FAQ

FAQ

What platforms are supported?

Twitch, YouTube, and Kick — connect to one or all three at once. Rumble support is in development and will arrive in a future release.

Is Ghost Chat free?

Yes, completely free and open source. No premium tiers, no subscriptions, no ads.

Does it work on Mac and Windows?

Yes. Ghost Chat provides native builds for both macOS and Windows. Download the right version from the releases page. See Installation for first-launch warnings.

Do I need to log in?

No. Ghost Chat connects to chat anonymously. You don't need a login, OAuth token, or API key — just enter a channel name and connect.

How do I set it up with OBS?

Add a Window Capture source in OBS and point it at the Ghost Chat window. The transparent background is captured automatically, so chat appears directly over your stream content.

Why isn't Ghost Chat on top of my game?

This depends on your game's display mode.

• Exclusive fullscreen — the game takes complete control of the display, so no overlay (including Ghost Chat) can appear on top.
• Windowed / borderless fullscreen — the game runs as a borderless window and the window manager still composites other windows, so Ghost Chat can overlay it.

Switch your game to windowed or borderless fullscreen mode to use Ghost Chat on top of it.

Note that some games appear to be in exclusive fullscreen but aren't, and vice versa, so behaviour can differ from one game to the next.

The overlay shows a black background instead of being transparent

Transparency relies on hardware-accelerated compositing. On dual-GPU systems the renderer can pick the wrong GPU, which breaks transparency and shows a black window. To fix it on Windows:

1. Open System > Display > Graphics.
2. Find Ghost Chat in the app list (add it if it isn't there).
3. Open its Options.
4. Choose a specific GPU and set it as the preference.
5. Relaunch Ghost Chat.

Ghost Chat isn't launching or is behaving unexpectedly

This is usually a corrupted config file. Delete it and relaunch — Ghost Chat recreates it with defaults. You can open the folder from the tray menu (Open Config Folder), or find it at:

Windows: %APPDATA%/ghost-chat/config.json
macOS:   ~/Library/Application Support/ghost-chat/config.json

Where can I report bugs or request features?

On the GitHub issues page. Bug reports and feature requests are always welcome. You can also ask in the Discord server.