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Limits and Compatibility

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Limits and Compatibility

Overlay limits

Item Limit
Overlay surfaces 25
Objects per overlay 15
Embed iframes per overlay 8
Canvas width 320 to 7680 pixels
Canvas height 240 to 4320 pixels

Embed iframes include chat, Bot Overlay, Custom Counters, Custom Lists, and plugin widgets. The iframe limit exists because each embed is a Chromium subframe.

Media upload

Default maximum is 100 MB per file. One Add Media batch may contain 100 selected files. An archive may contain 200 supported media files. Multi-volume RAR is not supported.

Channel Points window

Live queue, saved history, and lifetime spend each show 50 rows. Fulfill and Cancel apply only to rewards GRiMbot created through the Twitch API.

Custom Commands and Voice Commands

Match Mode Anywhere matches inside a longer word. Test that setting before using a short Phrase.

Operating system and OBS

Item Requirement
Windows package Windows 10 or 11, x86_64
Linux package amd64 or arm64
OBS Integration OBS 28 or newer (WebSocket 5.x)
Overlay Browser Sources May load on older OBS. Scene control will not.
Spotify Song Requests Spotify Premium and an active device
Python on packaged Core Bundled. Do not install system Python for a packaged install.

Chat Games website

Casino is the only Chat Game that accepts website play. Other games on a website are display and statistics.

EventSub

Packaged local installs use WebSocket EventSub. Webhook EventSub requires a public base URL and is outside the packaged local layout.

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