ReelShiftHow to
multistream.
Multistreaming means sending the same stream to several platforms at once. It is allowed almost everywhere now, but each platform attaches its own strings.
Guides · Published 2026-09-19 · Updated 2026-09-19 · 6 min read
Short answer: send your stream to each platform from OBS with a multiple outputs plugin, or send one stream to a restream service that copies it to every platform. Follow the rules: Twitch allows it under its Simulcast Guidelines (no sending viewers away, no merged chat on your Twitch stream). Kick Partners must turn on the Multistreaming toggle, and their Partner payout drops 50% for that session. YouTube supports it. Budget upload speed for every stream at once.
What each platform allows
| Multistreaming | The catch | |
|---|---|---|
| Twitch | Allowed, under the Simulcast Guidelines | Twitch viewers must get at least as good an experience; no links sending them elsewhere; no tools that merge other platforms' activity onto your Twitch stream |
| Kick | Allowed; Kick documents restream services | Partners must switch on the Multistreaming toggle, and Partner payout is cut 50% for that session |
| YouTube | Supported, with its own help page | Channel must be verified with live streaming enabled |
| TikTok LIVE | No official policy found | LIVE is vertical and runs through TikTok's own apps |
From Twitch's Terms of Service and help center, help.kick.com and support.google.com/youtube, checked 19 September 2026.
Twitch's Simulcast Guidelines
Twitch's terms say you may stream on other services at the same time, as long as you follow three rules:
- Twitch viewers get the same experience or better, including your attention in chat.
- No sending people away. No links or messages that direct your community to leave Twitch for your stream elsewhere. That includes big banners in your bio or panels.
- No merged activity. Don't use third party tools that combine chat or other activity from other platforms onto your Twitch stream.
Twitch says it sends a warning before taking enforcement action. Read the current terms before you start: rules like these change.
Kick's 50% Partner rule
Kick's help center has setup guides for restream services, so multistreaming itself is fine. The catch is for Kick Partners:
- You must turn on the Multistreaming toggle, found under the Partner Income toggle in your dashboard. You can also type /multi on or /multi off in chat.
- With the toggle on, your Partner payout is reduced by 50% for that session.
- Kick's terms treat multistreaming without the toggle as a breach.
Not a Partner yet? This rule does not apply to you. Kick says the toggle is only for streamers in the Partner Program.
How to set it up
YouTube's help center describes the two ways, and they work for every platform:
- From your own PC. OBS streams to one place by default. A multiple outputs plugin for OBS adds more destinations, each with its own server URL and stream key. Your computer does all the encoding, so it needs to be strong enough.
- Through a restream service. You send one stream to a cloud service, and it forwards copies to Twitch, Kick, YouTube and others. Your PC and upload only handle one stream. Several companies offer this, with free and paid tiers.
Either way you need the stream key and server URL for each platform. Where to find them: Twitch, Kick, YouTube.
Bandwidth math
If you send every stream from your own PC, your upload has to carry all of them. YouTube's rule of thumb: add up the bitrates, then aim for 1.5 to 2 times that total. Its own example: a 6 Mbps stream plus a 4 Mbps stream is 10 Mbps, so you want 15 to 20 Mbps of upload.
Three streams at 6 Mbps each is 18 Mbps, so you would want 27 to 36 Mbps. With a restream service you only upload one stream, which is why most people with slower connections use one.
What about TikTok LIVE?
TikTok LIVE is vertical, and TikTok does not publish a multistreaming policy or a public stream key page we could find. Most streamers treat it as a separate stream. See how to go LIVE on TikTok.
One stream, clips for everywhere
Multistreaming spreads your live show. Clips spread it after. ReelShift works from your public stream on Twitch, Kick, YouTube or TikTok LIVE and cuts vertical, captioned clips while you are still live, so the same moment can go to TikTok, Shorts and Reels. See the live stream clipper.
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Quick answers.
Is multistreaming allowed on Twitch?
Yes, under Twitch's Simulcast Guidelines: equal experience for Twitch viewers, no directing them elsewhere, and no merged activity from other platforms on your Twitch stream.
Can I multistream on Kick?
Yes. Kick Partners must turn on the Multistreaming toggle, and their Partner payout is cut 50% for that session.
How much upload speed do I need to multistream?
YouTube suggests 1.5 to 2 times the total of all your stream bitrates. Two streams at 6 and 4 Mbps need 15 to 20 Mbps.
Can I show one combined chat on Twitch?
Twitch's written terms say not to use third party services that combine activity from other platforms on your Twitch stream while simulcasting.
Last updated 2026-09-19