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First steps

From installation to a finished overlay in your streaming software

Ventoview has two parts: the app on your PC (it reads data from games, your chat, music and so on) and this website with the editor. The finished overlay gets its data straight from the app – your data never leaves your PC.

1. Install the app

  1. On the home page click “Download app for Windows” and run the installer. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info → Run anyway – the warning appears for new programs without a known signature.
  2. The app then runs in the tray at the bottom right and can start with Windows (app → Settings).

2. Connect your account

  1. Sign in with Twitch or Google at the top right.
  2. Under My account click “Connect this PC” – or enter the pairing code in the app under Settings.
  3. For chat, alerts and the chat bot, also connect your streaming account in the app under Settings.

3. Activate modules

The app downloads everything your account unlocks by itself. You only switch modules on or off – in the app with the toggle or on the website under Home → Modules. Free modules are available with every account, paid modules via the shop or the Pro subscription.

If a module needs an extension (e.g. Shortcuts), the app guides you through download and installation with a wizard.

4. Build an overlay

  1. In the app click “Set up overlay” on the module – or click a module on the website. The editor opens.
  2. Under “Templates” choose a ready-made template or add layers yourself.
  3. Put variables like {zeit} into texts, add images, animate – see Editor.
  4. “Save” – the design is then stored in the app.

5. Add it to your streaming software

  1. In the editor click “Overlay link” at the top and copy the link.
  2. In your streaming software: add source → Browser → paste the link, width and height as in the design (shown in the editor above the canvas).
  3. Done. Every change you save in the editor shows up in your streaming software right away.

The overlay link only shows data on the PC where your app is running. If someone else opens the link, they see nothing of yours.