What does a streamer need?

You need a Twitch account, access to the Better Media Share extension, and a playback surface: an OBS Browser source or the website dashboard. Viewer purchases also require Bits to be available for the extension and channel. Signing in to the website alone does not activate the extension.

Open the dashboard’s Setup page, connect your player and check extension activation. Then choose a maximum request length and moderation settings before inviting viewers to submit. Start with the OBS setup guide if you are preparing your first stream.

How does a viewer request a video?

  1. Open Better Media Share on the channel. Its position depends on the placement the streamer has activated in Twitch.
  2. Paste a supported video link. YouTube search is also available when enabled. If search is unavailable, try a direct link.
  3. Choose the moment. Trim the start and end for supported videos. YouTube also supports the playback speeds offered by the extension. Twitch Clips play in full at normal speed.
  4. Check the price and channel rules. The displayed Bits amount reflects the selected playback length and channel pricing.
  5. Confirm with Twitch. A verified transaction creates the request. If moderation is enabled, it waits for approval.

Viewers submit through the Twitch extension. The public website does not provide a separate viewer request form, a chat command or a Channel Points redemption.

Which video links can viewers use?

Better Media Share supports eligible YouTube videos, Twitch VODs and Twitch Clips through official embedded players. Twitch Clips have fixed playback: no custom start time, trimming or speed adjustment. Support for a link does not guarantee that its provider will allow it to play in every country or account context.

A private, removed, restricted or non-embeddable video may be unavailable. Use a different eligible video when that happens. Better Media Share does not download a replacement copy or bypass the provider’s restrictions.

What happens after a request is submitted?

With queue moderation on, requests from ordinary viewers appear in Incoming. The streamer or a moderator with approval permission can preview, approve or reject them. Approved requests move to the queue. Trusted viewers may bypass review; blocked viewers or videos are refused.

A purchase is not a promise that a video will be shown. Requests remain subject to channel moderation and provider availability. Read the confirmation wording before purchasing. See how to review requests and how Bits pricing works.

Put the setup into practice.

Open your channel dashboard to explore the settings and prepare your queue.

Explore the dashboard