# Kick streaming guides

> Practical guides for streaming on Kick, from your first stream and OBS settings to chat bots, alerts, growing your channel and making money.

Source: https://kickbot.com/guides

These guides answer the questions streamers ask most about Kick. Each one works on its own, and points to the KickBot docs when a KickBot feature can help. Facts about Kick come from Kick's own help pages, and each guide shows the date we last checked them.

## Start streaming on Kick

- [How to stream on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/start/how-to-stream-on-kick): from a new account to your first live stream.
- [Find your Kick stream key](https://kickbot.com/guides/start/kick-stream-key) and keep it safe.
- [Stream on Kick from your phone](https://kickbot.com/guides/start/stream-on-kick-from-phone).
- [What you need to stream on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/start/kick-streaming-requirements): PC, internet and account rules.
- [Kick vs Twitch for streamers](https://kickbot.com/guides/start/kick-vs-twitch).
- [Go live from your browser](https://kickbot.com/guides/start/kick-web-go-live) with Kick's Web Go Live.

## OBS and stream setup

- [Best OBS settings for Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/best-obs-settings-for-kick).
- [Add Kick chat to OBS](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/add-kick-chat-to-obs).
- [Set up alerts for Kick in OBS](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/kick-alerts-obs).
- [Use Streamlabs with Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/streamlabs-and-kick).
- [Set up a chat bot on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/kick-chat-bot-setup).
- [Add text-to-speech to your Kick stream](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/tts-on-kick).
- [Custom sounds and images for Kick alerts](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/kick-alert-sounds-and-images).
- [Multistream to Kick and Twitch](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/multistream-kick-and-twitch).
- [Use Meld Studio with Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/meld-and-kick).

## Grow your channel

- [How to grow on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/grow/grow-on-kick).
- [Useful Kick chat commands](https://kickbot.com/guides/grow/kick-chat-commands).
- [Turn clips into short videos](https://kickbot.com/guides/grow/clips-and-short-videos).
- [How to moderate Kick chat](https://kickbot.com/guides/grow/moderate-kick-chat).
- [See your Kick followers](https://kickbot.com/guides/grow/see-your-kick-followers).
- [How to raid on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/grow/kick-raids): raids, raid etiquette and collabs.

## Make money on Kick

- [How to make money on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/money/make-money-on-kick).
- [How Kick payouts work](https://kickbot.com/guides/money/kick-payouts).
- [Accept tips on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/money/accept-tips-on-kick).
- [Kick Partner Program requirements](https://kickbot.com/guides/money/kick-partner-program): subs, verification and the KPP.

## Compare tools

- [Best bots for Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/compare/best-kick-bots).
- [KickBot vs Botrix](https://kickbot.com/guides/compare/kickbot-vs-botrix).
- [KickBot vs Kicklet](https://kickbot.com/guides/compare/kickbot-vs-kicklet).
- [Kick streaming tools](https://kickbot.com/guides/compare/kick-streaming-tools): software, bots, overlays and more.

## For viewers

- [How to tip a streamer on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/viewers/how-to-tip-on-kick).
- [Send a TTS message on Kick](https://kickbot.com/guides/viewers/send-tts-on-kick).
- [Clip a Kick stream](https://kickbot.com/guides/viewers/clip-on-kick).
- [Download Kick clips](https://kickbot.com/guides/viewers/download-kick-clips).