Desktop live studio · Windows
CueStream mixes browser guests, cameras, NDI sources and broadcast graphics on your own machine, then goes live in up to 4K60. Recording in 1080p is free. Going live, 4K, graphics, NDI and guests come with a plan.
Windows 10/11 · NVIDIA NVENC · Free recording, no credit card
01 · How it works
Download the Windows app. Scenes, sources, the audio mixer and recording work for free, without an account.
Create a room and copy an invite link. Guests open it in Chrome, Edge or Safari. No app, no account.
Admit guests from the green room, add graphics, and stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook or any RTMP/SRT target.
02 · Inside the studio
A broadcast desk, browser guests, flexible windows and graphics packs, all rendered on your own machine.
Studio desk
Preview and program side by side. Take the next shot with CUT, FADE or a branded stinger, and fade to black with one click.
Browser guests
Guests test their camera and microphone in the browser, then wait in the waiting room until you let them in. No app, no account.
Window layouts
Pick a preset such as 1+2, 1+3 or focus speaker, or drag windows in the stage editor to swap places. Names sit inside the windows.
Graphics
Lower thirds, guest cards, topic bars, tickers, breaking news, quotes, stats, charts, countdowns, logo bugs, social handles, openers, closers and stinger transitions. Your logo and colours apply to every template.
03 · Template gallery
All 18 packs are built into the app. Choose a pack to see its templates.
04 · More features
Everything renders on your machine, so you keep full control over quality, layouts and outputs.
Guests click a link and pick their camera and mic. One-time, expiring invite links you can revoke at any moment.
Every guest waits in a green room until you admit them. Check their picture and sound before they reach the stage.
Guests see the program and hear everyone except themselves. No echo, no talking over the delay.
Send each guest as a separate, clean NDI source to vMix, a hardware switcher or another machine on your network.
Animated lower thirds, name cards, tickers and clocks. Prepare in preview, take to program with one key.
Hardware encoding on NVIDIA RTX keeps the CPU free for guests and graphics. Record and stream at the same time.
Go live to several platforms at once over RTMPS or SRT, each with its own bitrate and key.
Record every guest to its own file next to the program, ready for editing after the show.
Record
Free
Scenes, inputs, the audio mixer and local recording. No account needed.
Live plans
from €29/mo
Live streaming and multistream, graphics with every style pack, NDI in and out, and browser guests. Cancel at any time.
06 · Compare
A quick, factual overview of how the main options approach live shows with remote guests.
| Feature | vMix | StreamYard | CueStream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop app with local rendering (4K, NVENC) | Included | Not included | Included |
| Guests join from a browser link | Included | Included | Included |
| Separate NDI output per guest | Included | Not included | Included |
| Broadcast graphics desk (PVW / PGM) | Limited | Limited | Included |
| Pricing | One-time license | Subscription | Free recording, live from €29/mo |
Based on publicly available product information, October 2026. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used for identification only.
07 · Trust
Guest audio and video are encrypted end to end between browser and studio. We never record or store them.
If your plan ends or our servers can't be reached mid-show, connected guests stay connected.
Card details never touch our systems. Manage or cancel your plan in the billing portal.
The desktop app is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later. Customers receive its source code along with the app.
08 · FAQ
Everything you need to record is free: scenes, inputs (camera, screen, media), the audio mixer and local recording, with no account and no time limit. Live streaming and multistream, the graphics desk with all templates and style packs, NDI input and output, and browser guests come with a plan from €29/month.
No. Guests open the invite link in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, test their camera and microphone, and wait in the green room.
Guest media goes directly between the guest's browser and your studio, encrypted with DTLS-SRTP. When a direct path is blocked by a firewall, an encrypted TURN relay forwards the packets without being able to decode them. We never record or store guest audio or video.
For 4K60 shows with several guests we recommend an NVIDIA RTX GPU, an 8-core CPU, 32 GB of RAM and 30–50 Mbps of upload bandwidth. See the download page for details.
Yes. Manage or cancel your plan in the billing portal. Live shows are never cut off: if your plan ends mid-show, connected guests stay connected; only new rooms and invites are blocked.
The CueStream desktop app is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later. Customers who receive the app also receive its complete corresponding source code, with all the rights the license gives. The guest cloud is a separate online service.
Windows comes first. A macOS version is planned for later.
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Install it and record for free today. Go live when you are ready.
