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Get Started with Stream Manager

From download to your first organized stream, then build it into your routine.

Before you begin: Stream Manager relies on consistent file names that include the stream date, ideally at the start. The default OBS format (YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS) works out of the box. Other formats may work but are not officially supported.

First-Time Setup

  1. 1

    Download and run

    Grab the latest Windows release, extract the ZIP, and run StreamManager.exe. There is no installer, so it runs from anywhere and can be moved freely.

    Windows SmartScreen may warn you on first launch, since Stream Manager is an unsigned indie build. Click "More info", then "Run anyway". Here's why that happens and why it's safe.

  2. 2

    Choose your Streams folder

    Point Stream Manager at the main folder where your recordings live. Your stream details are stored alongside your files, so the whole library stays portable.

  3. 3

    Let it detect your structure

    Stream Manager scans the folder, figures out how it is organized, and pre-selects a mode. Folder-per-stream is recommended; a flat "dump" folder works but disables some features, and you can convert it during setup or later in Settings.

  4. 4

    Browse and edit your streams

    Your videos, thumbnails, and related files are grouped into stream items. Click one to view and edit its games, tags, comments, and platform details.

  5. 5

    Connect your accounts (optional)

    Link YouTube and Twitch to sync your metadata, and add a Claude API key for AI-assisted details. YouTube users can also enable Stream Relay to go live automatically.

Your Streaming Workflow

Once you are set up, this is the loop for every stream.

1

Create your stream first

Before going live, click New Stream and fill in the details so everything is ready when your recording lands.

Stream Manager's New Stream button in the Streams page toolbar
2

Record to a dedicated folder

Set your streaming software to save recordings to a normal local folder. In OBS that is Settings, then Output, then Recording, then Recording Path.

Avoid recording straight into a cloud-synced folder (OneDrive, Google Drive, a NAS client). It can corrupt recordings. Let Stream Manager move files to cloud storage for you instead.
OBS Output settings showing the Recording Path field set to a local recordings folder
3

Let an auto-rule organize it

Set up an auto-rule that watches your recordings folder and automatically moves and renames new files into your Streams library, so finished streams sort themselves.

Stream Manager's Auto-Rules setup watching a recordings folder and moving new files into the Streams library
4

Route through Stream Relay (optional)

If you have set up the relay, point your encoder at Stream Manager instead of YouTube. It binds your scheduled broadcast, takes it live when you start, and ends it when you stop.

Stream Manager's Stream Relay set up to forward an encoder's stream to YouTube and manage the broadcast

Go live and stream your heart out

Everything is in place. When you stop, Stream Manager picks it back up.

5

Wrap up afterward

Stream Manager auto-organizes your recording. Find the session on the Streams page and add any missing details, then review it in the player, export clips for social media, or send it to the converter for archiving.

Stream Manager's stream details view for reviewing a finished session and filling in its metadata
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