Glossary

Stream Overlays
Streaming visuals and live streaming graphics that are designed to improve production value and engagement of your stream. Created to enhance visual appearance, provide information, and supply elements that your viewers can interact with.

Stream overlays are designed to work with stream software such as OBS, StreamElements and Streamlabs - as well as streaming platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook and major platforms.

Twitch Overlays
Stream Overlays made in a Twitch design. Most Twitch stream graphics are compatible with Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook and other major platforms - as well as OBS, Streamlabs and StreamElements.

Stream Overlay Packages
All-in-one stream overlays and upgrades that include all elements needed to upgrade your stream overlays for your stream. Stream overlay packages are a stream graphics bundle, and usually include the following; OBS stream scenes, stream alerts, webcam overlays, Twitch panels, stream icons, stinger transitions, social media banners and more. 

Stream Packages
A shortened term for stream overlay packages which are a stream graphics bundle. 

Stream Pack
An alternate term for stream overlay packages or a stream overlay pack.

Premade Stream Overlay Packages
Premade stream overlays that are ready made stream graphics. These streaming design templates are all that are needed for to upgrade your stream.

Interactive Overlays
Interactive and dynamic stream graphics that are viewer engagement engagement tools - examples include alerts, emotes, widgets, goal bars and so on. Interactive overlays are stream overlays that are triggered by an interaction performed by your viewer and encourage viewers to engage with your stream. Examples include - viewer follows, subs, donations, and similar can trigger alerts. Sub donation goals can be displayed on goal bars, motivating viewers to donate to trigger the visual on the goal bar. 

Interactive Twitch Overlays
Interactive stream overlays that are designed to increase Twitch viewer engagement and created for use on Twitch, though most will be compatible with other platforms - including YouTube, Kick, Facebook and most major platforms, as well as streaming software platforms OBS, Streamlabs and StreamElements.

OBS Overlays
OBS stream graphics and OBS streaming visuals that are created for use with OBS (Open Broadcast Software).

Streamlabs Overlays
Streamlabs stream graphics made in a Streamlabs streaming design that are created to work with Streamlabs.

Static Stream Overlays
Static streaming graphics that are a simple stream design and include only static elements.

Animated Stream Overlays
2D stream graphics that are dynamic streaming visuals.

3D Animated Stream Overlays
3D stream overlays and 3D streaming graphics that are advanced stream visuals. 

Ultimate Stream Overlay Bundles
Ultimate stream overlays are premium stream bundles. These exclusive streaming graphics are stream overlays packages that include bonus items not available in the standard stream overlays package. These include elements such as emotes, 3D stream alerts, sound effects and so on. 

Stream Overlay Themes
Stream design themes include categories such as black and white overlays, cozy overlays, FPS overlays, retro overlays and many more Twitch overlay styles. 

Stream Poll Overlays
Streaming poll graphics and Twitch poll visuals used to display polls on stream.

Stream Alerts
Triggered streaming notifications that appear on screen to signify an event or viewer interactions. Alerts are a live stream engagement tool to encourage viewers to subscribe, donate, follow, and interact with the stream in specific ways to trigger the alert popping up on stream. Alerts are for use on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and major platforms. Setup stream alerts on OBS, Streamlabs or StreamElements.

Twitch Alerts
Stream alerts that are created for use on Twitch. Twitch alerts are Twitch notifications and Twitch engagement tools. 

Static Alerts
Stream alerts that are static streaming notifications.

Animated Alerts
Stream alerts that are usually created in 2D and are dynamic streaming notifications.

3D Animated Alerts
Animated alerts that are 3D streaming notifications.

Emotes
Illustrations used in place of words or phrases to express emotion. Streaming emotes are an engagement reward system, and are usually only available to subscribers - encouraging viewers to subscribe to gain access to subscriber emotes.

Twitch Emotes
Emotes that a designed for use on Twitch. Most have compatibility with other streaming platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Kick, and major streaming platforms. These streaming emojis are only available to subscribers, so encourage viewers to support your channel to gain access to Twitch subscriber emotes.

Animated Emotes
Dynamic streaming emotes which are movement based illustrations.

Stream Emote Packs
Subscriber emote rewards that usually consist of static or animated emotes. Stream emote packs are also called Twitch emote bundles.

Stinger Transition
An animated and dynamic picture or clip in fade or cut that are used as a stream transition to move from one scene to another on stream. Streaming scene transitions are a visual upgrade for when the stream moves from gameplay, to intermission, to be right back and so on. 

Animated Stinger Stream Transition
An alternative name for stinger transitions.

Stream Transition
Another name for stinger transitions.

Stream Scenes
Stream scenes are visual streaming layouts for your stream that signpost the current content using live stream visuals - for example Be Right Back, Intermission, Starting Soon, Just Chatting and Stream Ending. Stream scenes are compatible with Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook and major streaming platforms, and can be installed into OBS, Streamlabs and StreamElements.

OBS Stream Scenes
OBS streaming layouts to signpost your content on stream. OBS scenes are purpose made for use with OBS.

Static OBS Scenes
OBS streaming layouts used to show content times on stream and include OBS stream scenes that are static.

Animated OBS Scenes
Motion driven and dynamic OBS layouts for use on stream.

Webcam Overlays
Streaming webcam frames that bracket around a webcam picture to increase visuals and contain select information, and usually are paired with Event Boxes to display new subscribers, followers, donations and more. A live stream webcam design are ready to use with YouTube, Kick, Twitch, Facebook and other streaming platforms, and can be installed in 1-click to StreamElements, Streamlabs and OBS.

Static Webcam Overlays
Static streaming frames that surround a webcam picture.

Animated Webcam Overlays
Dynamic webcam frames that encase a webcam feed picture on stream. 

Stream Widgets
Streaming tools that provide unique functionality on stream to signify different events, and information. Widgets are live stream interaction tools.

Custom Widgets
Unique and personalized stream widgets that are created to be bespoke streaming tools. 

StreamElements Widgets
StreamElements widgets are a StreamElements streaming tools that include Goal Bars, Event Rotators, Hype Trains, Countdown Timers, Call-To-Action, Social Sponsors and Advanced Labels. 

Goal Bar
A stream widget that represents a stream goal and your progress towards it. A streaming goals tracker can include subscribers, donations, followers and more. A Goal Bara viewer engagement widget which encourages viewers to participate in whichever goal has been set.

Event Rotator
A stream widget that showcases recent events. A streaming event tracker can include goals, subscribers, followers, donations and so on. This is to keep your audience up to date with your stream.

Hype Train
A stream widget that tracks certain interactions on stream. Hype Trains can be divided into levels, with each level triggering a visual event. Hype Train are a streaming hype tracker that can be set to motivate viewers to participate to build excitement and unlock levels by triggering the item being tracked - for example subscribers and super-chats.

OBS Countdown Timer
A streaming countdown widget that counts down time towards an event or goal that is installed via OBS. OBS event timer widgets give a sense of urgency to an event or meet a certain goal. For example reaching a number of donations or followers, or time until the stream content changes to another game. 

Social Sponsor Rotator
A streaming social media widget that showcases your social channels - for example X, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitch. 

Call To Action
A streaming engagement widget that encourages the viewer to interact or engage with a chosen item. Items can include following on social media, visiting a sponsor website.

Stream Donation Trackers
Streaming donation widgets that contain live streaming donation visuals to track the donation totals live on stream.

Stream Leaderboards
Stream leaderboard graphics and Twitch leaderboard graphics are streaming ranking widgets. The ranking system is set by the streamer and can include subscriber, bits, donations and more.

Sound Effects
DMCA-free audio, original score music. Streaming audio and stream sound effects to pair with certain overlays such as alerts and stinger transitions.

Premium Sound Effects
Another term for sound effects.

Premium SFX
An abbreviation for sound effects.

Stream Sound Packs
Streaming audio bundles that include DMCA-free sound effects.

Camera Masks
Shaped webcam frames for webcam feeds.

Matte Stinger Transitions
Simplistic designed and minimalist stream transitions.

Twitch Panels
Twitch channel graphics to upgrade your stream with Twitch info panels.

Social Media Templates
Editable social media streaming banners to use as streaming promotion graphics - usually editable to include your stream channel, social media platforms and creator details. 

PSD Files
Photoshop files. Streaming PSD templates that are editable stream graphics. Can also be edited with other compatible software.

Custom Stream Overlays
Bespoke streaming graphics created from an individual's ideas and concepts for use on a stream channel or stream campaign. Custom Stream Overlays are a personalized stream design that usually include stream overlays, stream design, stream campaigns, stream interactive tools and games, custom coded widgets, stream alerts, stream scenes, stinger transitions and much more - including 3D studios created in Unreal Engine. 

Unreal Engine Environments
Specialized 3D streaming environments and elements created in the software Unreal Engine. Unreal stream design can include custom studio designs and interactive environments. 

Stream Branding
Graphic elements used on Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook and major streaming platform channels that represent a stream or brand. Stream branding are streaming graphics that are used to create a live stream identity.

Stream Production Value
A viewer engagement design created to increase interactivity from viewers. Higher stream production values are more visually enticing to viewers and contain more interactive stream overlays for them to remain engaged with.

Stream Engagement Tools
Stream overlays and elements that are used on stream to increase viewer engagement and interactivity. All stream overlays are streaming interaction tools - and are usually visually stimulating, motivating viewers to trigger certain events to make them appear on stream. Stream Alerts encourage viewers to participate in triggering them. Stream Scenes signpost a stream. Twitch Panels supply viewers with information. Stream Widgets encourage audience participation to reach goals or events. 

Stream Banners
Live stream banners and Twitch banners that are used to show stream information, social media channels, and stream promotion.

Twitch Banners
Twitch livestream banners to show Twitch stream promotion.

VTuber Overlays
Virtual streaming graphics, normally in a bespoke stream design to represent a character or persona.

Stream Schedule Templates
Content creator templates and Twitch schedule templates that are editable to input your streaming schedule. 

Donation Overlays
Stream overlays and streaming donation graphics for charity or fundraising streams. 

Chat Overlays
Streaming chat graphics to make the stream chat box separate and easily read.

Green Screen Overlays
Streaming green stream graphics to use on stream for content and editing purposes.

Stream Intro Animations
Streaming intro graphics are usually a video or clip used at the start of your livestream - either as a counter or a trailer. 

Loyalty Badges
Streaming loyalty icons are usually known as subscriber badges to showcase the amount of a time a subscriber has been supporting the streamer or creator.

Sub Badges
Streaming loyalty rewards are sub badges that show the period of time that someone has been supporting a creator through subbing. These also include Twitch subscriber badges. 

Stream Avatar Frames
Stream avatar frames and Twitch avatar overlays are streaming profile graphics used to border a profile or avatar picture on a livestreaming platform.

Stream Event Overlays
Live stream event visuals used to showcase special events and celebrations by using streaming event graphics. These can include live stream events such as subathons, holidays (Christmas overlays, Halloween overlays), or charity events.

Animated Backgrounds
Streaming background graphics and Twitch animated backgrounds are static and animated stream overlays to increase the visual appeal of your backgrounds on stream.

Overlay Color Schemes
Streaming color themes and Twitch overlay colors include any group of colors that are used throughout a stream channel and stream branding. Examples include monochrome overlays, neon overlays, black and white overlays, purple overlays and more.

Stream Chat Bots
Stream chat bots and Twitch chat bots are streaming interaction bots that viewers can use with commands to find out frequently asked information, new information, announcements and more about a stream.

Stream Profile Icons
Stream profile icons and Twitch profile graphics are streaming channel icons that are usually called a stream profile picture. 

Animated Stream Logos
Streaming logo graphics that have dynamic motion built into them. Also includes Twitch animated logos.

Stream Highlight Reels
Streaming highlight videos that showcase some of the funniest or best moments of a live stream. On Twitch you can clip and save your Twitch highlight graphics.

One Click Install
A specially created one click install system for GETREKT Elements Stream Overlays for your streaming setup. This includes OBS one click setup - as well as Streamlabs and StreamElements.

Streamlabs
Streaming software to install stream overlays and other elements such as Streamlabs widgets.

StreamElements
Streaming software for GETREKT Elements designed StreamElements overlays, StreamElements widgets and more.

OBS (Open Broadcast Software)
OBS streaming software for installing and using stream overlays.

Twitch
Twitch streaming - A popular live streaming platform.

YouTube
YouTube streaming - A popular video uploading and video streaming platform.

YouTube Shorts
YouTube content creator in short-form video available to watch on YouTube

Kick
Kick streaming - A new and up-and-coming streaming platform.

Facebook
Facebook streaming - A social media platform with streaming capabilities.

TikTok
A shortform content social media platform with TikTok streaming and TikTok live.

Instagram
Social media visuals platform with Instagram streaming available.

Reels
Instagram content created as short-form videos available as Instagram Reels.

X
A popular social media platform including X streaming.

Twitter
Previous name for the social media platform now rebranded as X. Previous Twitter content could be words, images or Twitter streaming.