This XSplit Broadcaster update adds the new Live Captions tool, AI Voice Clarity, updates to the pre-stream dialog for several streaming services and more improvements to background removal, streaming setup and Presentation Sources mode.

We’ve also included fixes for Twitch, YouTube Live, Kick, Restream, Amazon IVS as well as the Preview Editor, Multi Output Mode plus general app stability.

Release Highlights

Live Captions

This release adds the new Live Captions tool for XSplit Broadcaster.

Live Captions can be used to generate captions while streaming and has been tested with Twitch and YouTube Live. For Twitch, captions can be sent by enabling Send Caption in the Live Captions tool.

For YouTube Live, enable Send Caption in the Live Captions tool and enable Closed Captions in the YouTube Live pre-stream dialog.

Updated Pre-Stream Dialog

We’ve updated the pre-stream dialog for Facebook, Kick, Twitch, Vimeo and YouTube Live. You can now choose how XSplit Broadcaster handles stream details when starting a stream: Show the pre-stream dialog each time or reuse the previous stream details to skip it on future stream starts.

This should make it easier to prepare stream information inside XSplit Broadcaster without needing to repeat the same setup each time.

Stream details can also be updated from the Set stream info button in the Output properties.

Background Removal Updates

This update includes improvements to background removal in XSplit Broadcaster.

This also includes fixes related to automatic background removal behavior for NDI stream sources and Webpage sources.

Presentation Sources Mode by Default

Presentation Sources mode is now the default Audio Mode setting. Default Speaker and Default Microphones are added by default in the Audio Mixer so behavior will be the same with the older Audio Devices Mode while having access to newer features like the above AI Live Captions.

This is part of our ongoing work to make source behavior more consistent for users working with presentations, multiple layouts and Multi Output Mode.

XSplit Broadcaster 4.6.2605.2109

Features & Improvements

Streaming and Outputs

• Added the new Live Captions tool, with support tested on Twitch and YouTube Live.
• Updated the pre-stream dialog for Facebook, Kick, Twitch, Vimeo and YouTube Live.
• Updated Twitch pre-stream integration.

Sources and Background Removal

• Updated background removal components.

UI and Workflow

• Improved Record checkbox behavior.
• Made Presentation Sources mode the default.

Bug Fixes

Streaming Outputs and Integrations

• Fixed an issue where the YouTube Live pre-stream dialog’s Tags input could break when entering the percent % character.
• Fixed an issue where Twitch stream titles using another language, such as Japanese, could display incorrectly on the Twitch channel.
• Fixed an issue where streaming to Amazon Real-Time output could fail due to B-frames.
• Fixed an issue where a selected channel from an unloaded plugin could still be streamed to from the top bar.
• Fixed an issue where streams could have trouble stopping when they were not selected in the output dropdown.
• Fixed an issue where Kick authorization did not refresh after expiry.
• Fixed an issue where YouTube Live broadcasts did not automatically end even when the option was enabled in the pre-stream dialog.
• Fixed an issue when authorizing a Dailymotion output channel.
• Fixed an issue where Restream.io could show an error prompt after pressing OK or Test bandwidth after authorizing.

Preview Editor and Scenes

• Fixed an issue where rapidly switching scenes in the Preview Editor could briefly show the wrong scene button name.
• Fixed an issue where the active scene button did not update when switching scenes using hotkeys.

UI and Core Application

• Fixed an issue where the top-bar output selection could select or deselect the wrong channel based on the channel name.
• Fixed an issue where bottom panel contents could become misaligned after resizing the scenes area to its maximum width.
• Fixed an issue where the Sources panel could enlarge after minimizing and restoring XSplit Broadcaster.
• Fixed an issue where Chat with Support history could disappear and generate two separate chats.
• Fixed a random crash that could happen while streaming.
• Fixed a crash related to the audio/video device handler.

Sources, Capture and Audio

• Fixed an issue where automatic background removal for NDI stream sources and Webpage sources did not show a watermark on free licenses.
• Fixed a freeze that could happen with screen capture.
• Fixed an issue where sources in Output 2 had no audio when settings were set to Presentation Sources.

You can view the developer release notes and the full list of issues currently under investigation here.

Feedback

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Previous Release Notes (XSplit Broadcaster 4.5.2603.0506)

Updated on: 02/06/2026