Using a wheel on stream

Add it as a browser source

OBS can show any web page inside your scene with a Browser source. By default it makes the page background transparent, which is why the overlay shows only the wheel over your gameplay or camera. On the Streamer overlay page, copy the Overlay link (OBS browser source), add a Browser source in OBS and paste it.

Set the width and height to your canvas size, for example 1920 × 1080, so the wheel is sharp and in the right place. If you hide the source between spins, avoid the OBS option that shuts the source down when it is not visible, or the overlay reloads each time.

Spin from your phone

Reaching for the mouse mid-game looks clumsy on camera. Scan the QR code on the overlay, or open the Remote control link, and the wheel spins from your phone. The remote can also Reset round and Remove last winner, so you can run a whole segment without touching your PC.

Plan around stream delay

Your viewers see everything a few seconds after you. YouTube says most viewers of a low-latency stream are less than 10 seconds behind, and less than 5 seconds with ultra-low latency, which can mean more buffering. If you react to the result before it reaches them, you spoil it.

Use a spin long enough to build suspense, count down out loud, and wait a beat after it stops before reacting. For decisions chat votes on, close the vote, wait a few seconds, then spin.

Fair rewards keep chat on your side

Tell viewers what is on the wheel and roughly how likely each slice is. Use Remove after spin for one-off rewards so the same prize cannot be won twice. If you draw a viewer as a winner, use the giveaway picker instead of the wheel and share its verify link, so chat can check you did not pick a friend.

If a prize has real value, you are running a contest. YouTube's contest policies make the creator responsible for official rules and require entry to be free; check your platform's rules before you announce it.

Ideas that work

Challenge wheels (play the next round with one hand, no HUD), game pickers for variety streams, and milestone spins when you hit a follower goal are all easy wins. Keep the wheel on screen only when it matters, so it stays an event rather than wallpaper.

Before going live, test the whole chain once: spin from the phone, watch the result in an OBS preview and check the sound level against your game audio.