What are the best add-ons, software, etc to start Twitch streaming?

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Best add-ons, software, etc to start Twitch streaming?	Price	Video Formats	Platforms
-- OBS	-	MP4, FLV, MKV	Windows, Linux, Mac
-- XSplit	-	FLV; MP4	-
-- ShadowPlay	-	-	-

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OBS

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Fast

From the website: "GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming." See More

Top Con

Recording a window will not record the menu bar, popup menus or child dialogs

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Extendable

OBS has an API allowing developers to create their own unique plugins, giving them and others complete control of their streaming experience. See More

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Needs tutorial to get started

Otherwise it's hard to find out how to record a screen or window. See More

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Free and open source

No subscriptions or payments or licenses. See More

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Records to many popular formats

You can record videos in formats such as mp4, flv, mkv, and more. You also have control over the bitrate used. See More

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XSplit

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ShadowPlay

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Requires NVIDIA graphics card

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What are the best add-ons, software, etc to start Twitch streaming?

3 Games Considered

OBS

My Recommendation for OBS

My Recommendation for OBS

Fast

Recording a window will not record the menu bar, popup menus or child dialogs

Extendable

Needs tutorial to get started

Free and open source

Records to many popular formats

XSplit

My Recommendation for XSplit

My Recommendation for XSplit

ShadowPlay

My Recommendation for ShadowPlay

My Recommendation for ShadowPlay

Requires NVIDIA graphics card

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