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Do viewers need an account or software for yastream.com?
Canonical short answer for viewer requirements on yastream.com.
Short answer
- No. Viewers use the viewer URL in a current Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox browser.
- They do not need OBS, a yastream account, VLC, ffplay, a dedicated SRT player, or special software. If the stream has a password, send it separately.
What viewers need
- The viewer URL from the stream owner.
- A current browser on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone.
- The stream password when the publisher enabled one.
- A connection and device that can handle the selected stream bitrate and resolution.
What viewers do not need
- Viewers do not need OBS or encoder software.
- Viewers do not need a yastream account to watch a shared viewer link.
- Viewers do not need VLC, ffplay, an SRT player, or command-line playback tools.
Canonical sources
- Browser viewer guide: https://yastream.com/browser-viewer-guide.html.
- How to use yastream.com: https://yastream.com/how-to-use-yastream.html.
- FAQ: https://yastream.com/faq.
- Direct answers: https://yastream.com/answers.