# Custom sounds and images for Kick alerts

> Use your own sound, GIF, image or video and text for Kick follow, sub, gift, KICKs and raid alerts, and find free alert sounds and images you may use.

Source: https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/kick-alert-sounds-and-images

Yes, you can give each Kick alert its own sound, image or GIF, video and text. Alerts in OBS come from an alert tool, so the files go into that tool. With the free KickBot alert widgets, you open an alert in **Saved widgets**, upload a file in **Audio** and **Image/Gif**, change the **Text**, and click **Save**. The alert in OBS uses the new files at once.

This guide shows how to do that, which files work, and where to find free alert sounds and images that you are allowed to use on stream. If you do not have alerts in OBS yet, start with [Set up Kick alerts in OBS](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/kick-alerts-obs).

## Which alerts you can customize

| KickBot widget | Sound | Image or GIF | Video | Text |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Follower Alert, Sub Alert, Gifted Sub Alert, KICKs Alert, Raid Alert | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| All-In-One Notification and the other Notification widgets | No | No (fixed icon) | No | No (colors and timing only) |
| [Chat alerts](https://kickbot.com/docs/alerts/chat-alerts) | No | No | No | Yes, a message in chat |

The big **Alert** widgets are the ones to use for custom sounds and GIFs. Each one is 800 × 600 in OBS. Install them from the [widget library](https://kickbot.com/dashboard/widget-library). The full list of settings is on [On-screen alerts](https://kickbot.com/docs/alerts/on-screen-alerts).

Tips through a KickBot tip page play in their own widget, with the viewer's TTS message and GIF. See [Tip alerts](https://kickbot.com/docs/tipping/tip-alerts).

## Change the alert sound

1. Open [Saved widgets](https://kickbot.com/dashboard/saved-widgets) and click the alert, for example **Follower Alert**.
2. Next to **Audio**, click the upload button and pick a sound file. Or paste a direct `https://` link to a sound file in the box.
3. Click **Save**.

![The Follower Alert settings with a preview of the alert, and the Text, Image/Gif, Video, Audio and Repeat Audio fields with upload buttons](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/guides/kick-alert-sounds-and-images/01-media-settings.webp "Each big alert has its own Image/Gif, Video and Audio field. The upload button is on the right.")

Things to know about the sound:

- The sound starts when the alert shows and plays to its end, even after the alert is gone. Keep it shorter than **Duration** (5 seconds by default), or alerts that come in a row can overlap.
- **Repeat Audio** plays the sound again and again while the alert is on screen. Use it for very short sounds.
- The widget has no volume setting. Set the volume of the alert source in the OBS **Audio Mixer**, with **Control audio via OBS** on. The steps are in [Alert sound and volume](https://kickbot.com/guides/setup/kick-alerts-obs#alert-sound-and-volume).
- A new alert has no sound. If **Audio** is empty, the alert is silent.

## Change the image or GIF

1. Open the alert in Saved widgets.
2. Next to **Image/Gif**, click the upload button and pick a file, or paste a direct link to an image.
3. Click **Save**.

The default image is a small pixel heart GIF. Animated GIFs and animated WebP files play as animations. A transparent PNG, GIF or WebP looks best, because it has no box around it on your stream.

**Layout** sets where the text goes: **Text Below**, **Text Above**, **Text Centered**, **Only Text** or **Only Image**. With **Only Image**, the alert shows no text at all.

## Use a video instead

Upload a short MP4 or WebM in **Video**. When **Video** has a file, the alert shows the video instead of the image. If the video has sound, that sound plays too. In that case, leave **Audio** empty, or you hear two sounds at once. Remove the video to go back to the image.

## Change the alert text

Each alert has a **Text** box with its own variables. The variables show in **Highlight Color**.

| Widget | Default text | Variables |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Follower Alert | `Thanks for the follow {username}!` | `{username}` |
| Sub Alert | `Thanks for the {months} month sub {username}!` | `{username}`, `{months}` |
| Gifted Sub Alert | `Thanks for the {amount} gifted subs {username}!` | `{username}`, `{amount}` |
| KICKs Alert | `Thanks for the {amount} KICKs {username}!` | `{username}`, `{amount}` |
| Raid Alert | `{username} just raided the stream with {viewers} viewers!` | `{username}`, `{viewers}` |

Set the look with **Text Color**, **Highlight Color** and **Font Size**.

## Different sounds for bigger gifts and raids

Gifted Sub Alert, KICKs Alert and Raid Alert have a minimum and a maximum (**Minimum Subs**, **Minimum KICKs**, **Minimum Viewers** and the matching maximums). The alert only plays for amounts in that range. Use **Duplicate** in Saved widgets to make a second copy with other files.

For example:

- Copy 1 of KICKs Alert: 1 to 99 KICKs, a short sound and a small GIF.
- Copy 2 of KICKs Alert: 100 KICKs and more, a longer sound and a video.

Add both copies to OBS. Each copy has its own URL.

## Files that work

| Type | Formats | Largest file |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Image or GIF | PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP | 25 MB |
| Video | MP4, WebM, MOV | 25 MB |
| Sound | MP3, WAV, OGG, Opus, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WebM audio | 25 MB |

Smaller files load faster when OBS opens the widget. A sound of a few seconds and a GIF of a few MB are enough for an alert.

An uploaded file is stored by KickBot. A pasted link loads from the other website every time. If that site removes the file, your alert has no sound or image. Upload when you can.

## Where to find free alert sounds and images

Only use files that you made, or files with a license that allows use on a stream. A song, a movie clip or a sound from a game is not free to use only because you found it online. Kick can remove content after a copyright notice, and it suspends or terminates the accounts of repeat infringers ([Kick DMCA policy](https://kick.com/dmca-policy)). The same applies to GIFs: a GIF from a search site is not always free to use.

These sources say clearly what you may do with their files (checked October 24, 2026):

| Source | What you get | License in short |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Pixabay sound effects](https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/) and [Pixabay images](https://pixabay.com/) | Sound effects, images and illustrations | Pixabay Content License: free to use and change, no credit needed. You may not sell or share the files alone, unchanged, and some files have extra rights, such as a recognisable person or a brand ([license summary](https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/)). |
| [Freesound](https://freesound.org/) | Sound effects made by the community | Each sound has its own license: CC0, Attribution, or Attribution NonCommercial. Credit the creator for Attribution sounds. NonCommercial sounds may not be used in work that earns money ([Freesound FAQ](https://freesound.org/help/faq/)). |
| [Kenney](https://kenney.nl/assets) | Game sound packs, 2D art and icons | CC0 (public domain). Free to use, also commercially, no credit needed ([Kenney support](https://kenney.nl/support)). |

Tips for safe use:

- On Freesound, check the license on each sound and pick CC0 sounds when you can. If you stream to earn subs or KICKs, skip NonCommercial sounds.
- Keep a list of the files you use and their links. If a license asks for credit, add it to a [channel panel](https://help.kick.com/en/articles/7109352-how-to-add-or-remove-kick-channel-panels) on your Kick page.
- The safest sound is one you made. Record a short sound with your phone, or ask a friend to make a jingle for you.

## Troubleshooting

**The upload does not work.** Check that the file is smaller than 25 MB and is one of the formats in the table above. SVG and AVIF images do not work.

**The preview plays the sound but OBS does not.** Turn on **Control audio via OBS** in the browser source properties, and check that the source is not muted in the Audio Mixer.

**The old sound still plays.** Click **Save** in the widget. If it still plays, right-click the source in OBS and choose **Refresh cache of current page**.

**The alert is silent when a video is set.** The video plays its own sound. Check that the video file has sound, or add a file in **Audio**.

**Two alerts play for one event.** Two widgets of the same type are open in OBS, or the minimum and maximum of two copies overlap. Check the ranges.

## FAQ

**How do I change my Kick alert sound?**

Alerts in OBS come from an alert tool, so you change the sound there. In KickBot, open the alert in Saved widgets, upload a file in **Audio** and click **Save**.

**Can I use a GIF for my Kick follow alert?**

Yes. Open **Follower Alert** in Saved widgets, upload the GIF in **Image/Gif** and click **Save**. Animated WebP files work too.

**Where can I get free sounds for Kick alerts?**

Use sources with a clear license, such as Pixabay sound effects, CC0 sounds on Freesound, or Kenney's CC0 sound packs. Do not use songs or clips you do not have the rights to.

**Can I set the volume of one alert?**

The alert widgets have no volume setting. Each alert is its own browser source in OBS, so set its volume in the OBS Audio Mixer.