Twitch DJ overlays: what you need and what it costs
Few overlay packs are built for DJs. Here's what's out there, what each option costs, and which screens a growing DJ channel should have.
Checked 5 November 2026. Prices are what we saw on each seller's page in autumn 2026 and they change. By Rob (TheRND2), who sells the last row of the table.
What are the options for Twitch DJ overlays?
| Option | Cost | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| General overlay sites | Free to $30 | Many have no DJ or music category. Nerd or Die's style filters don't include one. |
| NeonStreamLab "DJ Studio" | $17.99 | 50 files. Its own FAQ says the equalizer graphics don't react to your track. |
| OWN3D DJ series | $39.99 | Artwork dates from 2022, the site also shows $79.99, and other DJs can run the same screens. |
| Fiverr logo reveal | $15 to $180 | Quality varies, and you match everything else yourself. |
| GlowTier Overlay Pack | $149 | Costs more than a template. Made from your logo, set up with you. |
A template is a reasonable choice if you're just starting out. Spend on your sound first.
Which overlay screens does a Twitch DJ need?
Fewer than you think. DJs run long sets, so the camera and the booth carry the stream, and a busy frame just covers them. We'd start with these.
- Starting Soon, with music running, so early viewers aren't staring at a still.
- Live, a light frame and your name, moving slowly in a corner.
- Be Right Back, which earns its keep the first time a deck crashes.
- Ending, with where to find you next and who you're raiding.
- Raid cards, so a raid walks into your stream and sees whose room it is. Our Raid Kit is $99.
- A now-playing line, because "track ID?" comes up all night. Our Now Playing add-on at $199 shows the track on screen and answers a
!trackcommand.
Skip the fake equalizer unless it really reads your audio. People notice when bars move out of time with the kick.
How do you add a Twitch DJ overlay in OBS?
Static frames with transparent backgrounds go in as an Image source. Animated frames go in as a Media Source or Browser Source. Put the overlay above your camera in the source list and size your canvas to 1920 by 1080, the size we deliver for. Run one video file with alpha at a time if your stream PC is also running your DJ software, and watch the CPU and GPU numbers before you go live. Streamlabs works the same way. Test the whole scene for an hour offline, since loops that look fine for five minutes can show their cost later.
What sizes do Twitch emotes and sub badges need?
Static emotes use 112, 56 and 28 pixel squares. Sub badges use 72, 36 and 18. Twitch can scale emotes from one large upload, but tiny sizes are where most emotes fall apart, so check them at 28 pixels before you pay anyone. Our Emote Pack is $79, Sub Badges are $59, and the two together are $129. Twitch's creator dashboard has the current limits, so go by that if it differs from this page.
Do custom overlays make sense at 100 viewers?
Often yes, because you've got regulars who'll see them every week and raids and promoters who'll see them once. It's a judgement call, and we'd rather you buy one thing that shows than a whole kit. A $99 logo animation is a good place to start, or try our free loops first and see how a moving background feels on your stream.
More for Twitch DJs: Stuck at 100 viewers as a Twitch DJ, BPM-synced VJ loops for Twitch and OBS, OBS lag on a DJ stream: fix it before you buy a new PC