Guide
Setup
Install KairoDock, connect the platforms you stream on, add your overlay links to your streaming software, test everything, and go live.
Quick setup
- 1. Download and install KairoDock on the Windows PC you stream from.
- 2. Open KairoDock.
- 3. Connect Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and TikTok via TikFinity if you stream on TikTok.
- 4. Copy your Chat Overlay or Alert Overlay link from KairoDock for on-stream visuals.
- 5. Optional: copy your Chat Dock or Alert Dock link if you want separate streaming software panels.
- 6. Optional: capture KairoDock.exe audio if you want alert sounds or TTS on stream.
- 7. Test chat, alerts, and TTS.
- 8. Go live.
Install
- Download v0.3.3-Beta from the download page.
- Run the Windows installer and launch KairoDock.
- Open the Setup Assistant and follow the checks from top to bottom.
- No KairoDock account is required to download, install, or use KairoDock.
Connect your platforms
- Choose the platform you want to connect, sign in in the browser, and approve KairoDock when prompted.
- Return to KairoDock after each browser sign-in so the Setup Assistant can confirm the account is connected.
- Connect only the platforms you plan to use on stream; you can come back later and add more.
- TikFinity is only needed for TikTok chat and events. Twitch, YouTube, and Kick do not need TikFinity.
Add overlays
- KairoDock works with streaming software that supports browser sources, including OBS Studio, Streamlabs Desktop, and SE.Live.
- Copy your Chat Overlay or Alert Overlay link from KairoDock for on-stream visuals, then add it as a browser source in your streaming software.
- Use Chat Dock and Alert Dock links when you want separate display panels in your streaming software.
- Keep KairoDock open while you stream so chat, alerts, and overlay changes can reach your scene.
- If an overlay link was shared somewhere it should not be, reset it in KairoDock and replace the old link in your streaming software.
Stream audio
- KairoDock.exe plays alert sounds and TTS.
- Chat Overlay and Alert Overlay are visual-only in normal beta setup.
- If you want viewers to hear alert sounds or TTS, add KairoDock.exe as an application audio source in your streaming software.
- If audio sounds doubled, your streaming software may be capturing both Desktop Audio and KairoDock.exe.
- If you capture KairoDock.exe directly, you usually do not also need Desktop Audio capturing the same sound.
Test before you go live
- Send a test chat message from each connected platform.
- Trigger a safe test alert and make sure it appears where you expect.
- Run a TTS test if you use TTS on stream.
- Use diagnostics only when something looks disconnected or out of sync.