A compact player-style layout for a now-playing area or a narrow lower third. It keeps one lyric line visible and uses marquee motion when the line is wider than its container.
OVERLAY STYLES
Choose the right lyric layout for your OBS scene.
Compare the three real StreamLyric Overlay layouts and choose a presentation that fits your available space and performance style.
OBS lyrics styles3D lyrics overlaymulti-line lyrics OBS
MADE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Three layouts, one playback source.
A reading-focused layout that shows either 3 compact lines or 5 standard lines: the current line plus one or two context lines above and below.
A perspective layout for a more expressive scene. Trial and Pro access can use its configured rotation; Free access flattens rotation to the front view and keeps the compact three-line limit.
Choose a 12–96px font size, font family, text tone, background tone and opacity, nine anchor positions, left/center/right text alignment, line spacing, outline, and shadow strength.
SETUP
Select and test an Overlay style.
- 01Open the Overlay settings
Start from YouTube Music and open the StreamLyric settings panel.
- 02Match the layout to the scene
Use single-line for constrained space, multi-line when viewers need context, or lyrics-3d when a perspective stage fits the composition.
- 03Adjust readable visual settings
Set a 12–96px font size, line count (3 compact or 5 standard), position, text alignment, font, color, background, opacity, line spacing, outline, and shadow.
- 04Enable advanced effects only when supported
3D rotation requires eligible trial or Pro access. Karaoke requires the setting plus compatible word-level timing; line-timed or plain-text lyrics cannot provide true word progression.
- 05Test real playback
Check timed lyrics, plain text fallback, pause, seek, song changes, and the final scene at viewer size before broadcasting.
FAQ
Overlay style questions.
Which style works best in a small scene?
The single-line player uses the least space. In a constrained vertical scene, use the compact three-line option if viewers need more context. Use the five-line standard option only when the scene has room.
What settings can I change across the layouts?
The available settings include font family and 12–96px size, text and background tone, opacity, anchor position, text alignment, line spacing, outline, and shadow. Player-specific controls such as artwork and the progress bar remain part of the player presentation.
Is the 3D style available to every account?
The lyrics-3d layout can be selected, but Free access forces its rotation to the front view, limits context to three lines, and disables Karaoke. Trial or Pro access can use the configured 3D rotation.
Does Karaoke work with every lyric source?
No. Karaoke progression requires the feature to be enabled and compatible word-level timing to be available. A line timestamp or plain-text lyric can remain readable but cannot produce reliable word-by-word fill.
FEATURE AVAILABILITY
Explore the OBS product pageAdvanced effects depend on lyrics and account access.
The three layouts share the same playback source, but access limits can change context lines, 3D rotation, and Karaoke. Word-level Karaoke requires compatible timing; StreamLyric does not create missing timing data.