After the release, the streaming service Lightstream accused Streamlabs of plagiarizing their promotional materials. On November 16, 2021, Streamlabs released 'Streamlabs Studio', a cloud capture software for the Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and the Xbox Series X. Logitech purchased the company for $89 million on September 26, 2019.

TwitchAlerts had no official affiliation with Twitch, and was later renamed to Streamlabs in 2016. Streamlabs was founded in 2014 as TwitchAlerts, an Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Studio)-based tool that allowed livestreamers to add on-screen visual alerts, triggered by viewer interactions such as new followers, subscribers, and donations. Streamlabs was acquired by Logitech in 2019. Streamlabs produces the video streaming software Streamlabs Desktop, as well as CrossClip, a video converter Melon, a podcast streaming service Oslo, a video editing tool, and Willow a website builder. The company primarily distributes livestreaming software. Streamlabs (formerly TwitchAlerts) is a California-based software company founded in 2014. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. To make matters even more confusing, Logitech actually owns Streamlabs, after buying the company for $89 million back in 2019.This article needs additional citations for verification. Streamlabs ignored the request, a choice that likely led many of the software’s users to assume the two products were closely affiliated. But in spite of Streamlabs’ decision to include “OBS” in its name, the company and the open source project were apparently never on good terms.Īccording to a tweet from the OBS Project, the open source group previously asked Streamlabs not to include “OBS” in its name at launch. The OBS Project, short for Open Broadcaster Software, provided the open source technical framework for Streamlabs. Streamlabs, formerly Streamlabs OBS, changed its name Wednesday after backlash spread on Twitter against the company over alleged sketchy business practices. One of the most popular streaming software makers is in hot water after being called out by top Twitch personalities and the open source project that served as a backbone for the company’s success.

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