How to add a live scorebug overlay to OBS
Updated June 11, 2026 · 8 min read · Works with OBS, Streamlabs, Meld & evmux
A scorebug is the compact score strip a real TV broadcast pins to the edge of the screen — always visible, never in the way. This guide adds one to your stream that updates itself: score, clock, period/quarter/half, possession context and more, for NBA, WNBA, NFL, college football and basketball, the World Cup and every major soccer league. While it's in public beta, the Multi-Sport ScoreBug is free on every StreamSlayers plan.
What you'll need
- OBS Studio, Streamlabs, Meld, evmux or XSplit
- A StreamSlayers account — 4-day free trial
Launch the app from your dashboard
After signing up, open your dashboard and click LAUNCH on Multi-Sport ScoreBug (you'll see the BETA badge next to it).
Copy your overlay URL
At the top of the settings page, hit COPY on your personal overlay URL. This single URL is what OBS will render — everything else you configure on this page applies to it instantly.
Add a browser source in OBS
- Sources panel → + → Browser, name it "ScoreBug".
- Paste your overlay URL.
- Set 1920 × 1080 and click OK — the bug anchors itself to the position you pick in settings, with a transparent background everywhere else.
Toggle your leagues and pick a game
Turn on every league you stream — NBA, NFL, college, all the big soccer competitions, the World Cup — and the Games list below fills with that day's slate across all of them. Click a game card and it's on your overlay. Live games show the current score; upcoming games show the start time and switch to live automatically at tip-off or kickoff.
Pick a theme and colors
Six themes (Standard, Compact, Classic, Classic Compact, Industrial, Industrial Compact) cover everything from a minimal strip to a full broadcast look. Then either grab a color preset — Default Navy, Midnight Gold, Ocean Cyan, Broadcast White, Hot Pink and more — or dial in your exact brand colors for the background, clock panel, text and info bar.
Position it and go live
Choose one of six anchor positions (bottom center is the classic broadcast spot), set the scale and opacity, and pick a refresh rate. Soccer matches get a continuous count-up clock that flows into stoppage time — 45+2′, 90+3′ — exactly like television. There's also a stream-delay slider so the bug never gets ahead of your video.
Troubleshooting
Blank overlay in OBS? Re-copy the URL from settings — a wrong or stale URL in the browser source is the cause almost every time.
Game not in the list? Check the date picker and make sure that league's toggle is on — the list only shows leagues you've enabled.
Want the score card bigger or smaller? Use the Scale slider in the Display panel rather than resizing the OBS source — it keeps the typography crisp.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What's the difference between a scorebug and a scoreboard?
A scorebug is the compact strip you see pinned to the edge of a real TV broadcast — small, always on screen, showing score, clock and game state. A scoreboard is a bigger card with stats, leaders and box score detail you bring up between plays. StreamSlayers has both apps, and both are free during beta.
Which leagues does the Multi-Sport ScoreBug cover?
NBA, WNBA, NFL, college football, men's college basketball, the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro, Copa América, CONCACAF, NWSL, the Women's World Cup, and every major club soccer league — Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, MLS, Liga MX and more.
Can I show more than one league at a time?
Yes — toggle on as many leagues as you want and every selected league's games appear in your games list, so a Knicks game and a World Cup match can sit one click apart on game day.
Does the clock count up like a real soccer broadcast?
Yes. Soccer matches get a continuous count-up clock that flows into stoppage time (45+2', 90+3') just like a TV broadcast, re-syncing against live data on every refresh.
Can I match the scorebug to my brand colors?
Yes. Pick a broadcast preset (Default Navy, Midnight Gold, Broadcast White, Hot Pink and more) or set your own background, clock panel, text and info-bar colors. There are also six themes including Compact and Industrial variants.
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