In this instance, the case of Twitch bits vs donations sides with PayPal. OBS Studio, OBS.Live and StreamLabs OBS are a few that offer free software. > Microphones Streaming is a pretty common hobby currently with a low barrier of entry and a lot of interest in the field. :) Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS) is an improved version of OBS Studio with a much better user experience and a large array of inbuilt tools and resources. There are also a fair few plugins and resources behind the Streamlabs Prime paywall. In our case, we decided to connect with Twitch so that is what we chose from the 3 icons displayed. Streamlabs allows you to integrate all of your alerts with ease.
I still use OBS as SLOBS tends to drop the framerate of some of the games I stream. No more needing to keep up a browser tab to see and manage chat, as SLOBS offers all of this within the app.
