๐น Streaming & Overlay
- How to stream matches (Mobile and OBS)?
To stream a Playbox match you need a stream key from the game in Playbox and any streaming app with Custom RTMP: Streamlabs, PRISM Live Studio or Larix
- Can I stream to my own YouTube channel or only to the Playbox channel?
You can stream a Playbox match with a Playbox stream key to two places: the shared Playbox YouTube channel, or your own YouTube channel connected in
- How do I connect my own YouTube channel to Playbox?
Go to Settings, Connected Apps, YouTube, tap Connect and sign in with the Google account that owns the channel. The channel then appears under YouTube with
- Can a manager or results tracker stream my game to my YouTube channel?
Yes. The YouTube channels you connect belong to every game you create, so a "Manager" or "Results tracker" you add to the game can start its stream on your
- Where do I get the Playbox overlay link?
Open Stream settings of the game you organize: the Stream overlay block at the top holds your overlay link, marked with a small picture of your current
- How do I change how my stream overlay looks?
Open Settings, "Organizer tools", "Overlay", or tap "Overlay settings" in a game's Stream settings. The page starts with a live preview of your overlay on
- How do I show the team squads on my stream overlay?
Use Squad bar in Settings โ Organizer tools โ Overlay: it has three modes, Off, Always and On events. Off keeps the squads off the stream, Always shows
- How to add Playbox graphics to a stream?
Playbox provides real-time overlays for streams showing: Scoreboard Timer Goal notifications Player cards Team lineups (the Squad bar, Off by default for
- How do I add the Playbox overlay on mobile (Streamlabs app)?
To add the overlay on a phone, open the Streamlabs app, go to Scenes โ Layers, and add your event's overlay URL as a custom layer. Step by step: Open the
- How do I generate match timestamps after a streamed game?
After a match is streamed, the system can automatically generate YouTube timestamps for key moments: Match start Goals (with scorer name) Yellow/red cards
- What does the league broadcast overlay show?
For league matches, the Playbox overlay adds league-specific graphics on top of the usual scoreboard: the playoff bracket, the group standings table, and
- How does the broadcast scoreboard show the result?
The stream scoreboard highlights the winning team, its name is shown in bold with a thicker colour bar, while the losing team is dimmed. For ranked games
- What does the stream overlay show before kick-off, at half-time and between games?
When no match is running, the overlay switches from the live scoreboard to a summary screen. A header at the top names the match: city, field and format on
- How does a penalty shootout look on the stream overlay?
The overlay picks up the shootout automatically as soon as the referee starts it, so there is nothing extra to switch on. A row of markers appears inside
- My stream isn't showing on the Playbox YouTube channel. What's wrong?
If your broadcast went live in your streaming app (PRISM, Streamlabs, OBS) but didn't appear on the Playbox YouTube channel, the stream destination is the
- Why is my overlay stuck on the static preview (no live score)?
The overlay stays on the static preview until a match is actually started: pressing "Start" in the match room switches it to the live state with score
- Do I need a camera, and is streaming built into Playbox?
A camera is optional. You only need video if you want to verify ranked results by video or show highlights; otherwise players can confirm results
- How do I manage or delete a Playbox stream?
Open Stream settings of the game you organize: every stream is a row in the Stream block (Stream #1, Stream #2), showing where it streams (your channel
- Who can watch my stream: Public, Unlisted or Private?
A new Playbox stream is Public, and you can change it any time, before, during or after the game: open Stream settings, tap the stream row, then
- How do I add or remove my own YouTube/Twitch stream link?
Open Stream settings of the game you organize, tap Add stream and paste your YouTube or Twitch link into the field "Or paste a link to a running stream" at
- How do I download video clips of my goals or highlights?
Downloading a goal clip as a separate video file is not available in Playbox right now. There is no "Trim" or "Download clip" button for players or
- How does automatic YouTube stream detection work?
Playbox can detect a linked YouTube stream automatically when a match starts, so the broadcast is picked up without you flipping a switch at kickoff. There
- How can I watch the live stream of a game?
If a game is being streamed, a Live stream row with a red LIVE badge appears right under the venue photo in the game lobby. Tap it and the stream opens on
- How do I add a live stream to my game as an organizer?
Open the game lobby, go to the Media tab and pick Video. If the game has no stream yet, it says "This game has no live stream", and as the organizer you
- How do I stream my game to the Playbox YouTube channel?
Create the stream inside the game in Playbox, then paste its key into a streaming app. There is no separate "Streaming" tab in the game and nothing to set
- I connected YouTube in Streamlabs. How will Playbox show up on my stream?
It won't: if YouTube is linked inside Streamlabs (or you use YouTube's Go Live), Playbox doesn't know about that broadcast, so the game has no stream in
- Which streaming app can I use with Playbox?
On an iPhone the simplest option is our own app, Playbox Stream: connect it once with a QR code in Settings, "Connected Apps" (see "How do I connect the
- Why do I see Telegram and Facebook but no YouTube?
Because you are on the "External communities" screen (Settings, "Organizer tools", "External communities"): it lists only Telegram groups and channels and
- How do I connect the Playbox Stream app?
Playbox Stream is our own iPhone app for streaming a game: it films with the phone camera and puts the Playbox scoreboard into the video itself, so you