NOTE: This help guide was prepared by Radio.co and is for reference only. We advise to check the developer’s help resources for more in depth support with their software.

Similar to OBS, Streamlabs gives you tools to broadcast your shows to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and plenty more popular platforms.

Connect Radio.co With Streamlabs

Broadcast To Platforms

Broadcast To YouTube
​Broadcast To Facebook Live

Stream Live With A Local Set Up

Streamlabs Extras
​Themes
​Donations
​Widgets
​Alerts

Free for both macOS and Windows, Streamlabs is open-source software for everyone to download and enjoy.

Here's an overview of the Streamlabs dashboard:

Before you can stream your radio show to a platform, you'll need your Radio.co stream to be added into Streamlabs.
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One way to do this is to use the Browser Source. But first, you'll need to create a scene. A scene is a collection of sources, for example a visual source like a webcam feed, or an audio source like your Radio.co stream.

In the Streamlabs interface, navigate to Scenes, and click the + to add a new one.

Once you've created your scene, you'll need to add some sources. For streaming radio, your Radio.co stream will be the most important source.
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To add your Radio.co stream to the scene, select 'Browser Source' by clicking the '+' to the right of sources, We recommend naming your Browser Source something like [Station Name] + Stream, to keep it simple.

A settings window will open up. Now, go to your Radio.co dashboard and under Listen copy your listening link. Paste this in to the URL of settings window and hit save.
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Now, you should be able to see your stream in the list of sources on the right hand side. This means your Radio.co stream is now playing in Streamlabs.

Once you've added your Radio.co stream to Streamlabs, you can configure your settings to broadcast to a platform of your choosing.
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Each platform has different stream settings like a unique Stream Key which you need to stream to them. So, Facebook has particular stream settings, whereas YouTube has different stream settings and so on.

Make sure your Radio.co stream has been added to a browser source in a scene, as explained above.

Then, select the settings icon (cog wheel) in the bottom left corner, select 'Stream' and complete these settings:

From here, choose either 'Right Now' to go live immediately, or 'Later Date' to schedule the stream for a future time.
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If you select 'Later date', an additional window will open where you can schedule the stream for a later point.

After this, or if you selected 'Go Live', the YouTube Studio will open up. This is where you can manage your live stream and get the stream key you need for your Streamlabs settings.

This YouTube Studio dashboard allows you to tweak any settings relating to your live broadcast. By selecting 'Edit', you can change details like the title, description, thumbnail or age ratings.

Once happy with your settings, you need to copy the stream key, which can be found under 'Stream Settings'.

In Streamlabs, go to Stream under 'Settings' and paste in the stream key that you've copied from YouTube Studio.

Now in Streamlabs, click Go Live to start broadcasting to YouTube.

If you've chosen to go live immediately in YouTube, you'll be live as soon as YouTube detects the signal from Streamlabs. If you've chosen to schedule your live stream for a later date, YouTube will be receiving the signal but won't set your stream live until your chosen time. If you want to go live earlier than scheduled, you can hit the 'Go Live' button in YouTube studio.
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​(Remember to be sure to start your live show at the same time as what you've scheduled in Youtube or hit Go Live when your event starts!)

In Streamlabs, change your stream settings to:

Now, open up Facebook.
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On Facebook, head to your Profile and in the section where you can post a status, select 'Live Video'.

Next, you'll be asked to choose between 'Go live' and 'Create live video event'. Select 'Go Live'.

This will bring you to a page where you can select a video source. Select 'Streaming software', and this will produce a stream key which you can add to the 'Stream Key' field in Streamlabs.

Back on Streamlabs, once you've added the stream key, click 'Done' to save the changes.

By default, Streamlabs will pick up the desktop audio. Therefore, you'll want to play your Listen Link via a browser tab on the PC, so the audio can be picked up.

When you're ready to connect Streamlabs to Facebook Live, click 'Go Live' in the bottom right corner of the application.

And that's it, you're now broadcasting live through Facebook.

Streamlabs allows you to stream a local set up to a platform. For example, an audio mixer, which gives you options to stream different hardware like instruments, DJ equipment or microphones.
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To do this, you'll need:

Firstly, connect your mixer to your computer via your audio interface.
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Then, under scenes in Streamlabs, add an Audio Input Capture source and name it something logical like 'mixer' or 'mixing desk'. Under Audio Input Capture settings, you'll see a drop down box for devices. Select your audio interface and close the settings window.

Providing you have a signal coming from your mixer via your audio interface, you should now see this audio source has been added under the 'Mixer' section of the Streamlabs interface.

Depending on what microphone you are using, you can either route it to your audio interface, your mixer or your laptop. If you have connected your microphone to either your audio interface or your mixer, then follow the steps above to use this when streaming live.
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If connecting your microphone directly to your computer, then you'll need to add the microphone as an audio source.
Click the + next to sources, select 'Audio Input Capture' name the source your microphone.

Once the settings window opens, then navigate to the options for 'Mic/Aux' and then select your microphone under 'Devices' in the settings window.

Streamlabs has many more functions, including various ways to customise and monetise your stream.
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To take advantage of the Streamlabs extras you'll need to log in to a platform via Streamlabs. Choose from: Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, Trovo, TikTok, Dlive, NimoTV.

Once logged in, click on the Dashboard symbol in the left-hand tool bar to open the Streamlabs Dashboard in your browser.

From the Streamlabs Browser Dashboard, you can search through hundreds of themes to customise your stream by selecting 'Themes and Overlays' in the lefthand tool bar. Filter by colour and category.

Choose one you like and install, although do note many themes are only available with a Prime account.

Set up charity donations on your streams by activating one of four of Streamlabs payment options: Paypal, Paypal Legacy, Credit Cards (for verified accounts only) or Skrill.
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In Streamlabs Browser Dashboard, go to 'Account' in the lefthand toolbar to set up a donation option for those watching your stream.
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Change details like minimum donation, suggested donation and currency in the Donation Settings tab.

Streamlabs has various widgets for you to customise your stream even further.
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Some key widgets:

Alerts are essentially notifications which let you and your views know of any activity relating to your stream. They can include things like new followers or donations and pledges from viewers.
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We hope this guide provides all the information you need to broadcast live using Streamlabs, but if you have any other questions, please do contact our support team at help@radio.co.