 for BGM, and from ¥3,630 for vocal songs, with a permanent license that never expires once purchased. Tracks work on YouTube with no extra steps, and those cleared against Content ID carry a “YouTube Safe” mark. A personal-use-only video creator plan is ¥858/month (billed annually).

An app (from AnotherBall) that covers everything from creating a 2D avatar to face-tracking streaming, all on one smartphone. Combine 300+ parts — hairstyles, outfits, accessories — to build an original character, and reflect your expressions in real time via the front camera. Beyond in-app streaming, it supports OBS integration for PC streaming to YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and more. Free at its core, with some in-app purchases. Ideal for beginners starting face-hidden streaming with no extra gear.

A capture tool that records games, your PC screen, and external devices in high quality. You can switch between “Screen Recording Mode,” “Game Recording Mode,” “Device Recording Mode,” and “Audio Recording Mode” depending on what you need, and it can record DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan-compatible games at up to 4K (3840×2160) and up to 480fps. It also supports recording game console or webcam footage, or just PC and mic audio on their own. Built for Windows 11/10/8/7 (64-bit). The free version limits each recording to 10 minutes and adds a www.BANDICAM.com logo watermark to the video.

A free BGM and sound effects site for YouTube videos and streams, run by Audiostock. Browse tracks by mood or genre, all cleared for commercial use with no credit required. Great for streamers and video creators who want quick, safe audio for starting soon screens, chatting streams, clip transitions, and Shorts. As part of the Audiostock family of asset sites, it pairs well with your existing free BGM sites when you want tracks with a different vibe.

A free asset site specializing in backgrounds and textures. Browse color-sorted collections (white, black, red, blue, pastel, etc.) or categories like landscapes, wood grain, watercolor, Japanese-style, and decorative patterns for high-resolution images. No sign-up is needed to download, and commercial use is allowed (redistributing the assets is prohibited). Good for an understated background — a base for a flat single-color stream screen, a starting soon screen, a thumbnail, or under text overlays. See the official Terms of Use page for full conditions.

A dedicated royalty-free music site that's free for both personal and commercial use. Browse a wide range of genres — pop, EDM, Japanese-style, piano, and more — by mood tags (everyday, fun, battle, etc.) or by use-case categories like "Game Streaming" and "Vlog." Each track comes in both a SHORT and a LONG version, and MP3s can be downloaded with no sign-up required. Crediting is optional (required only for BGM showcase videos), and the site explicitly states it's safe to use even on monetized YouTube channels.

Free, open-source software that turns controllers like the Elgato Stream Deck into a control surface for 700+ devices and apps, including OBS Studio, vMix, and ATEM switchers. Each button can run multiple actions in sequence or with delays, and show feedback that changes color based on device state. No hardware? Use the built-in emulator or web buttons in a phone or tablet browser. Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Raspberry Pi with no license fees.

A free, open-source (GPL) all-in-one 3DCG suite from the Blender Foundation. It covers modeling, sculpting, rigging, and animation in a single app. With the VRM Add-on for Blender installed, you can adjust the outfits and expressions of VRM avatars made in VRoid Studio and similar tools, or build VTuber models from scratch. Anything you create can be used commercially. Available for Windows/macOS/Linux (the 5.x macOS builds require Apple Silicon; Intel Macs are supported up to 4.5 LTS).

Background illustration assets of a Japanese-style room and streaming room, drawn for VTuber stream layouts. The 1920×1080 transparent PNGs are split into three pieces — background, desk and drink — and layering your character between the background and the desk builds a screen with real depth, as though you were streaming from behind that desk. Commercial use and modification are allowed, with YouTube and game streaming in mind (redistribution, transfer, resale and claiming it as your own work are prohibited; copyright remains with the creator). Check the listing page for price and current terms.

Free background music written for stream starting soon screens. Published by Otakara BGM, the package includes both a loop-ready version and a one-hour version as WAV, so it plays seamlessly whether the wait is short or you are on a long work stream. The bright arrangement is aimed at starting soon screens for live streams, VTubers, game commentary and karaoke. Commercial use is allowed and credit is optional (noting the channel name and URL in your description is encouraged). Redistribution and registration with YouTube Content ID are prohibited.

A CSS asset you paste into the YouTube or Twitch chat display added as an OBS browser source, turning your chat into speech bubbles. It comes in 8 colors and restyles not only regular chat messages but also YouTube Super Chats and membership join notifications. Includes CSS for both YouTube and Twitch. ¥300, usable on monetized channels; redistribution, resale, and transfer are prohibited.

A 480×360px (4:3) camera frame asset for streaming, sized to fit full-screen game streams like FPS titles. Comes in two styles — gradient and sci-fi — for quickly dressing up your facecam frame. Just layer it over your video source in OBS or similar software; commercial use is allowed for individuals and businesses. Editing is fine, but redistributing, reselling, or transferring the asset to others is prohibited.

A free streaming asset pack bundling 16 smartphone-screen-style frames, a comment logo, a clock logo, speech bubbles, and transparency-adjustable assets. Easy to use for SNS announcement images and chatting stream layouts, with black/white frame variants and speech bubble variations included. Works for streamers beyond VTubers, and use on monetized streams is allowed. Using it requires following and retweeting the creator's account; commercial use, merchandise, and redistribution are prohibited.

A free asset for building a computer-screen-style self-introduction card or stream layout just by dropping in your favorite illustration. Frame and background PNGs come in eight colors — pink, yellow, purple, light blue, blue, red, green, and orange. Well suited to a first stream or profile image, usable both personally and commercially, no usage report needed. Redistributing, reselling, claiming as your own work, or editing beyond recognition is prohibited.

A stream asset shop specializing in animated stream backgrounds. It sells WEBM video backgrounds — like a theater room with falling stars or an attic room — bundled with props, letting you turn your chatting, collab, or ASMR stream screen into a space with movement. No generative AI is used, and new items are added monthly (Live2D assets are also available).

A free male Live2D model from Traimu Koubou with short silver hair and a white hooded outerwear (model number A-1, tested only in VTube Studio). It has no preset character profile, so you can freely decide the name and profile. Usable for individual VTuber activities, streams and videos, with monetization through ads, Super Chat and memberships allowed. Credit is required, written exactly as "モデル制作：とらいむ工房（@traim_kb）" (Model by Traimu Koubou). Use by corporations or agencies, modifying or redistributing the model data, and merchandise or game production are prohibited.

A stream screen asset styled like a mobile app game's UI (created by mooncape), in 2 patterns across 10 colors, distributed as 1920×1080px transparent PNGs. Commercial use is allowed for individuals and businesses, and free editing is permitted (redistribution, resale, or transfer to a third party is prohibited; copyright stays with the creator). Try the free sample first to check the vibe before buying the full version. See the BOOTH listing for the latest pricing and included files.

Streaming support software that links with OBS Studio v28 or later, letting you swap text, images, and media and toggle their visibility from outside OBS. It supports a sequence feature that automatically rotates on-screen captions at set intervals, audio-triggered scene switching, and plugin extensions. For Windows; requires .NET Framework 4.8. Free (a ¥100 developer-support version is available) and commercial use is allowed for both individuals and companies.

A standalone app for Windows 10/11 only (not an official OBS tool, no installation needed) that saves OBS Studio scenes, profiles, plugins and more to a zip with a single "BACKUP NOW!!" button, and lets you pick one from a list to restore. A safety net for corrupted settings or PC replacement. Run it while OBS is closed, and restore with administrator rights; the same path and the same OBS version as at backup time are required. A complete restore is not guaranteed, and size ranges from several hundred MB to several GB. It has no code signing, so Windows shows a warning on first launch. Paid (check the listing page for the price).

A sci-fi (near-future) themed design frame / overlay asset for stream screens: a 1920×1080 PNG in 2 types across 20 colors, with a free sample and the full set priced at ¥350. Commercial use is allowed for individuals and businesses, and free editing makes it easy to build a cyberpunk-style stream screen.

A scene-change asset for OBS Studio's "Stinger" transition, where rainbow stripes sweep diagonally across the screen. Includes a transparent mov (1280×720, with sound effects) and a text file with setup instructions. Free as a celebration of the BOOTH launch; commercial use is allowed for both individuals and companies, with no credit or notification required. Redistributing or selling the asset, distributing modified versions, and extracting and using only the audio are prohibited. Not tested with streaming software other than OBS.

A free Live2D item asset you load into VTube Studio. Created jointly by 黒綺ハル (modeling) and KOKI (illustration), the audio spectrum on the headphones reacts to the vowel recognition of your microphone's lip sync. Three colours — yellow, pink and emerald green — can be switched with key bindings, and the package includes the full set of integration data such as the moc3 file (cmo3 is not included). To get it you must follow both creators on X and repost the specified post. Credit is encouraged; redistribution, claiming it as your own work and use with image generation AI are prohibited.

A free blueprint and asset set for Warudo (for Live2D models) that makes your on-screen effects go wild in sync with viewer comments. Install it to easily liven up your streams. Redistribution is prohibited.

Blueprint and scene data for automatic camera animation in Warudo. It moves the camera on its own to add flair to your screen during karaoke streams and more. A free version (12 blueprint types) and a paid version (15 types plus scene settings, ¥600) are available, along with a ¥1,800 team license.

A model-independent set of universal expression presets for Warudo (¥900). It includes scene data, blueprints, and items, letting you easily add special expressions. Using it alongside Warudo Support Tools is recommended.

A drive-stream set for Warudo. Includes scene settings (3 .json files) that make your Forza Horizon 6 racing streams feel highly immersive, plus Blueprint nodes and 3 original steering wheel 3D models. Requires a webcam. (¥1,500)

A staple free tool for reading Japanese text aloud with synthesized speech. It bundles the AquesTalk speech synthesis engine and needs no installation — just unzip and run. It comes with an external integration interface, so pairing it with a comment viewer like OneComme or Multi Comment Viewer lets it automatically read out stream comments. This Windows tool also supports clipboard monitoring and switching to SAPI5 voices. Check the distributor's listing for the commercial-use conditions of the bundled speech engine.

An app that turns your iPhone, Android phone, or DSLR/mirrorless camera into a high-quality webcam. It works on Mac and Windows and outputs as a virtual camera to 40+ apps including OBS Studio and Discord, with built-in background blur and color adjustment. The free version goes up to 720p (no watermark or ads), while Pro unlocks 4K.

An online design tool for creating thumbnails, stream overlays, and social media announcement banners right in your browser. Just pick a template for your purpose and drag in your own text and photos — no design experience needed to put together stream assets. The free version already covers most templates and editing features, and you can upgrade to Canva Pro (¥11,800/year per person) for premium assets, AI features, and brand management. The same designs open in the iOS and Android apps too, so you can make last-minute edits on the go before going live.

A free comment viewer and stream effects tool for YouTube and Twitch. First-time viewers are marked with a "NEW" label, and each viewer's chat history, notes, and visit count are automatically tracked, making it easier to call out regulars by name. It comes with everything you need: chat TTS integration with Bouyomi-chan and VOICEVOX, "Chatbox" for displaying chat in OBS, and "Screen" for on-screen effects like fireworks triggered by chat or tips. It's completely free and even has its own tipping feature with a 90% payout rate.

Castr is a cloud streaming service that lets you go live to 30+ platforms at once. Beyond multistreaming, it brings together multi-CDN live delivery, video hosting that turns your streams into VOD, 24/7 loop streaming (TV Playout) built from recordings and live sources to keep a channel always on, and even IP camera streaming — all in one platform. You can connect from OBS, vMix, or Wirecast over RTMP/SRT, with ingest points in 40 locations worldwide and automatic failover for reliability. A 7-day free trial requires no credit card; check the official site for the latest pricing plans.

An AI voice synthesis tool that uses deep learning to reproduce a voice's tone and singing style. Its biggest strength is covering both spoken narration (Talk) and singing (Song) in one app, with a cast lineup that includes Sato Sasara, Suzuki Tsudumi, IA, 双葉湊音, and そよぎフラクタル. Talk voices and Song voices are sold separately — a Song voice alone runs around ¥10,000, and a starter pack around ¥20,000. It runs on Windows 11 (64-bit); Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. Check the official "About the Use of Voice Data" page for commercial-use terms.

A BOOTH shop selling overlay assets, SNS icon sets, and text animation assets for YouTubers and streamers. Both free and paid assets are available, and commercial use is allowed (resale and redistribution are prohibited).

A collection of Japanese-made avatar makers you can use for free, entirely in your browser. It bundles multiple makers — "GENESIS2" for full-body character art, the gyaru-style "GYARU", the outfit-swapping "DRESSUP2", icon-focused "Cute Girl Maker" and "Deco Girl Maker", the chibi-style "STORM", and more. Mix and match hairstyles, eyes, clothes, colors, and accessories to build an original character, useful for stream icons, full-body art, PNGTuber assets, and TRPG character portraits. No software needed — great for beginners who want to sketch out a character idea quickly (check each maker's terms of use for usage scope).

An IRC-client-style chat app built specifically for Twitch. It supports multi-channel tab management, chat log recording, message highlighting, detailed color and font settings, and FrankerFaceZ / BetterTTV emote display. It's completely free and open source, and runs anywhere Java 8 or later is available. The UI is English-only.

A Coconala listing that builds original 3D characters in Blender and Substance Painter (Platinum rank, 69 sales). Detail-heavy outfits such as frills and kimono are handled, and delivery in VRM means the model also works in VRChat, Unity, and UE4. Jiggle physics are set up with VRM's standard SpringBone. The work moves in stages, from a proportion check with placeholder textures to expression and texture work and a final motion check, with two free revision rounds per stage. From ¥140,000; commercial use is allowed, but copyright transfer and redistribution of modified data are not. Check the listing page for current terms.

A VTuber 3D model commission from a Platinum-ranked seller on Coconala. Combining VRoid, Blender and Unity, the creator reproduces your character even from a single image and delivers in VRM format (VRChat-ready; PMX is converted from the VRM). The base rate covers the body, hair and outfit plus perfect sync, sway-item tuning in Unity, and commercial use. Outfit-only work, added props, VRChat conversion, commissioning the character design as a package, and copyright transfer are options. Check the listing page for pricing, turnaround and remaining slots.

A Coconala commission from Asanagi Hotaru, a PRO-certified Platinum-rank seller, for original 3D character models. Modeling is based on VRoid Studio and delivered as VRM and FBX, so the same model covers 3D VTuber streaming, VRChat and MMD videos. Character design, an orthographic sheet, Perfect Sync support, rush delivery and copyright transfer are optional add-ons, with up to three free revisions. Commercial use and stream monetization are allowed. Check the listing page for current pricing, turnaround and remaining slots.

A listing on Coconala for full-scratch 3D avatars built for VRChat. Instead of reusing an existing base body, the creator models your character into a form ready for Unity and VRChat, and you choose up front whether it targets the PC or the Quest version. Sway items (PhysBone), lip sync and expression shape keys for joy, anger and sadness, animation work, character design artwork, commercial use and copyright transfer are all treated as options. The process includes a fitting stage for adjustments, with five free revisions and a production period of roughly three months. Pricing sits on the higher side, so check the listing page for current rates.

A Coconala listing that turns your existing illustration into a 3D avatar for VTuber and streaming use. The models are built in Blender and Unity and support both VRM 0.x and VRM 1.0. Rigging and basic expressions (the four emotions plus opening and closing of the eyes and mouth) are included, and the result is verified in Webcam Motion Capture, Warudo, 3tene, VSeeFace, and VMagicMirror. Character design, VRM setup, outfits, and idle animation (FBX) are options. From ¥40,000 with unlimited revisions and commercial use allowed; check the listing page for current pricing and turnaround.

A Coconala listing that creates badge and stamp illustrations for YouTube Membership or Twitch Sub perks. You can request small icon/text-style designs, character-style designs, or full reference sheets tailored to your channel's vibe. It suits streamers who've started monetizing and want to build out fan emotes and loyalty badges, and it also works well if you already have character reference material to draw from. Commercial use terms and delivery format can be confirmed as part of the request, making it easy to commission more assets later as your channel grows.

A Coconala service for creating original BGM for VTubers and streamers. You can discuss stylish, cute, jazz-flavored, futuristic EDM-style, and other directions, with loopable WAV audio delivered for use in streams. Because commercial use and copyright transfer are supported, it is a candidate when you want music that matches your channel for waiting screens, live segments, endings, or special projects. Good for creators who cannot find the right mood in free BGM libraries.

A Coconala service that turns stream archives into clip videos of around 3 to 4 minutes. You can discuss cuts, captions, color correction, volume adjustment, SE/BGM, comment images, and other editing work, making it useful for repackaging VTuber or game-stream highlights for YouTube and short-form video. Good for streamers unfamiliar with video editing software or teams that want to outsource post-stream publishing. Check the listing page for the latest pricing, delivery time, and revision terms.

A Coconala listing where the active VTuber "Akana = Tempest" creates Live2D models for you. You can commission everything in one package — character design and illustration (bust-up to full body), part separation, modeling, and after-sales support — and they also handle layer separation for illustrations you already have as PSD files. There are three plans — Light, Standard, and High-Spec — letting you choose how detailed the expressions, mouth shapes, and physics/key-bound movement should be. Delivery includes a full set of moc3, model3.json, and related files, ready to use directly in VTube Studio or nizimaLIVE. Pricing and turnaround vary by plan, so check the listing page for details.

An affordable Live2D model commission from Coconala's 灯篭toro, covering everything from hearing your requirements through rough sketches, modeling of the face and everything else, and minor revisions (base price ¥20,000). Delivery is a zipped folder containing 1–3 PNGs, 2 JSON files, and 1 moc3 file, with a turnaround of roughly 1–1.5 weeks. Adding motions costs +¥5,000, a hand-tracking feature costs +¥10,000, and using it without crediting the creator costs +¥20,000. A pre-purchase quote consultation is required, and the listing holds a ★5.0 rating.

A Coconala listing from momogaki offering an all-in-one package covering character design sheets, a transparent-PNG full-body illustration, and complete Live2D modeling (special price ¥80,000, expected turnaround 40 days). Along with basic movements like blinking, smiling, mouth flaps, and hair sway, it includes one extra animation such as a hand wave or ear twitch, plus data ready to import into VTube Studio. Commercial use is allowed with copyright transfer included, and one round of revisions is free. A key visual can be added for +¥30,000, and an SNS icon for +¥5,000. ★5.0.

A Coconala listing from 歪愛 yuai covering the full VTuber pipeline from character design through Live2D modeling. Part-separated illustration only is ¥50,000, modeling only is ¥60,000, and the full package is ¥100,000, with an average turnaround of about 27 days based on past orders. The full-package plan includes 3 free expression variants, one chibi illustration, and VTube Studio setup support, with unlimited revisions. Options like an outfit variant (¥7,000) and a three-view turnaround sheet (¥10,000) are also available. Platinum rank, ★5.0.

A service for people who already have a part-separated illustration and just need Live2D modeling, starting from ¥20,000. It covers basic movements like blinking, lip sync, and eye tracking, and works as an entry point for anyone who wants to debut as a VTuber on a limited budget.

A Coconala listing from 星野光 offering a Live2D model commission you can hand off entirely, starting from character design (base price ¥20,000, with a realistic turnaround of about 42 days). It implements breathing, eye opening/closing with eye movement, mouth opening, head and body tilt, and hair/outfit sway, plus VTube Studio setup support. Character design costs +¥15,000, full-body illustration +¥30,000, and angled-view modeling +¥15,000 as options, and bring-your-own illustrations are also accepted. 188 sales, ★5.0.

A Live2D model commission service from dokoはっしー, a Platinum-rank Coconala seller. Creates VTuber-ready models from scratch with smooth blinking, mouth movement, eye tracking, and expression variants. Illustration submissions are welcome too, with support for part-separation consultations and illustrator referrals if needed. A basic plan and a higher-end plan focused on richer movement are both available — check the listing page for current pricing, turnaround, and availability.

A Coconala listing (日野家) for commissioning a name logo for VTubers, V-livers, and streamers. Specializes in pop, easy-to-read designs with motif illustrations scattered around the lettering. ¥8,000 standard, commercial use allowed, up to 2 minor revisions included, delivered as transparent PNGs (long side approx. 5000px) in both bordered and borderless versions. Since the artist works from your brief with no rough drafts or consultation, be as specific as possible when ordering. Copyright is not transferred, and redistributing the delivered files is not allowed. Check the listing page for current pricing and availability.

A Coconala PRO-certified listing (Perry) where you can commission vocal mixing for song cover videos. The base price is ¥13,000, and includes manual pitch and rhythm correction (not reliant on auto-correction) plus noise removal, with unlimited revisions (piecemeal revision requests may incur a fee). Mixing for vocals run through a voice changer is available at the same price, and the seller also handles harmony creation (+¥5,000), collabs (+¥5,000 per additional person), and heavily effected arrangements. Has a track record mixing VTuber cover albums. Turnaround time varies with workload, so check the listing page.

A Coconala listing offering remote help with OBS initial setup, YouTube/Twitch/Twitcasting integration, video and audio output testing, and picture/sound quality tuning matched to your PC and connection. The base plan is 90 minutes of setup support, with mic quality improvement, capture card wiring, 2-PC setups, and subtitle/translation display available on request via a quote consultation. Great for anyone who wants to work through pre-first-stream nerves or gear trouble together over screen share. A quote consultation also lets you confirm the scope of your issue beforehand.

A Coconala listing (MoMoqune) that turns your existing character art and logo into a starting-soon (OP) video and an ending (ED) video for your streams. There are 3 tiers (all prices before tax): a fully hands-off plan (¥10,000) where you just fill out a production questionnaire, a hands-off plan with a final-review step (¥12,000), and a standard plan (from ¥15,000) that also includes a rough-draft check. A stream set bundling OP + ED + transitions is also available, delivered as MP4. Adding background music costs extra, depending on its length in seconds. Check the listing page for pricing and turnaround time.

A Coconala listing service that creates animated stream overlays using your existing icons or character art. Made with After Effects and Premiere Pro and delivered as MOV files, so you can load them straight into an OBS media source. New character illustration work isn't included, so you'll need to provide your own image assets. Commissions start at a low price point, making it a good upgrade from a static overlay. Check the listing page for current pricing, turnaround, and availability.

A Platinum-rank Coconala listing service (over 600 sales) that creates custom-made stream layouts for chatting streams, karaoke streams, and more. It also covers text animations, transitions, and starting soon screens, and can be commissioned in a wide range of styles — clean, stylish, cyberpunk, FPS-oriented, and more. Static deliverables come as 1920x1080 PNG files, and animated ones as AVI/MOV, both ready to drop straight into OBS. Commercial use and copyright transfer are also supported. Check the listing page for current pricing and availability.

A Coconala listing that designs YouTube thumbnails for VTubers and streamers. Hand over your transparent character art, title, and stream details, and get a polished look for announcements, uploads, or clips. PSD delivery and revisions are included, a solid outsourcing option when you're short on time. It also helps set the mood for different formats — karaoke, chatting streams, and game streaming — while revisions keep text and expressions readable on mobile too.

A commission service for original 3D characters made with VRoid Studio, starting at ¥30,000 with a turnaround of around 20 days. Includes 2 rough drafts and 2 free revisions, delivered in VRoid format, with support for VRM export and VRChat compatibility. Commercial-use rights are available as an add-on option for an extra ¥30,000.

An all-in-one VTuber model creation service that handles illustration and Live2D modeling together as a single order. You receive the illustration (PNG) and a complete Live2D model set (moc3/json), plus support confirming it works in VTube Studio and OBS. It supports 5 expression variants and physics simulation, with free copyright transfer that allows commercial use and merchandise sales. The defining feature is having one creator walk you through your entire VTuber debut from zero. Check the Coconala listing page for current availability and pricing.

A free text-to-speech synthesis app that reads your input text aloud in natural-sounding Japanese. Distributed as CPU and GPU versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux — just unzip and run, no installation needed. You can add speakers from the in-app "Character Download" menu, and commercial use is allowed, but crediting is required (e.g., "Voice: COEIROINK / character name"). Terms vary by character, so always check the official terms of use page.

An interactive service that lets viewers mess with a streamer's gameplay. Beyond in-game effects that change characters, items, and environments in 250+ supported games, "Disrupts" let viewers throw images, videos, puzzles, or keyboard/mouse inputs onto the screen. It works with Twitch (extension, Bits, Channel Points), TikTok Gifts, YouTube, and more, and viewers can also join via an Interact Link. Free for streamers, with Pro/Max plans for extra features (check the official site for pricing). The app is Windows-only.

A character-creation app that lets you build an original 3D avatar using just your smartphone. Fine-tune face, hairstyle, body type, and outfit, and on supported devices you can move the avatar in real time with face recognition. You can stream directly to Niconico Live, and Premium members (¥550/month) can export in VRM format for use in apps like VirtualCast. Available on iOS and Android.

A beginner-friendly PNGTuber tool with an easy-to-use Japanese UI. Just prepare four differential images — normal, mouth open, blinking, and both — and your avatar is ready to go, automatically switching frames in sync with your mic volume. OBS output setup is simple too, making it a great fit for anyone who wants to start their VTuber journey with minimal hassle ahead of their streaming debut.

A professional-grade video production suite used on Hollywood sets, bundling cut editing ("Cut/Edit"), compositing ("Fusion"), color grading ("Color"), audio editing ("Fairlight"), and export ("Deliver") into one app. Even the free version handles Ultra HD (3840×2160) at 8-bit/60fps, plenty for stream clips and highlight reels. Need 10-bit/120fps or AI features? You can upgrade to the one-time-purchase Studio edition ($295).

A Japanese-made app (by yuki-P) that animates a PNGTuber purely from image variants. Register your variants - neutral, open mouth, closed eyes and so on - into a 2-, 4- or 10-image preset, and they switch automatically in time with your mic audio. A VAD mode that responds only to human speech (with 2- and 4-image presets) keeps BGM and background noise from triggering the mouth, and Spout2/Syphon output sends the avatar to OBS with the background still transparent. Expressions can also be switched by hotkey or API. Runs on Windows 11/10 and macOS. 800 yen on BOOTH, commercial use allowed.

A community app for running text, voice, and video chat together on a server-by-server basis. Streamers can set up fan servers and use roles and channels to separate announcements, casual chat, and member-only spaces. Screen sharing (Go Live) also works well for small watch-alongs with viewers or for collab planning calls. Core features are free, with higher-quality streaming and extra customization available through paid Nitro.

An official overlay generator from Discord for streaming. Open streamkit.discord.com/overlay in your browser, configure one of the three widget types — Status, Chat, or Voice — and it issues a URL you can simply paste into an OBS browser source. It can show icons for who's currently talking, or scroll messages from a text channel across your screen. Everything happens in the browser, with no extra install and no cost.

A free plugin (formerly obs-ndi) that adds NDI send and receive capability to OBS Studio. It lets you pass video and audio straight to another PC on the same LAN, making it useful for two-PC setups that split gaming and streaming across separate machines, or for pulling in footage from a dedicated tracking PC. Requires OBS 31.1.1 or later and the NDI runtime. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

A Live2D model of a fresh-faced high school boy with short black hair and a school uniform. Free and paid versions are available, with the paid version unlocking alternate outfits and additional expression parameters. Compatible with VTube Studio and nizima LIVE, it's popular for how quickly it can be set up as a ready-to-stream avatar.

One of Japan's largest royalty-free audio libraries, with about 19,000 BGM tracks and over 1,200 sound effects. Free for commercial and non-commercial use, no credit required. Along with tag and advanced search, there's an AI search (beta) to help find the right track from its huge catalog. Editing and processing files is allowed too. If a composer sets individual usage terms, though, those take priority, so check the track page before use. Streams where the music itself is the main content (e.g. "study BGM" streams) and Content ID registration are both prohibited.

A Mac-only live streaming and video production studio. It includes a live switcher for real-time multi-camera switching, green-screen compositing (with video backgrounds supported too), split-screen with up to 10 video guests, and Stream Deck integration. You can also multistream simultaneously to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, and Amazon Live. It's paid, with a Standard plan at $16/month and a Pro plan at $32/month, plus a 14-day free trial that doesn't require a credit card (requires macOS 11.2 or later).

A collection of stream effect assets sold on BOOTH — flames, crowd murmur, and abyss animations with transparent backgrounds. Just load them into an OBS media source, and use them to punch up hype moments and scene transitions in game streams or VTuber broadcasts. Bold, high-visibility designs are the hallmark.

An Elgato streaming controller that lets you assign custom actions to LCD keys, so you can switch OBS scenes, mute your mic, play BGM, or post to social media with a single tap. The hardware lineup includes the Mini, XL, Neo, and the dial-equipped +, and there's also Stream Deck Mobile, which turns your phone into a deck. Plugins from the Marketplace let you extend support to more apps. The hardware is paid, while the dedicated app is free.

A music library that gives you unlimited BGM and sound effects for a monthly subscription. The company owns the rights to every track outright and issues direct licenses that let you avoid Content ID and DMCA claims on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. A free trial is available, but continued use requires a paid plan.

A Japanese-language site distributing full HD video effect assets for free. Over 400 clips — speed lines, party poppers, lightning, countdowns — are published as MP4 (some as mov) at “H.264/AVC: 1920×1080” and can be downloaded without signing up. Commercial use and use in monetized YouTube videos are permitted, and credit is not required. Redistributing the assets unmodified or selling them through stock photo services is prohibited. Good for scene transitions and small accents on starting soon screens.

An app that captures facial expressions on an iPhone with Face ID or an A12 Bionic chip or later, and streams them in real time to 3D software on your PC. Compatible with Maya, Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine, and DAZ Studio, with support for FBX export and VRM import. The app itself is free, with streaming and other features priced at ¥120–¥500/month or a one-time ¥2,500 purchase.

A creator-support platform for illustrators, cosplayers, VTubers, and more. You can set up free and paid plans to publish exclusive content, plus sell plan-exclusive merchandise and take commission requests from fans. Registration is free. Sales commission is 12.5% for non-photographic content and 17.5% for photographic content, plus a ¥330 transfer fee. Content ranges from all-ages to R18, so pay attention to zoning (operated by Toranoana).

A Japanese-made all-in-one VTuber streaming app that handles everything from VRM avatar tracking to going live. A single webcam tracks your expressions, eye movement and hands, and scene switching, text overlays, live chat display and direct RTMP streaming to YouTube/Twitch are all built in, so there is no OBS to set up. VRoid Hub integration loads your avatar directly, and you can overlay game footage from a capture card. Lite is a one-time purchase of 2,480 yen (the trial stops after 5 minutes per stream); Live2D support is a separate 620-yen add-on. On Mac it is Apple Silicon only.

A free all-in-one bot for Twitch streamers. Build chat commands, automatic reactions to events like follows, subs, and raids, timers that post at set intervals, a custom currency earned through watch time, built-in games like Slots and Heists, and spam-fighting moderation—all by combining no-code "effects." Integrates with Streamlabs, StreamElements, Discord, and Philips Hue. Open source under GPL-3.0 and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

A PNGTuber plugin that runs inside OBS Studio 30.2 or later. It automatically swaps between idle and talking images based on your mic volume, and supports auto-blink, random actions, and APNG / WebP / GIF. Everything happens inside OBS with no external app needed. Free under GPLv2, for Windows 64-bit (the installer is unsigned, so a SmartScreen warning will appear).

A community-driven site that showcases and distributes free Japanese fonts. Browse by 8 typeface categories — kaku-gothic, mincho, handwritten-style, and designer fonts — or filter by supported character tags like hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Each font's page links straight to the source for download, with install guides for both Windows and Mac. Most fonts allow commercial use, but conditions vary (some restrict commercial use to personal projects), so check the license notes on each page before using a font in your stream thumbnails or logo.

A free BGM site run by momopla LLC (supervised by MARUYA328), offering over 29,000 tracks you can download for free, organized by genre — wafu, horror, Showa/Heisei retro, healing/relaxation, corporate presentations, game sound effects — or by tags like #日常BGM and #癒しBGM. Under the terms, anyone can use the tracks for personal, corporate, or commercial purposes with no application and no credit required (crediting is optional). However, selling or distributing the audio as-is on CD, using it as the main content of a work, or creating derivative works from it is prohibited.

A collaborative sound archive run by Spain's Pompeu Fabra University, offering free downloads of over 730,000 sounds contributed by users worldwide. Licenses range from CC0 and CC BY to non-commercial-only terms, so you must check the license on every file. The interface is English-only, and downloading requires a free account.

Glowing effect GIF assets sold on BOOTH, designed to be used together with OBS's Additive blend filter. Layering them over your screen adds a shining light effect with ease, perfect for special VTuber stream moments or scene transitions. A simple setup delivers striking visual impact.

A free image asset site for VTubers and streamers, offering 743 assets — overlay frames, backgrounds, starting-soon screens, and hand props — sorted by size for 16:9, SNS, IRIAM, and transparent backgrounds, searchable by season, scene, or mood. Commercial use for streaming is allowed with optional crediting, but reselling assets, turning them into templates, or commercializing them outside streaming is prohibited. The site also hosts a creator board and online coworking space.

A web platform bundling handy tools for streamers, including a stream timer, countdown, and telop (caption) generator, all usable right in your browser. Many of the tools can be loaded into OBS's browser source, letting you enrich your stream production without installing multiple apps.

A free, open-source video encoder that converts almost any video format into widely supported codecs. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is maintained by volunteer developers. Just load a source file and pick a preset to convert, or fine-tune resolution, bitrate, quality (RF value), audio tracks, and subtitles. Useful for shrinking the file size of stream archives, re-encoding footage to match an upload site's specs, or converting source footage into a format your editing software handles easily.

A full-body tracking device from Shiftall (¥39,999). The lightweight sensors — 17g for the chest, 17g for the waist, and 6g for the legs — run for about 80 hours (chest/waist) or 50 hours (legs), or about 6 hours with LiDAR enabled. It works with SteamVR-compatible headsets as well as standalone with Meta Quest or Pico, and has been verified to work with VRChat, cluster, and Virtual Motion Capture.

A Chrome extension that analyzes the chat on YouTube and Twitch stream archives and graphs spikes in laughter and chat speed, making it easier to find clip-worthy moments. It auto-generates a table of contents from chat, supports timestamped notes, and lets you download just the segments you need; on paid plans an AI assistant suggests clip candidates (AI is YouTube only). The basics are free, with paid plans billed monthly (see the official site for details).

A library of 302 BGM tracks by composer Hirokazu Akiyama. Tracks are organized by scene into 8 categories — Japanese-style/shrine, forest/healing, battle/adventure, bittersweet/sad, horror/fear, upbeat/cheerful, night/stillness, and journey/departure — and you can add previewed tracks to your "Music Notebook" to download later. Free to use for personal and doujin works, and even for monetized personal YouTube videos, with copyright notice optional. Commercial use for ads, video production, and game recordings requires a paid license starting at ¥2,200, and exporting WAV files requires a Studio Pass (¥580/month) or similar.

A VTuber creation tool by DreamToaster (Tyler T) that animates a PNGTuber's mouth using only mic audio. Instead of bones or rigging, you import images of your character's mouth drawn for different sounds, and HONK swaps between them as you talk. It also supports blinking, eyes that follow the cursor, and crisp pixel-art display. Windows only, and sold as a paid download on itch.io (check the store page for pricing).

A site distributing free assets that extend OBS stream screens. It offers shader filters such as Manga (a manga-style effect), Dr.Glitch, and Old TV, plugins like a Health Monitor for watching stream status and Audio Reactive FX that responds to sound, and even OneComme comment templates, all for free. Each item is downloaded via its X (formerly Twitter) post.

A collectively-run free BGM site where multiple composers contribute tracks across 170+ themes, like "battle," "everyday," and "horror." It hosts over 2,700 BGM tracks and 500+ sound effect files, searchable by theme, artist, or popularity ranking. Usage is free (royalty-free) for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, but commercial use requires submitting your name and where you'll publish it to the site in advance and receiving a permission email. Crediting is optional. The site also offers a custom music commission service.

A solo artist's site distributing pop, cute-style free BGM. It's explicitly free for both personal and commercial use, including monetized YouTube and Twitch channels. The tracks are quality-level released on Spotify and Apple Music, and you can download the MP3s without registering an account. Crediting in the format "【BGM: IchinoseSound】" plus your channel URL is required when using a track. Selling or redistributing the audio, or registering it with Content ID, is prohibited.

A tracking app that captures facial movement using iPhone's Face ID or a webcam and sends it in real time to Maya, Unity, Blender, 3ds Max, Unreal Engine, and other PC software. Along with the paid version, there's a free ad-supported trial, and it's aimed at people who want more accurate expressions when paired with VSeeFace, VMagicMirror, Warudo, or Luppet.

An open-source puppet animation framework for moving layered 2D illustrations in real time. It's built from two apps: "Inochi Creator," for rigging your model, and "Inochi Session," for VTubing with face tracking, letting you give flat art a sense of pseudo-depth in motion. Inochi Creator is available free from itch.io under the BSD-2-Clause license and runs on Windows/Linux.

An illustration distribution site known as the "Cute Free Material Collection." It has 150+ categories — children, occupations, illnesses, poses, and more — all downloadable for free. Handy for stream thumbnails, explainer slides, and chat topic images (commercial use is free for up to 20 assets per work; using 21 or more requires a paid arrangement, so watch your count if you use it heavily).

A V-Live app that turns a single illustration into a character stream you can run right from your phone. Without needing a Live2D model or PC gear, you can start chatting streams or event streams as a character with moving expressions and gestures. Both streaming and viewing happen entirely on the phone, making it a good entry point before a VTuber debut, or for live communication built around existing character art. It also works well for testing a character's reactions and streaming style before committing to Live2D.

A jirai-kei style Live2D model with a rich set of expression variants — blushing, heart eyes, teary eyes, and more. It's compatible with VTube Studio (VTS), so you can drive its expressions in real time via webcam or smartphone face tracking. A popular generic model with a distinctive design that stands out on stream.

A free app for going live straight from a phone or tablet. Alongside RTMP/RTMPS it supports SRT (Push/Listen/Rendezvous), RIST and RTSP, so the picture holds together on unstable connections — handy for on-location coverage or feeding a streaming server at home. It runs on iOS 16 or later, Android 7.0 or later and Mac, and can overlay images, text and timestamps as well as record on the device. Core streaming is free; H.265/HEVC, NDI, WHIP and three or more simultaneous outputs are premium features.

A cloud-based streaming studio that runs right in your browser. Since video compositing happens in the cloud, it doesn't tax your PC or console, letting you add overlays and alerts to Xbox or PlayStation footage without a capture card. You can switch between scenes while live, and multistream to up to 5 RTMP-compatible destinations like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook at once. The free plan offers 720p, up to 10 hours, 3 scenes, and a Lightstream logo, while Premium ($12/month, or $9/month billed annually) unlocks 1080p, up to 20 scenes, and up to 10 guests.

A Japan-based link-in-bio service (operated by TieUps Inc.) that lets you gather links to your social accounts, videos, music, and shop into one page. Its block-based builder makes intuitive design possible from just a smartphone, with hundreds of preset backgrounds and icons to choose your look. Core features are free, and you can have a page live after about a minute of sign-up. The paid lit.link Plus tier adds advanced customization like custom share images, animated backgrounds, opening covers, an original logo, and extra fonts. A go-to service in Japan with 4 million registered users.

The industry-standard modeling software for turning 2D illustrations into a moving VTuber model. Set meshes and deformers on layered artwork, then build in blinking, lip sync, head tilt and hair sway (physics) parameter by parameter. The free FREE edition caps you at 100 art meshes and 30 parameters but lets you try the full workflow, while the unrestricted PRO edition offers an Indie license for individuals (monthly, yearly or three-year, with a student discount). It runs on Windows and Mac, and exported models can be driven by tracking apps such as VTube Studio.

A free Live2D model of a black cat character distributed on BOOTH. Besides its normal face, it includes four expressions (scared face, smirk, surprised, scream) and two motions (idle, trembling), with a toggle to show or hide the legs. It works with tracking software like FaceRig, Animaze, VTube Studio, and nizima LIVE. Usable for streaming and video production within personal use, including monetization via ads and Super Chat (modification, redistribution, and claiming it as your own work are prohibited, and corporate use is not allowed).

A chibi-style Live2D mini character model distributed for free on BOOTH. Load it into tracking software like VTube Studio and it's ready to go as a streaming avatar you can animate with just a webcam. It's a personal-use license that allows monetization via ads, Super Chat, and memberships, but crediting the creator name "umi" is required. Modification (including recoloring), redistribution, and corporate use are prohibited, so check the distribution page's terms before using it.

Software that transcribes what a streamer says in real time and auto-translates it into subtitles in up to 16 languages — even from Japanese into English. It integrates via a simple OBS browser source and runs fully locally with minimal delay, great for streamers who want to reach viewers overseas (one-time purchase, ¥2,000).

A free Live2D model from the "Virtual Android" series. This 152cm-tall character supports keybind-controlled expression switching between shy, cool, and troubled faces, plus linked mouth and eyebrow movement. Compatible with FaceRig, Animaze, VTube Studio, and nizima LIVE, with a name and backstory you can decide for yourself.

Free recording and streaming software for Logitech webcams. It supports recording that combines two webcams with your desktop or app windows, 9:16 vertical video, background removal with chroma key, and live text with selectable fonts and colors, and you can use the finished feed as a camera source in OBS or XSplit (Windows). Supported models include the C920, C922, StreamCam, and BRIO.

A community site where creators from around the world upload drum, piano, and synth loops as well as acapellas, all free to download. Loops are royalty-free and can be used commercially or non-commercially, and you can filter by BPM, key, genre, and category while previewing them. Aimed at streamers and DTM beginners who want to gather material for original stream background music and jingles. A free membership is required, and acapellas are generally non-commercial only, so checking the terms is a must.

A streaming support app that bundles smart lighting integration, alerts, a chat bot, and loyalty features into one tool. It connects to 40+ devices and services including Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, Govee, and Elgato, letting viewers control your room lighting and effects through chat. The free tier is limited to overlays and a basic bot; full functionality starts at $5.99/month.

The current version of a VTuber tracking software that animates your upper body using just a webcam and Leap Motion. It supports Leap Motion, Ultraleap, and Quest Pro, and can even reflect finger movements. Compatible with VRM 1.0. Personal license ¥6,600, corporate license ¥99,800. A free trial with an on-screen "sample" watermark is available.

A free, open-source tool that turns your phone, tablet, or browser into a Stream Deck-style macro pad. It supports Windows 10/11, and installing the OBS-WebSocket plugin lets you switch scenes or mute your mic with a single tap. Unlike Touch Portal, every feature is free, and you can even control it from a browser with no dedicated app needed.

A mobile-only 3D avatar creation app from Gugenka. Just pick parts and colors to build your own original 3D model, and export it as a VRM file for free. The exported VRM can be loaded into VTuber apps like VSeeFace and Warudo for streaming, or used in social VR platforms like VRChat and cluster. The app itself is free, while extra outfits and collaboration costumes with popular anime are paid. Available on iOS and Android.

Freemium streaming and video software with a virtual webcam feature. Switch between multiple camera feeds while streaming, with a full set of virtual backgrounds, filters, and text overlays. Used across a wide range of scenes, from education and business to live streaming.

A long-standing Japanese free asset site where you can download BGM, sound effects, and vocal tracks with no registration required. Choose from a wide range of genres — game, heartwarming, cool, Japanese-style, and more. Commercial use is allowed, but you must credit "魔王魂" (Maoudamashii) when you use the tracks. A trusted source that countless VTubers and streamers have relied on for years.

A fan-mail service for receiving anonymous messages from viewers. マシュマロ has AI that automatically removes abusive messages, which has made it the go-to way to gather material for chatting and advice streams. You can sign up with X (formerly Twitter), a Google account or an email address, and everything happens in the browser. Receiving and answering are free, but answers are capped at 100 characters; Premium (¥550/month, tax included) adds ad-free browsing, a 10,000-character limit, the "non-interference" AI mode, revealing censored words, private replies and LINE notifications.

Streaming and recording software you can use as an alternative to OBS. Streaming and recording are free, with no watermark or time limit. It's optimized for DirectX 12 and Apple Silicon, and can import your OBS scenes with a single click. It comes with 30-plus built-in effects including chroma key, plus simultaneous vertical canvas output. Only the AI feature, Spark, requires a paid plan.

A personal site distributing free video assets for streaming and video editing. Everything is organised by purpose — emotion effects, caption bases, transitions, sparkles, hearts, frames, YouTube end screens and small parts — and each asset comes in two formats: ProRes 4444 (mov) with an alpha channel, and H.264 (mp4) on a green screen. Free for both personal and commercial use, with YouTube monetization of videos using the assets permitted. Credit is optional.

A free asset site where independent creator Minchiri distributes background illustrations they drew. It offers 130+ realistic backgrounds of places such as schools, train stations, residential streets and restaurants (1920×1080, JPEG), most with daytime, evening and night (lights on/off) variants, plus a few abstract backgrounds like speed lines. Commercial use and editing are allowed, with no credit or usage report required (redistributing or selling the assets themselves is not allowed). It also has mini tools for streams: a clock, an Amidakuji lottery and dice.

A BOOTH shop specializing in animated stream overlays. Offers frame sets in Japanese-style designs with plenty of color variations. Just layer them in OBS to use—supports looping assets and transparent PNGs. Several free items are also available.

An app that lets you live-stream your phone's game screen exactly as-is. You can start streaming in just a few taps, and stream as your "Emomo" avatar without showing your face. It also supports voice-call collabs, automatic stream recording, and gift-based monetization. Works on iOS 16+ and Android, and is free with in-app purchases.

A Windows desktop streaming bot that connects to multiple streaming services at once, including Twitch, YouTube Live, and Kick. A single app covers chat commands, stream alerts, OBS overlays like goal bars and chat boxes, moderation, giveaways, and even viewer points (a custom currency). Settings are stored locally on your own PC rather than in the cloud. You can build everything with the visual editor, and scripting enables more advanced automation.

A Windows 10-only app that performs full-body motion capture using two or more off-the-shelf webcams. It can also capture fingers and facial expressions to a basic degree, and supports real-time transmission via VMT, VMC, and VRChat OSC, as well as BVH and FBX export. A free trial is distributed on Steam, and the full version is a one-time purchase.

Sony's motion capture system. Just attach six compact sensors to your body for 3D full-body tracking, working in tandem with your smartphone. It can also connect to VRChat and VMC protocol-compatible software for full-body tracking in VTuber streams. Priced at ¥49,500 (tax included), sold through Sony Store and other retailers.

A dress-up app for building chibi-proportioned 3D avatars on your phone. Pick a face to create an avatar, then style it with a wide range of fashion items. It supports VRM export through VRoid Hub, and you can shoot random poses and share to X. Updates keep adding new clothing items, making it a fit for streamers who want mini-character material without a PC. Requires iOS/iPadOS 14.0 or later; free at its core with in-app purchases.

Free video editing software built for making Yukkuri commentary videos. Type in text and the characters read it aloud, while you edit character art, subtitles, and sound effects all in one place. Pair it with VOICEVOX for a completely free commentary-video workflow, popular with video-editing beginners too.

A free Windows app that animates a 2D avatar with lip sync and blinking driven by your mic audio, simply by loading illustrations of the body plus mouth and blink variants. A pitch sensor that measures your voice pitch switches expressions automatically, and Stream Deck hotkeys let you swap models or expressions in one press. Created by Motaro, and updates continue to be released. Bring it into OBS with Window Capture plus a chroma key.

A free comment viewer that displays comments from YouTube Live, Twitch, Niconico Live, Twitcasting, OPENREC, Fuwacc, and Kick all in one place. It can connect to multiple sites simultaneously, and integrates with Bouyomi-chan for text-to-speech readout. It also supports plugins for extending functionality, and gets updated frequently.

A free BGM asset site run by composer Watson, offering everything from mellow ambient and EDM to jazz, chiptune (8-bit style), jingles, and sound effects — no membership required to download. Tracks can be used by individuals and businesses alike, for commercial or non-commercial projects, including monetized YouTube channels. Crediting the source (e.g. "BGM: MusMus") is mandatory, and using a track as the centerpiece of a work, redistributing it as raw material, or using it for AI training is prohibited. If crediting isn't possible, paid licensing can be arranged instead.

The official free streaming software for Niconico Live, developed by Dwango. Built as an open-source fork of Streamlabs Desktop, it lets you create a program and start, stop, or extend your broadcast without leaving the app. It ships with "N Voice" chat text-to-speech and a voice changer that builds your own voice from 100 sound options (with Kotoyomi Near, Zundamon, and Kasukabe Tsumugi presets), and it supports VTuber streaming with Custom Cast avatars. It runs on Windows 11 or later (64-bit) with 8GB or more of memory, and is free even for commercial use.

A record label offering free copyright-safe music for creators, focused on EDM, house, and trap. Every track can be used free in videos and streams, and won't trigger a claim as long as you follow the terms — even on monetized content. Usage requires crediting the track and artist name with a link to NCS; during a live stream, simply saying "Music provided by http://spoti.fi/NCS" is enough. Since this is a free license for individual creators, corporate brand promotion or embedding tracks into games requires a separate Commercial License application.

Nerd or Die is an overseas store offering stream overlays, alerts, widgets and transitions for Twitch, YouTube and Kick. Its catalogue runs from free resources to one-time-purchase stream packs, and it supports OBS Studio, Streamlabs and StreamElements. It makes it easy to put together your starting soon screen, BRB, ending screen and event notifications as one coherent set. The site is in English, and setup guides are provided.

A 3D model posting and distribution platform run by Dwango. It hosts works like VRM and MMD models and motion data, many of which can be downloaded for free. It also sees a lot of VRoid-made model submissions, making it a good entry point for getting an avatar without modeling one yourself.

A material-sharing platform run by Dwango. It hosts free downloads spanning music tracks, sound effects, full-body character art, speech bubbles, frames, backgrounds, video effects, and MMD-related assets, and it also consolidates derivative-work (fan content) guidelines. Usage terms vary by asset — some are restricted to use within Niconico Douga only — so checking the license before using something in a stream is essential.

A free cloud-based chat bot that automatically manages chat on Twitch, YouTube, Trovo, and SOOP. There is nothing to install: sign in on the official site, press "Join" on the dashboard, and it joins your channel. From the control panel you can set up Timers for recurring messages, Custom Commands that answer ! commands automatically, Spam Protection that filters links, repeated posts, and excessive caps, plus Song Requests, Regulars for your frequent viewers, and Giveaways.

An illustration and Live2D model marketplace officially run by Live2D. You can purchase available Live2D works and illustration works, or request a custom-made order — having a creator build a VTuber model, outfit, or stream asset made just for you based on your specifications. Work pages list compatibility with VTube Studio (VTS) and nizima LIVE, so you can check whether a model will work with your streaming software before buying. Listed works go through the operator's review before being published, and one-of-a-kind exclusive pieces are also available.

A VTuber streaming app that reads your face and expressions through nothing but a webcam and drives a Live2D model in real time. Perfect Sync captures fine detail such as puffed cheeks, lip sync follows your voice, and the camera feed itself never appears on screen, so there is no risk of showing your face. It also includes 100+ preset items and collab rooms that hold up to eight people at once. Available for Windows and macOS (some features are unsupported on Mac), with a free plan alongside paid plans at 550 yen/month for individuals and 3,300 yen/month for businesses.

The official app for GeForce-equipped PCs. Hit Alt+Z during a game to bring up the overlay and handle recording, screenshots, and Instant Replay on the spot. ShadowPlay recording supports the AV1 codec, capturing up to 8K HDR at 30fps or 4K HDR at 120fps. With "Instant Replay" constantly buffering recent gameplay in the background, you can save a great moment with a single hotkey even if you weren't recording. It's a free tool that also handles driver updates, game setting optimization, and filters from the same app.

A free AI streaming-assist app for PCs with GeForce RTX cards. It applies AI effects in real time through virtual devices: noise removal, room echo removal and studio voice for the microphone, and background removal, blur or replacement, virtual key light, eye contact and auto frame for the camera. The advantage is that any app that lets you pick an input device — OBS, Discord, Zoom — can use it as is. It requires an RTX 2060 or better GPU and Windows 10/11 (64-bit).

A free plugin that extends OBS's masking options. Combine shape masks (circles, stars, hearts, etc.), masks built from another source or image, and gradient masks. It lets you crop your avatar or stream screen into any shape you like, or apply color correction to just part of the frame. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

A free OBS plugin that uses AI to remove the background from your webcam feed without a green screen. You can choose from several segmentation models such as SINet, MediaPipe, and Robust Video Matting, and besides making the background transparent it supports background blur and video correction for dark rooms. Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and can lighten the load using the GPU (CUDA / CoreML). Open source under GPL-3.0.

A free OBS plugin that adds high-quality blur filters. Add "Composite Blur" from a source's filter list and choose between four algorithms — Gaussian, Box, Dual Kawase and Pixelate — along with Area, Directional, Zoom, Motion and Tilt-Shift effects. An Effect Mask limits the blur to a rectangle or a circle, and setting a Background Source composites it cleanly against whatever sits underneath. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux.

A free generator that lets you change how Discord call members' icons look inside OBS. Fine-tune the speaking ring's color, shape, and size, then just paste the generated URL into an OBS browser source to apply it. It helps give collab stream screens a unified look.

A free generator that shows your Discord call partners' full-body character art on your OBS screen, reacting to whoever is speaking. This makes collab streams and multi-person chats easy to follow visually. Just set the generated URL as an OBS browser source — no complicated setup needed.

An OBS plugin that adds a source showing your keyboard, mouse and gamepad input in real time. Keys light up as you press them, mouse movement and the scroll wheel are reproduced, and controller sticks and triggers are shown as well. Use the official preset layouts as they are, or build your own button placement and artwork with the bundled io-cct config tool. It also supports a WebSocket remote connection so a gaming PC can send its input to a separate streaming PC. Free and open source (GPL-2.0) for Windows and Linux; macOS is not supported.

A free transition and filter plugin for OBS Studio. Beyond the "Move" transition, which smoothly animates the position and size of matching sources when you switch scenes, it also includes the Move Source filter for moving sources without switching scenes, Move Value for changing numeric values, and Move Audio for changing audio. You can also set easing and curved paths. Works on Windows / Mac / Linux, GPL-2.0 (by exeldro).

A pack of StreamFX shaders sold on BOOTH for jazzing up your stream visuals — outlines, rounded corners, drop shadows, glow, and more. Just apply them as an OBS filter to add high-quality visual effects, making it a favorite for anyone who wants to take their stream screen up a notch.

An OBS plugin that lets you apply your own shaders (OBS-flavoured HLSL) to any source. Right-click a source, add the "User-defined shader" filter, and load one of the 164 bundled samples (.shader) to get drop shadows, rounded corners, glitch, VHS looks, fire, zoom blur, audio-reactive effects and more. Every uniform variable in the shader shows up automatically in the properties panel as a slider or colour picker, and shaders you write yourself can be loaded too. Free and open source for Windows, macOS and Linux.

A free plugin that lets you record individual OBS sources separately. Capture just the game screen or just the camera alongside your regular stream, useful for building clip and thumbnail material. Added as a filter, and free and open source under GPL-2.0 (by exeldro).

The go-to free streaming and recording software used by streamers worldwide. It works with YouTube, Twitch, Niconico, and virtually every platform, with advanced features like scene switching, mic volume control, and video filters. Extendable with plugins, it's the foundation of a streaming setup that grows with you from beginner to pro.

An OBS plugin that draws the frequency spectrum of an audio source on your stream. Add the "Waveform Visualizer" source, point it at your mic or background music, and it renders a curve, bars, stepped bars, a level meter with an RMS mode, or an experimental waveform, while Radial Layout bends any of them into a circle. The three-colour gradient, FFT size and smoothing are all adjustable. Free and open source (GPL-3.0) for 64-bit Windows, macOS and Linux on OBS 27 or later.

A service for collecting topics, requests, and questions anonymously from fans. Restrict submissions to logged-in users or filter NG words to keep out trolls, and there's also a "Topic Gacha" for pulling a random prompt. Supports switching between multiple accounts, and most features are free (an ad-free premium tier is ¥380/month).

A platform where creators of all kinds, not just streamers, can receive support through fan letters and monthly memberships. It offers image and voice replies to paid support letters (¥100–¥11,000), members-only blog posts, newsletters, and a radio feature. Signing up and using it is free; you receive your earnings minus platform fees (from October 2026: 13% for memberships, 16% for one-time support) and a ¥275 fee per withdrawal.

A Japanese site distributing free assets for stream screens and thumbnails. Thousands of pieces are organized by format — backgrounds, patterns, landscapes, frames, text, parts, stream parts, vertical formats, and templates — and you can also browse by mood or season, like "cute," "cool," or "horror." Commercial use is allowed for both individuals and businesses, with no credit or usage report required, and free editing such as recoloring or cropping. However, redistributing or reselling the assets themselves, selling merchandise built primarily around the assets, and using them for AI training are all prohibited.

A free asset site run by Yodogawa specialising in decorative frames. A sister site to OKUMONO (backgrounds) and OKUMONO+V (video assets), it offers frames sized to drop straight into thumbnails and stream screens: squares, circles, fluffy shapes, borders, 16:9 frames, caption bars, speech bubbles, ribbons and corner flourishes. No account or notification is needed, commercial use is allowed and credit is optional. Edits such as recolouring and resizing are free, but redistributing or selling the assets on their own and AI training use are prohibited.

A long-running Japanese free sound effect library. Its catalogue is split into machinery, human, ambience, daily life, animal, vehicle, battle, sports, miscellaneous and music categories, all distributed as mp3. Individuals, circles, schools and volunteer groups may use the files without contacting the site, commercial or not, and credit is optional. Only companies and for-profit businesses need to ask permission first, and reselling or redistributing the files themselves is prohibited.

A Japanese-made comment viewer that gathers chat from the major sites — YouTube, Twitch, Niconico Live, TwitCasting, SHOWROOM, Mirrativ, Kick — into a single screen. It includes text-to-speech that works without any extra software, a queue list for viewer-participation events, on-screen effects triggered by chat, and templates for customizing the look. It runs on Windows and macOS, and the core features are free. Remote View, surveys, and chat translation are PRO features.

A free BGM site run by sound programmer takai, offering over 200 RPG-style game tracks and 100+ piano pieces, plus a wide range of classical arrangements. Alongside MP3, tracks are also available in seamless loop-ready OGG format. Commercial and secondary use are both free, and no usage report or credit is generally required (arranged classical pieces do call for consideration toward the original composer). A great fit for individual streamers who want to build out their stream BGM and starting soon screen music library at no cost.

A BOOTH shop specializing in animated stream backgrounds, offering VTuber-oriented background illustrations and assets. Purpose-built backgrounds cover everything from game streams to chatting sessions to starting-soon screens, with many supporting looping animation. Just load them into an OBS media source for an easy, professional-looking stream layout.

A clip-generation service where AI analyzes long stream archives and automatically pulls out the highlights as vertical short-form videos. It supports Japanese audio and auto-captions, reformatting clips to a 9:16 ratio for TikTok and YouTube Shorts. The free plan covers up to 60 minutes of processing per month.

A free illustration site for VTubers and streamers specializing in "hand assets." Alongside hand-only pieces like hand signs, it offers over 170 assets total, including props such as food, microphones, and weapons, plus seasonal items for Christmas and Halloween. Most are free and commercially usable, while high-resolution and Live2D versions are sold on BOOTH.

A Japanese free audio asset site distributing background music, jingles and sound effects. Everything is offered under CC BY 4.0, so crediting “OtoLogic” lets individuals and companies alike use it at no cost, including commercial use and editing. You can preview and download MP3s on the spot without signing up, and the categories on offer — cyber, countdown, onomatopoeia, PC interface sounds — suit streaming well. A paid no-credit license is available if you would rather leave the attribution out.

A free recording app that clips and saves your best moments automatically. It runs on the Overwolf client and supports over 5,000 titles. It detects in-game events such as kills and wins to save clips on its own, and also handles hotkey-driven manual recording and a per-match timeline view. The built-in editor trims and merges clips so you can share them straight to social media. Every feature stays free but shows ads, and a paid plan removes them and unlocks extras. Windows only.

A free animated overlay for game streaming where red and blue lines at the top and bottom of the screen swap colors roughly every 30 seconds. It's a simple single 1920×1080 GIF file — just add it as an image source in OBS to bring a bit of motion to your stream layout. The license is easy to work with: commercial use is allowed for individuals and companies alike, editing is permitted, and credit is optional. Alongside the free version, a ¥100 support edition is also available if you'd like to back the creator.

An international all-in-one design service for stream overlays, alerts, panels, emotes, and banners. It works with OBS, Streamlabs, XSplit, and Twitch Studio, and includes creation tools like an emote maker. Alongside free assets and free tools, it offers the paid "OWN3D Pro" subscription with 900+ overlays and alerts, plus individual purchases.

An open-source live streaming server you run on your own infrastructure. Just send RTMP from OBS or Streamlabs and you can publish your own stream page with built-in chat. It also includes notification integration with the fediverse (like Mastodon), viewer and moderation management, and an embeddable player. Free under the MIT license (Linux/macOS/Docker).

A site distributing original Famicom-style music tracks, created by MISOKA. It publishes 262 tracks, organized by scene — "Fun Story," "Suspicious Mission," "Sad Game Over," and more. Each track is available as both MP3 and ZIP-compressed WAV, making it a good fit for setting the mood in retro game playthroughs or pixel-art projects. Commercial use is allowed and credit is optional, but there are restrictions on uses where the music itself is the main draw (like a work-BGM stream), so check the site's current terms of use.

A free music asset site distributing original BGM built around fantasy, Japanese-style, and horror worlds. Batch-download MP3/OGG/M4A along with loop versions; credit is optional and commercial use is allowed (except some paid tracks). Tracks from March 2026 onward use a custom license; earlier ones are under CC BY 4.0 (some paid originals also available).

One of Japan's largest free asset sites, distributing over 12 million photo assets and run by ACワークス (AC Works). With a free membership, you can search by keyword, category, or AI image search, then download in the size you need. Editing and commercial use are both allowed, and no credit is required. Free members are limited to 4 keyword searches and 3 AI searches per day, with a wait time before each download. A Premium plan is also available, offering unlimited search and downloads plus a license for use in merchandise.

A free image editing tool that runs entirely in your browser. It opens and edits many formats — PSD, AI, XD, Figma, SVG, PDF, RAW (DNG/CR2/NEF, etc.) — with no install needed, and since files are processed on your own device, nothing gets uploaded to the cloud. It matches Photoshop-level features like layers, masks, layer styles, smart objects, and adjustment layers, plus AI tools for one-click background removal and replacing parts of an image from a text prompt. The free version shows ads; Premium removes them and adds more.

A browser service where you combine parts in “image makers” published by illustrators to build a portrait icon of your own. There is nothing to install and the core is free: pick a hairstyle, expression, outfit and background and an icon is done in minutes (the app also offers Premium, which hides ads). How you may use the finished image, however, is decided by each maker's creator, so terms for commercial use, editing and credit vary. For monetized streams, merchandise and other commercial purposes, always read the maker's description and Picrew's guidelines first.

The music section of Pixabay, best known for its image and video assets. It offers over 290,000 community-uploaded background music tracks, free to download with no sign-up. Browse by genre, mood, or tag, or through official playlists for vlogs, games, and more. Sound effects are in a separate section. Under the Pixabay Content License, commercial use and modification are allowed with no credit required, but redistributing or selling the assets on their own is prohibited. Some tracks are registered with YouTube Content ID, so if a claim comes in, you need to show the license information to get it released.

Free software for building a PNGTuber avatar out of stacked PNG images. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, is offered on itch.io as "name your own price" (you can take it for free), and is also distributed free on Steam. It supports sprite-sheet animation, sine-wave sway, drag, bounce and jiggle, and per-sprite visibility tied to speaking and blinking, and you can set the background to green or transparent for OBS. The UI is English-only, and the source code is published under the Unlicense (public domain).

A free audio asset site distributing over 2,300 sound effects and BGM tracks. It's easy to browse by category — button sounds, notification sounds, ambient sounds — making it handy for small touches of production in a stream or video. Free to use with credit, and a well-rounded go-to site that also carries loop BGM and noise assets.

A free streaming and recording app from the NAVER group. Just pick a template to set up your stream layout in minutes, and it comes standard with effects like masks and background filters, plus "AvatarLive," an avatar streaming feature that doesn't require showing your face. It also supports turning your phone into a webcam and has a mobile app version, making it a good fit for beginners who want an easier start than OBS. It's free at its core, with multistreaming to multiple platforms and premium effects unlocked through the paid PRISM Plus tier. Supports Windows 10/11 and macOS.

A widget service that shows your heart rate from a smartwatch or heart-rate sensor on your stream screen in real time. Just connect the Pulsoid app to a supported device and add it to OBS or Streamlabs as a browser source, and you can show viewers the tension of a horror game, an endurance stream, or physical changes during a workout stream. Since you can try it on the free plan, it's an easy addition even if you just want to layer in a bit of extra flair. The widget's look can be adjusted to match your stream layout, so you can add it to a segment without redesigning your existing assets.

A free mascot app for live streaming that lip-syncs and blinks to audio from your mic, text-to-speech apps, or call apps. It works just by registering a set of four variant images, such as “eyes open, mouth closed”, and with Alt+0–9 shortcuts you can switch between up to 10 mascots, with sound effects. It also supports transparent backgrounds and adjustments to size scale and blink frequency. Works on Windows 7 to 10, open source under GPL-3.0 (author: 獅子座☆B型).

A live streaming app that reads your expressions through your phone's front camera so you can stream as an avatar without showing your face. A few taps on the “+” on the home screen start a stream, and features such as in-stream background music, a stream board, a gift wishlist and a “World” mode you can walk around in 3D round out the experience. Avatars can be edited in detail — face, body, clothing — and saved as up to ten outfit sets. It is free at its core on iOS and Android, and gifts you receive become LIVE points that lead to monetization. Operated by REALITY Inc.

A multistreaming service that sends a single stream to 30+ destinations at once, including YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and TikTok. Beyond sending from OBS, you can also stream entirely from the browser with Restream Studio, and it includes cross-platform chat that gathers comments from every site into one screen, plus on-screen chat overlays. The free plan covers up to 2 simultaneous destinations (Studio streams carry the Restream logo and are capped at 720p). To add more destinations, upgrade to the paid Standard plan or above.

A service for interviews and podcasts that records and live streams in high quality from the browser alone. Its defining feature is local recording on each participant's own device: even if the call connection breaks up, you keep per-person tracks at up to 4K with uncompressed audio. It also offers text-based editing that cuts video the way you edit a transcript, filler-word removal, AI clip generation and simulcasting to YouTube and elsewhere. The free plan gives 720p, two hours of separate-track recording and a watermark; paid plans start at $24 a month for Pro billed annually.

A roulette wheel tool for streamers that displays in an OBS browser source. Open the control panel in an OBS dock and spin it, and the roulette on your stream moves in sync. Choose between two designs, a circular wheel and a vertical slot-style reel. The free version is limited to 2 patterns and 12 items and requires a credit (optional in the paid version). The ¥1,000 paid version on BOOTH unlocks up to 6 patterns, 24 items, weighted draws, and color customization.

A site distributing free video assets for OBS and Streamlabs. It offers 576 free items including animated backgrounds, transitions, text overlays, and effects, plus alpha-channel MOV files for stinger transitions and transparent-background assets. Commercial use is allowed and credit is optional (though recommended). Reselling the assets themselves as your main content is prohibited. An additional 19 paid assets are sold on an external platform.

A tool that generates stream and video thumbnails in seconds just by typing in some text for the AI. It supports 16 templates covering VTuber, game streaming, and more, and you can keep refining the result afterward just by telling the AI what to change. The free plan includes up to 3 credits.

A tool for safely receiving fan art from viewers through an approval system, then displaying it as a slideshow on your stream via an OBS browser source. Submitters don't need an account — they can send images through a passphrase-protected URL. Admins log in with a Google account and can display only approved images in real time.

A free capture tool for Windows. Besides multiple capture modes, full screen, region select, active window, and scrolling capture, it includes screen and GIF recording, plus an annotation editor for adding rectangles, arrows, text, and blur. Its powerful workflow feature automates post-capture actions (save, copy, upload) and hotkeys, with support for a wide range of upload destinations. It's completely free, open source, ad-free, and requires no account, available as a Setup installer or portable version, and also through the Microsoft Store or Steam.

A Windows tool that adds high-quality effects like glow, rim lighting, and anime-style cinematography to VTuber and stream footage. It lets you beautifully enhance your character's captured video, taking your stream visuals up a notch. Distributed to creator MuRo's pixivFANBOX supporters (a monthly pledge is required to get it).

A BOOTH shop offering a wide range of free overlay and frame assets for streamers. Provides stream screen assets compatible with YouTube, Twitch, Mildom, and other platforms. Run by an actual game streamer, the assets are built with real-world streaming use in mind.

A Japanese skill marketplace where you commission illustrations, full-body character art, Live2D models, 3D models, background music, and narration directly from creators. It has categories such as VTuber activity support and TRPG art, and plenty of listings for IRIAM character art. Besides buying a listed skill outright, you can post your requirements on the request board and wait for creators to apply, or negotiate through a quote consultation and have a dedicated listing made for you. Signing up and browsing are free; pricing and delivery times vary by listing, so check the listing page.

A SKIMA listing for original 3D characters built from scratch in Blender. The work covers modeling, UVs, textures, bones, weights, and materials, plus expressions (choose four from A-I-U-E-O mouth shapes, blinking, winking, and the four basic emotions) and physics-driven jiggle, all delivered as a VRM file. The guideline is from ¥100,000 within 50 days, with VRChat-ready data, extra expressions, and personal or corporate commercial use offered as options. Humanoid characters only, and copyright is not transferred; check the listing page for current terms.

A 3D model commission for VTuber and VRChat use listed on SKIMA. The creator works mainly in VRoid Studio and builds extras such as accessories in Blender, delivering in VRM format. Standard turnaround is within 14 days, and a rush option can be arranged to shorten it further, making this a fast-turnaround listing. Starting from character design, prop creation, supplying editable data, and requests from companies and agencies are all available as options. Two free retakes are included after completion, and while copyright is not transferred, use for merchandise is allowed (editing for resale is not).

A SKIMA listing where an artist with over 10 years of Blender experience builds original 3D models for VTuber and VRChat use. The base plan starts at ¥60,000 with a guideline turnaround of 20 business days, and you can stack options such as an extra outfit (+¥30,000 / +10 days), an accessory with physics (+¥10,000 / +5 days), or a simple prop (+¥2,000 / +1 day). Fan-made characters are not accepted, and copyright transfer is a separate custom fee. The delivery format is decided by message before purchase, so check the listing page for the latest prices and terms.

A SKIMA listing for 3D avatars for VRChat and VTuber use, built full-scratch — from nothing, rather than by modifying an existing model. Hand over a three-view sheet or artwork that clearly shows front and back, and the creator covers everything from modeling and texturing to around 50 expression shape keys including blinks and lip sync. Delivery is FBX plus textures by default, with VRM or a Unity package available on request. Outfit-only requests and add-on props are offered as options, and revisions beyond outright defects are accepted several times. Check the listing page for the latest on price, turnaround and copyright terms.

A VRoid Studio-based 3D model commission listed on SKIMA. The creator turns a 2D character design into 3D aiming for a finish that does not look VRoid-made, and delivers in VRM. It works for streaming in VTube Studio or VSeeFace, for MMD, and for VRChat (setup service costs extra). Character design work, body part motion correction, VRChat setup and a full rights buyout are options. Quotes assume you supply full-body design sheets (a three-view sheet is recommended), revisions are capped at two, and turnaround is within about 14 days. Copyright is not waived, but commercial use is permitted.

A listing from five on SKIMA offering VTuber character design plus Live2D modeling, with support for non-human characters (from ¥180,000, delivery within 21 days). The base price includes tracking adjustment and VTube Studio setup, and models are created at a generous 3,600px × 6,400px size. A two-view reference sheet can be added for +¥5,000, a mascot character for +¥10,000, and expression variants for +¥2,000. Platinum rank, with 43 five-star "Excellent" reviews and zero negative reviews.

A listing from すゞ on SKIMA covering both illustration (including design) and Live2D modeling from start to finish (base price from ¥120,000, delivery within 50 days). Illustration plus standard modeling starts at ¥230,000, while full modeling, which includes full-body XYZ deformation below the neck and torso twisting, starts at ¥280,000; modeling-only requests are also accepted from ¥100,000. Idle motion and CMO data delivery are available as options. Platinum rank, with 64 five-star "Excellent" reviews and zero negative reviews.

A bundled listing from INNNU on SKIMA covering character design, full-body layered illustration, and VTube Studio-compatible Live2D modeling (from ¥150,000, roughly 70 days turnaround). It includes XYZ head-angle tracking, eye open/close with eyeball movement, "aiueo" mouth shapes, eyebrow height and angle, breathing, hair and clothing physics, and body XYZ movement linked to the head. Bringing your own character design takes ¥10,000 off, and options like turnaround sheets and outfit variants can be added. Platinum rank with 87 "Excellent" reviews.

A complete pipeline listing from 菓子野あんこ on SKIMA covering character design, layered illustration, and Live2D modeling. The full set costs ¥100,000, layered illustration only is ¥50,000, extra design drafts start at ¥5,000, and expression variants start at ¥1,000. Turnaround is within 40 days, with moc3, json, and exp3 files plus a full-size body image delivered. Backed by 84 "Excellent" reviews, this suits VTubers who want to hand everything off starting from the design stage.

A bundled Live2D layered illustration and modeling listing for VTubers from ナルミチ on SKIMA. Pricing scales clearly by production scope: bust-up starts at ¥15,000, waist-up is ¥20,000, thigh-up is ¥23,000, and a full-body model is ¥27,000. Character design is +¥6,000, and extra parts start at ¥2,000. Turnaround is within 20 days, and the base price includes the copyright transfer fee. With a strong track record of 224 "Excellent" reviews, this suits streamers who want to start Live2D on a low budget.

An affordable IMU sensor-based full-body tracking system. Trackers send data to a PC server over Wi-Fi, and it works with SteamVR games and VRChat, as well as VMC/OSC-compatible software and vtubing in VSeeFace and Warudo. Fully open-source, with hardware starting at $219.

A free, open-source tool that aggregates chat from multiple services — YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Discord, and more — and displays the comments you pick as an OBS overlay. Since it runs in the browser, setup is lightweight, and it's easy to manage chat from multiple platforms or guest streams in one place. You can also use it to feature selected comments on screen. Because it's built around links you generate from the official site, you can start doing chat effects without setting up a dedicated server.

A free sound-effect library from Sound Effect Lab, organized into 7 categories: anime/production, battle, mechanical, everyday life, ambience, buttons/system sounds, and nature. Fast to use — one click to preview, one click to download. No registration, credit, or backlink required, and commercial use is free. Recordings differ from the main Sound Effect Lab site, making it a handy second source when you don't want your sounds to overlap with the usual ones.

A Japanese free sound effect site that is free for commercial use and needs no credit. Clips are grouped into battle, staging and anime, voice clips, daily life, machines and vehicles, ambience, button and system sounds, and nature and animals, and each mp3 downloads with a single left click. A web app, Soundeffect Pon-dashi, is also provided for firing clips live during a stream. Editing is allowed, but redistributing the files, adult use, and use as AI training data are prohibited.

A web sampler provided by Sound Effect Lab. Register your go-to sound effects to 12 buttons and play them instantly with one click during a stream. No software installation is needed since it runs in the browser, and capturing the audio with OBS's audio capture lets you bring the sound into your stream. It makes reaction-style streaming and sound-effect production easy to pull off.

A Japan-based AI composition service where you specify genre, mood, and length, and it generates original BGM for you. It's trained only on tracks the company itself produced, and a paid plan lets you use and monetize the generated tracks commercially. The free tier covers generation and preview; downloading needs a paid plan.

A free assets site that allows commercial use with no reporting required. It offers a wide range of assets needed for stream production, including overlays, backgrounds, transitions, and BGM. It also has a rich selection of ready-made OBS scene sets, making it easy even for beginners to set up a cohesive-looking stream in a short time.

A framework that passes GPU textures directly between Windows apps, sharing video with almost no latency. It lets you bring video from avatar apps that support Spout output, like VTube Studio, into OBS with the transparent background intact, so it looks cleaner and runs lighter than a green screen or window capture. It's also widely used in video software such as Resolume, TouchDesigner, and Unity. It's free and open source, but receiving it in OBS requires separately installing the OBS Spout2 Plugin.

A free sound library run by Shikumi Design Inc., with over 1,000 sounds across 11 categories — battle, production, everyday life, retro-game-style SFX, and 10-second BGM — downloadable with no registration. Commercial use is OK and no credit required. *YouTube Content ID registration and redistribution as a sound-effect collection are prohibited.

An English-language music library offering DMCA-safe tracks for free, made for streamers. It has over 1,500 tracks across 11 genres, including Lofi, EDM, and Synthwave, playable and downloadable via Spotify or Bandcamp, with a perpetual license that needs no credit and allows monetization. Built for streamers who want to avoid Twitch's mute/takedown risk.

A platform for streamers that centralizes alerts, overlays, a chatbot, and tips (Tipping) in a browser-based dashboard. Just pick a template and adjust it in the visual editor — no design knowledge needed to build alerts and widgets. With the OBS plugin "SE.Live," you can also multistream for free to Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and more, with chat integration built in. Core features are free.

A free, cloud-based streaming plugin that integrates into OBS. It lets you manage overlays, alerts, and chat all from within the OBS window while keeping CPU usage low. It supports Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook, streamlining multi-platform streaming.

A free, feature-rich bot (for Windows, portable version) that automates behind-the-scenes streaming tasks triggered by events on Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. By combining a Trigger and Sub-Actions inside an Action, you can build no-code workflows like switching OBS scenes with channel points or playing sound effects from chat commands, and you can also write C# code. It also integrates widely with external tools such as OBS WebSocket, VTube Studio, and Stream Deck.

A feature-rich plugin that adds filters such as 3D Transform, Blur, Color Grading, Dynamic Mask, Virtual Greenscreen, and Shader to OBS Studio, along with shader-based sources and transitions and encoders such as NVENC and ProRes. The source is published under the GPL, but prebuilt downloads are limited to Patreon supporters (paid). Not compatible with Streamlabs Desktop or XSplit.

A family of streaming software and services built on the core OBS engine (now part of Logitech). Streamlabs Desktop for PC is free and ships with stream alerts, widgets, hundreds of overlays, the Cloudbot chatbot, and Dual Output for going live in horizontal and vertical formats at the same time. Mobile and XBOX apps plus video editing tools run under the same account, and the paid Ultra (starting at $15.75/mo) and Ultra+ tiers unlock multistreaming and premium assets.

A streaming app built on OBS that folds alerts, overlays, and a chat bot into a single tool. It supports the major platforms — Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Kick — and ships with Collab Cam for inviting guests with just a link, hundreds of free overlay themes, and the free Cloudbot chat bot. Because alerts are configured inside the app itself, you can build a complete streaming setup without stitching together separate services. The core features are free; Ultra, which adds multistreaming and 1,000+ themes, starts at $15.75/month (check the official site for current pricing).

A free, open-source, multi-feature plugin for OBS Studio. It includes Scene Organiser for sorting scenes with folders, search, and favorites; MultiDock for stacking multiple docks into one panel; Pro Toolbar, which keeps CPU, FPS, dropped frames, and bitrate on screen at all times; OBS backup, which saves your scene collections and profiles into a single file; and update checks for your installed plugins. Made for streamers whose OBS setup has grown and needs tidying up.

A browser-based live streaming studio for streaming and recording, no software install required. Guests simply open an invite link to join, making it great for interviews and collab streams. You can display up to 6 people on screen (10 on paid plans), and set up logos, overlays, and lower-third banners right in the browser. The free plan shows the StreamYard watermark, limits stream length, and caps local recording at 2 hours per month. Multistreaming to multiple platforms requires the Core plan or higher at $44.99/month (annual billing is cheaper, and a free trial is available).

A browser-based design tool for building your stream layout. Pick clocks, text, counters, YouTube chat displays, and more from templates, arrange them, then just paste the generated URL into an OBS browser source to see it live. No downloads and no usage fees — you even get free access to 15+ premium fonts, and you can pull in assets directly from its sister asset store, Sucomado.

A marketplace for browsing stream backgrounds, overlays, frames, comment boxes, and more from many creators in one place. Browse curated collections — food and drinks, vertical streaming, event themes — and jump over to sister service Sucolab to build your layout. Great for comparing free and paid assets, or for VTubers who want to shop for screen assets in one spot.

A multi-camera streaming app that links several iPhones, iPads and Macs so you can switch between up to nine cameras while live. The point is that phones you already own become your second and third camera, with no dedicated switcher or capture card to buy. It handles lower thirds, scoreboards, slides and pre-recorded video inserts, up to five remote guests, and simulcasting to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and more. There is a 14-day free trial; paid plans are Studio at $65 a month and Suite at $99 a month, with a discount for annual billing.

A browser timer for syncing playback start with your viewers during watch-along streams of movies and more. No login required and completely free. It can start from negative seconds, giving you time to hit play exactly at zero. It supports green-screen/blue-screen chroma keying and uses a monospaced font for clean transparent display in OBS, and your settings are saved in the URL automatically, so opening the same URL recreates them.

A motion capture tool that uses AI to estimate 24 full-body pose points from a single webcam. It drives VRM (0.x / 1.x) avatars and can send data to apps like VSeeFace over the VMC protocol, plus export in BVH, VMD, and VRMA formats — handy for MMD and 3D music video production too. The Windows version is freeware.

A free interaction tool for TikTok LIVE. Trigger sound effects, overlays, goal gauges, and text-to-speech off gifts and follows, and plug it straight into OBS Studio or Streamlabs. It's an unofficial third-party tool, so it can be affected by changes TikTok makes on its end.

A head- and eye-tracking device that clips onto your PC monitor. No headset needed — it works with 270+ games, letting you control the in-game camera with natural head movement. For streamers, Tobii Ghost can visualize your gaze on screen. Priced at $279 (refurbished units are $229). It's not meant for driving an avatar — the main uses are gaze visualization and in-game camera control.

A virtual music live streaming app for karaoke streams without showing your face. Over 20,000 songs from sources including JOYSOUND are free to sing, and viewers can request tracks from the “repertoire” you register in advance. More than 1,000 items let you adjust your avatar's colour, size, position and even angle, and it supports collabs of up to 12 people and joint live shows. Available on iOS and Android, free at its core for both streaming and watching, and the “jewels” you accumulate from gifts can be exchanged for Japanese yen. Operated by UNBEREAL Inc.

A remote control tool that turns your phone or tablet into a Stream Deck-style macro pad. Connect the desktop app (Windows/Mac/Linux) and mobile app (iOS/Android) over the same network, then switch OBS scenes, mute audio, or start recording with one tap from your phone. Beyond official OBS, Streamlabs, and Twitch integrations, the Pro version unlocks plugins for Discord, Spotify, Voicemod, and more. The free version is capped at 2 pages of a 4x2 grid; Pro is a one-time $13.99 purchase.

The official Type A 3D model of Tsukuyomi-chan, a free-to-use character. It's distributed at no cost in VRM format along with editable VRoid data (.vroid), and bundles several variations: with and without outlines, a leggings version, a Recotte Studio build, and a lightweight version that cuts materials from 18 down to 7. Under 20,000 polygons and 128 bones keep it light to run. Commercial use is permitted, right up to VTuber activity, video uploads, and merchandise — but credit is required, and it cannot be used for political or religious activity or to attack real people or organizations.

A marketplace where you can buy and sell VTuber models, character art, thumbnails, loop animations, and more directly with creators. Commission fees are among the lowest in the industry (2.8–5.5%), and listings range from ready-made purchases to commissions and subscriptions. Live2D models and similar start around ¥50,000.

A listing on つなぐ that turns a character design you already have into a 3D model. It is delivered as a VRM file for streaming and arrives with the five Japanese mouth shapes, blinking, five special expressions, and physics on hair, ribbons and accessories. Designing the character from scratch, Perfect Sync support and extra expressions are optional add-ons, and three free revisions are included. Price and turnaround are agreed by message through the "consult before buying" button, so check the listing page for details.

A commission listing on つなぐ for original 3D models built from scratch in Blender for VTuber, VRChat and MMD use. The creator handles the whole chain — modeling, material setup, rigging, shape keys and sway-item settings — and delivers in the format your project needs: .blend, .fbx, .vrm, UnityPackage or PMX. Quotes assume you bring a three-view character sheet, while extra expressions, accessories and outfits, VRChat setup and copyright transfer are options. Two rounds of revisions are free and turnaround is around two months. Check the listing page for pricing.

A 3D model commission for VTuber debuts listed on つなぐ. The model is built in VRoid and Blender, then finished in Unity — outline adjustment, mesh optimisation and expression tuning after perfect sync is applied — and delivered in VRM format (the .vroid file is not included). Character design is entrusted to the creator, and you convey the direction you want by filling in a template. Note two conditions: recipients are selected after you apply, and publishing the production process and continuing to use the model after delivery are required. Check the listing page for pricing and turnaround.

A つなぐ listing where one creator handles the whole chain: high-poly sculpting in Nomad Sculpt, then retopology, UV unwrapping, and texture baking in Blender, plus shape keys following Japanese A-I-U-E-O mouth shapes, Humanoid bone rigging, and VRM export. VRM is the standard delivery format, and other formats such as FBX need to be discussed beforehand. Extra expression variations and keeping the work off the portfolio are options. A character design (a three-view sheet is ideal) plus color and material notes are required, and art by third parties cannot be used. Check the listing page for price and turnaround.

A 3D model commission listed on つなぐ, centred on VRoid Studio. The creator reproduces your character's features and build from concept art or a three-view sheet and delivers in both VRM and VRoid format, so you can keep adjusting hairstyles and outfits yourself after handover. MMD support, copyright transfer and starting from character design are options. The seller is an independent VTuber performing as their own model, which makes it easy to talk through what you actually need on stream. The process includes a rough check and a pre-delivery check, and delivered models may be used commercially. Pricing and turnaround are negotiable, so check the listing page.

A commission drawing emotes for use in chat and badges for subscribers/members (a つなぐ listing, created by ぬん). Static emotes ¥700, animated GIF emotes ¥2,000, badges ¥500, with a minimum order of ¥2,000 total. Still images delivered as PNG, 3 free revisions, turnaround from 30 days (1-week rush delivery is +¥1,000). Uses beyond stream emotes incur an extra fee; returns/redraws for the buyer's own reasons are not accepted; modification or feeding the art into AI is prohibited; fan art of existing franchises or R-18 content are not accepted. Check the listing page for the latest prices and terms.

A つなぐ listing by どら子 that handles everything from mini-character illustration through part separation to Live2D modeling as one package (normally ¥50,000, on sale for ¥40,000, 45-day turnaround). The base price includes 5 expression variants — smiling eyes, surprised eyes, and more — plus commercial and secondary-use rights, with up to 10 free revisions. Extra expression variants cost ¥3,000 each. Note that illustration-only or modeling-only orders aren't accepted — it's always booked as a full package.

A Live2D modeling listing on つなぐ by SUI (base price ¥70,000, turnaround negotiable). The base price implements XYZ head tilt, hair sway, blinking, eye movement, mouth opening, eyebrow movement, smiling, blushing, and breathing, with up to 5 free revisions. If you don't have illustration yet, you can add illustration (+¥23,000) or part separation (+¥15,000) as options, and a modeling grade-up (+¥50,000) adds even more motion.

A つなぐ listing by ねこまみれよ offering full-package character design and Live2D production from scratch, at a first-time-only price (¥35,000, 14-day turnaround). It implements full-body illustration and part separation, up/down/left/right head movement, body tilt, blinking, eye movement, mouth opening, physics simulation for hair and outfit, and around 3 basic expressions, and includes export data for VTube Studio with commercial use allowed. Up to 2 revisions are included in the base price.

A つなぐ listing by しろいぬ handling everything from illustration to part separation and Live2D modeling as one package. It's priced at an accessible ¥30,000 standard rate, with up to 3 free revisions. Commercial use is +¥5,000 and copyright transfer is +¥10,000 as options (moral rights are not transferable). Turnaround is negotiable, so it's best to share your desired date upfront and coordinate. A good fit for streamers ordering their first Live2D model who want to keep costs down.

A つなぐ listing by 伊糖だねこ delivering full-package character design, part separation, and Live2D modeling (from ¥90,000, about 1.5 months from start). It implements multi-angle head and body movement, expression changes in the eyes/mouth/eyebrows, physics-based sway for hair, eyes, eyelashes, clothing, and accessories, breathing, and up to 5 keybind expression variants. Deliverables include a merged full-body illustration PNG, the full model data set, and a keybind chart, with unlimited free revisions until you're satisfied. Rush delivery is available from +¥3,000.

A Live2D model commission covering illustration production through part separation and modeling as one package. It supports nizima LIVE, VTube Studio, and IRIAM, with 3 plans: Mini ¥40,000, Full-Body Simple ¥55,000, and Full-Body Standard ¥85,000 (includes physics simulation). Delivery includes a layer-merged PNG and model file, with 2 free revisions and a turnaround of around 20 days. Options are available for things like added expressions and outfit swaps. Credit (@eingado) is required.

A commission (つなぐ listing, created by 刹那瞑) that turns your streamer or channel name into a logo with colors and lettering matched to your image. ¥4,000, commercial use included, delivered as PNG/JPEG (default within 2,000px on each side, adjustable on request), with up to 3 free revisions and a turnaround of about 1–2 weeks. Usable for YouTube, websites, and merchandise, but copyright transfer costs an extra 100% of the production fee, and trademark registration of the logo is not allowed. Cancellations and refunds are not accepted. Check the listing page for the latest pricing and terms.

A commission for a static-image stream overlay drawn to match your color scheme and character art style (a つなぐ listing, created by 甘傘けろり). A single piece starts at ¥5,000; the beginner set — screens for chatting, gaming, and collab streams plus a weekly schedule graphic and 2 backgrounds — is ¥10,000 (commercial use included, with help setting up in OBS). Delivered as 1920×1080 PNG, 2 free revisions, turnaround roughly 1-2 months from the start of work. No copyright transfer, and excessive editing or recoloring is not allowed. Check the listing page for the latest prices and terms.

A commission (つなぐ listing, created by 黒条もみじ) that produces loopable starting-soon and ending-screen videos for streams using Live2D and After Effects. The base price is ¥45,000 including background, delivered as 1920×1080 mp4, with up to 2 free revisions (a fee applies from the 3rd onward) and a turnaround of about 2–3 weeks. Adding time-of-day variants like morning/night, extra characters, knee-down-to-full-body depiction, early delivery, commercial use, and copyright transfer are all optional extras. Use for political or religious purposes is not allowed. Check the listing page for the latest pricing and terms.

A commission that designs YouTube thumbnails for VTubers and streamers based on a request questionnaire (a つなぐ listing, created by 白井にゃも, 47 past sales). Listed from ¥2,500 (the base rate in the listing text is ¥2,000), with paid options for anniversary streams, weekly schedule graphics, reusable templates, and more. Standard size 1280×720, delivered as PNG/JPEG (PSD available for an extra fee), 2 free revisions. Rush requests and cancellations after purchase are not accepted; keeping the work hidden from the portfolio costs +100%. Check the listing page and the creator's X account for current availability and pricing.

A free OBS plugin that shows song info—such as the current track title and artist—on your OBS Studio stream. It can pull info from Spotify, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Deezer, VLC, MPD, Windows media controls, Linux MPRIS, any window title, and more, and a browser extension lets you add support for other services. It also supports lyrics display via lrclib and scrobbling to last.fm. Open-source software released under GPL-2.0.

A simple, Twitch-dedicated streaming software provided officially by Twitch. Follow and subscription alerts come built in, and you can start streaming in just three steps with no complicated setup — making it a popular free option especially suited to Twitch beginners who are just getting started.

A communication support app that captions conversations in real time via speech recognition, with automatic translation too. Available on iOS, Android, and the Amazon Appstore, free even for commercial use (paid plans exist for businesses/events). Over 1 million downloads, adopted by 1,000+ organizations. Showing captions on your stream needs a workaround like window capture, since there's no direct OBS integration.

A royalty-free music and sound effects service for YouTubers and streamers. Even the free plan gives you 3 downloads a month and access to 25% of the catalog, but you need to paste the credit code issued for each track directly into your video description. Paid plans (Essentials $6.99/mo for 1 channel, Creator $8.99/mo for 3 channels, Pro $14.99/mo for 10 channels) add unlimited downloads and the full catalog, and let you register on YouTube's safelist to preemptively avoid Content ID claims — no credit required. The UI is in English.

A comprehensive site for finding VTuber/streamer assets and production services in one place: free assets, a stream-overlay-frame maker, animated backgrounds and room assets, Live2D/VTuber models, outfit assets, and original commission requests. Easy to use whether you want to build a frame in the browser or handle everything from buying assets to commissioning a model in one spot — a handy entry point for stream prep.

A site distributing illustration assets of 'hands' and 'items held in hands' for VTuber streams: hand poses like hearts and peace signs, or hands holding food, drinks, and gifts, sorted by style — cute, cool, Japanese-style — or by seasonal event. Free, credit optional, editing allowed, usable on your stream screen or thumbnails, but redistributing or selling the assets themselves is prohibited. Some are sold for a fee on BOOTH.

A web tool for creating VTuber thumbnails. Upload your character art onto a wide range of templates, add outline effects, text, and your favorite font, and finish a thumbnail in as little as 1 minute. No sign-up needed, completely free, no credit required, and commercial use is allowed. It also supports PWA, so you can use it like an app.

The go-to driver for adding a virtual audio device that passes sound from one app on your PC to another. Installing it adds a playback device called "CABLE Input" and a recording device called "CABLE Output"; whatever you send to Input comes straight out of Output. It's aimed at streamers who want to route only game audio or a music app to OBS or Discord. Windows XP through 11 (32/64-bit and Arm64) and macOS 10.10 or later are supported. It's donationware — free for personal use, with an optional payment of whatever amount you think it's worth.

A face tracking extension plugin for VTube Studio and Live2D (¥1,010). It lets you fine-tune iPhone ARKit data before feeding it into your model, improving how accurately your mouth and eyes follow your real expressions. Supports input from iFacialMocap, FaceMotion3D, and more (Windows 10 or later recommended).

A VTuber app made exclusively for macOS. It tracks your expressions, hands, and fingers to animate a VRM avatar, and its virtual camera feature sends the video feed straight to OBS or Zoom. It supports VRoid Hub integration, and there's a companion app for Live2D called VCam2D. It's a one-time purchase (major updates require buying again).

A completely free service that uses WebRTC to share low-latency video and audio between browsers. No account signup or app install needed — just send a link, and you can pull a collab partner's camera or your own phone's camera straight into OBS as a browser source. Group rooms support up to about 30 people, and it's packed with features like screen sharing, virtual backgrounds, a whiteboard, and remote OBS control. It's an open project that states clearly it doesn't collect personal data.

A lightweight PNGTuber app you can get started with just by swapping in your own PNG images. The mouth moves in sync with your mic volume, and it supports automatic blinking, unlimited expression state slots, animated images like GIFs, and effects like jiggling or bouncing when you talk. You can switch expressions with a keyboard, mouse, gamepad, MIDI, or Stream Deck, then pull it into your stream with OBS's window capture and a transparent background. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and it's free under a pay-what-you-want model. A go-to app that runs smoothly even on low-spec PCs.

Free software that animates a VRM avatar using VR gear or mocopi. It supports 3-to-11-point full-body tracking, lip sync, eye tracking, and virtual webcam output, and it connects to other apps via VMCProtocol/OSC. Open source under the MIT license (Windows 10/11).

A VR communication service from Japan where you put on a VR headset, become an avatar and talk or stream with other users in the same studio. You can bring in your own avatars in VRM format and items in VCI format by uploading them to virtualcast.jp, then hold drop-in collabs in a studio or chatting streams in your own room. There are Steam (HTC VIVE / Valve Index / Windows Mixed Reality) and Meta Quest versions, and it supports streaming to Niconico Live, SHOWROOM and YouTube.

A free service from HIKKY for creating 3D avatars right in your web browser. Log in with a Vket account, combine face, hairstyle, eye, outfit, and accessory parts, and fine-tune colors, height, and body shape. Finished avatars can be exported as VRM or UnityPackage files, or uploaded directly to VRChat. Commercial use in streaming is allowed, but selling or distributing the model data and corporate use without prior approval are prohibited. Derivative works require the ©HIKKY credit, and paid Creators' Items are also available.

A free Windows tool that animates a VRM avatar without any special devices. It has a unique feature where the avatar moves naturally in sync with your keyboard and mouse input. Freely released by independent developer malaybaku.

Professional-grade live production and streaming software for Windows. It handles everything from HD/4K switching and mixing to live streaming and recording in one package. There's a 60-day free trial, aimed at streamers and organizations needing a serious live production setup.

A free 3D VTuber app for Windows that animates VRM/VSFAvatar models using ARKit face tracking from an iPhone or webcam. It supports VMC for full-body integration too, and you can build in chat reactions, effects, and physics behavior through a node graph. It also integrates with Twitch, YouTube, and Kick, making it a great pick for anyone who wants to expand their 3D stream performance for free.

A virtual audio mixer for Windows that brings your mic, game audio, background music, and everything else together on one screen. It offers three physical plus two virtual inputs and three physical plus two virtual outputs, an 8-channel, 6-cell full parametric EQ, a tape deck for recording and playing back audio, and VBAN for sending audio over your LAN. Its biggest strength is splitting what viewers hear and what you monitor across the A and B buses. It is donationware with every function available, and it supports Windows XP through 11 as well as ARM64.

A real-time voice changer with over 200 voices built in. It runs as a virtual mic (Voicemod Virtual Microphone), so you just set it as the input device in Discord, OBS, VRChat, or any game to carry your transformed voice through. It also comes with a soundboard for instantly playing meme sounds and sound effects via keybinds, plus Voicelab for creating and customizing your own voices. You can start with the free version, and unlocking all voices and more requires the Pro version (in-app purchase).

A one-time-purchase text-to-speech application powered by "Syllaflow", the AI voice synthesis engine developed by Dreamtonics. Type your script, move the emotion parameters for joy, anger, sadness and delight, and you get narration close to a human voice. Commercial and business use is allowed, generally without contacting AHS first, so it is fine for videos and social posts. The popular "6 Narrator Set for Commercial Use" comes in vol.1 and vol.2 at ¥23,800 for the download edition and ¥29,800 boxed. It exports WAV and FLAC but not MP3, and a free trial is available.

Free text-to-speech and singing voice synthesis software. It comes with over 47 character voices — including Shikoku Metan, Zundamon, and Kasukabe Tsumugi — and can turn typed text into natural-sounding speech. You can fine-tune intonation, accent, and speaking speed, and it even includes a "humming" feature that makes the voice sing. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is great for reading out stream chat, narrating game commentary, or making videos. It's free for both commercial and non-commercial use, but since each character has its own terms of use, be sure to check them before using.

AI video editing software that auto-generates subtitles via speech recognition and lets you cut edit simply by deleting text. It supports over 500 AI voices and translated subtitles in more than 100 languages, making it useful for producing clips from stream archives. Works on Windows/Mac/Ubuntu, with a free plan available (paid tiers run on a credit system).

A free add-on that gives Blender the ability to import, export and edit VRM. Adjust a VRM made in VRoid Studio or elsewhere inside Blender, set up VRM Humanoid and the MToon shader, and export it again. It also offers an automation API through Python scripts, and supports Blender 2.93 through 5.2. Open source under MIT/GPL-3.0, it is aimed at intermediate users ready to move into model modification.

A desktop app on Steam for posing VRM models, setting expressions and exporting the result as transparent PNG or MP4. It supports VRM 1.0, VRMA, the VMC protocol, pose sharing through Steam Workshop and VRoid Hub integration. Preset backgrounds, accessories and post effects are included too, making it a fit for anyone who wants to build stream thumbnails, social media images, illustration underdrawings and short character videos with their own avatar.

A platform run by pixiv for posting and sharing 3D characters (VRM). Upload a VRM made in VRoid Studio or similar from a PC and you get a character page where the model moves with a chosen motion. You can set usage conditions item by item — avatar use, gifting, modification, redistribution, credit and more — and those settings are written into the license data inside the VRM file itself. It is free to use, and a wide range of linked apps such as mocopi, 17LIVE and Narikiri VTuber can pull the model in directly.

A completely free 3D character creation tool from Pixiv. Create your own original VRM avatar with the intuitive feel of drawing. Commercial use is allowed, making it the go-to software for VTuber model creation.

Free software that face-tracks a 3D VRM avatar using just a webcam. Created and distributed for free by independent developer Emiliana, it pairs with OBS to make VTuber streaming easy to get started with.

A tracking tool for streaming that animates Live2D models using a webcam or smartphone. Packed with features including face tracking, lip sync, blinking, and expression control, plus Twitch integration. Free to use at its core, with watermark removal as the only paid DLC—a setup loved by many VTubers.

A Live2D model of a pale blue, fantastical female character themed around an ice spirit. With its translucent color palette and fantasy design, this general-purpose model can be animated in VTube Studio or nizima LIVE for streaming use. It comes with multiple expression variants, making it a versatile avatar that suits everything from game streaming to chatting streams.

A Live2D model of a young man in traditional Japanese dress, featuring 6 hair colors and 9 differentials. With a calm, Japanese-style design in a kimono, it works with VTube Studio and Nizima LIVE. You can switch between expressions and poses using the various differentials while streaming. A model well suited to Japanese-themed or historical content, and to relaxed chatting streams.

A free tool that captures your expressions with iPhone/iPad face recognition and sends them to a VRM avatar on your PC. It can send motion to VMC Protocol-compatible software, including Virtual Motion Capture. Requires an iPhone/iPad with an A12 Bionic chip or later, and a PC viewer is included.

A free video asset for a starting soon screen that loops a 'Now Loading' display. It's a lightweight MP4 that supports infinite looping — just load it into an OBS media source and enable 'Loop' to easily build a waiting scene before your stream begins. Besides the free version, a ¥300 supporter version with bonus variant assets is also available. When you use it, you must credit it with a link to the BOOTH page or YouTube channel; redistribution and reposting are prohibited.

Highly customizable software built specifically for 3D VTuber streaming. Features built-in face and hand tracking, a Blueprint system, and support for C# plugins. Also comes packed with viewer-interaction features for Twitch and YouTube.

Motion capture software that tracks your head, expressions, gaze, and blinks — plus your hands and fingers — using nothing but a single webcam. It runs as two windows: "Webcam Motion Capture" handles the tracking and "Webcam Motion Receiver" displays the avatar. It loads VRM models as well as VRChat avatars, and you can switch between upper-body, full-body, and face-only modes. Every tracking feature is free to use; hiding the UI, sending over the VMC protocol, and saving FBX files unlock with a subscription.

An AI motion capture app that can track your full body with just a single webcam. It uses MediaPipe and TensorFlow.js to animate VRM/MMD models. You can export motion as VMD/BVH/glTF, and also send it to VSeeFace, VNyan, or Warudo via VMC Protocol. The source code is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, but using the app or the motion you export for monetized streams isn't restricted.

A Windows streaming software where you drag and drop sources like a camera, game screen, images, or web pages onto scenes for live streaming and recording. It supports background removal and blur without a green screen, noise suppression, simultaneous landscape and portrait output, multistreaming to multiple services, and importing OBS scenes. The free version is watermark-free up to 720p, while higher resolutions and some features are unlocked with a paid plan (monthly, annual, or one-time purchase).

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A subtitle tool that captions your stream audio live and translates it into multiple languages for OBS. It integrates with OneComme, VRChat, and Discord, letting individual streamers offer live multilingual subtitles for international viewers. Core features are free; a supporter version with higher-accuracy translation is available through FANBOX.

A large UK-based sound effects library. You can search by category through over 160,000 sound effects, more than 750 SFX packs, and over 1,000 background music tracks, all made by hand by real sound designers. The free Basic membership requires a "ZapSplat" credit, offers mp3 only, and limits downloads; its terms explicitly cover commercial use, including Twitch streams and YouTube videos. Paid Premium gives you wav files, unlimited downloads, and no credit requirement. Using the assets in soundboard products where they are the main value, or for AI training, is prohibited.