Free technical difficulties screens for OBS
Keep one ready for when the game crashes or a cable comes loose. Switch to it in one click and viewers see a clear message instead of a frozen frame.
What you can change
- The message, from “Technical difficulties” to whatever fits
- The line under it
- An optional countdown or clock
- Background, fonts, colors and atmosphere
In every style
One in each of the 14 styles, and each style has a whole matching set. Pick one to open it in the editor.
Add it to OBS in two steps
- 1Open one above and change anything: the words, colors, fonts and size. Add your name and channels once under Your stream and they fill in by themselves.
- 2Click Add to OBS and drag the button onto your OBS preview. OBS adds it as a browser source at the right size.
Not using OBS, or dragging doesn’t work? The setup guide covers adding it by hand.
Questions
- What does it say?
- “Technical difficulties” with “Something broke. Fixing it, back in a moment.” underneath. Both are yours to change.
- How do I switch to it fast?
- Give it its own scene in OBS and set a hotkey for that scene in OBS’s Settings under Hotkeys.
- Is it really free?
- Yes. Every template is free to use and change, with no account, no watermark and nothing to install. Your settings live in the overlay’s own link.
- Does it work outside OBS?
- Yes. It’s a web page, so it works in any app with a browser source: Streamlabs Desktop, Meld, XSplit and others. Add a browser source with the link and the size the editor shows.
More pieces
Every piece comes in every style, so the whole stream can match.