{
  "id": 17180412,
  "title": "Add a Live Poll to Your Stream in 5 Minutes (OBS Browser Source, Free, No Viewer Login)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/add-a-live-poll-to-your-stream-in-5-minutes-obs-browser-source-free",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:18:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/livepoll/add-a-live-poll-to-your-stream-in-5-minutes-obs-browser-source-free-no-viewer-login-2kd9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Creating a live poll for a stream is simple and effective. With FreeLivePoll.com, users can quickly set up a poll with up to 20 answer choices. After publishing the poll, the unique URL with six digits becomes the code for viewers to enter. In OBS Studio, users add this URL as a browser source, setting the dimensions to 1920 by 1080 to ensure the poll displays clearly on screen. By adjusting the size, viewers can interact with the poll via a QR code or by copying the code into chat. The poll updates in real time, and viewers see the results reflected on screen. This method works on any streaming platform, including Twitch and YouTube Live, and leaves viewers with the ability to vote without needing an account.",
  "summary": "Chat is great at arguing about what to play next and bad at counting. A poll fixes that, and if the results are drawn on the stream itself, everyone watching sees the bars move as votes come in. Here's the whole setup with LivePoll : a free poll, one browser source in OBS, and a 6-digit code your viewers type on their phones. It takes about five minutes the first time and under one after that.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Set up a free poll with up to 20 answer choices using FreeLivePoll.com",
    "Enter the unique 6-digit URL as a browser source in OBS Studio",
    "Viewers interact with the poll via QR code or chat, results update in real time"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Removing the requirement for viewer accounts lowers the barrier to entry for audience participation, turning passive spectators into active participants across any major streaming platform.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}