Issue

You want to display the currently playing track from PlayIt Live in OBS Studio for your live broadcast or stream.

Solution

PlayIt Live includes a built-in Now Playing feature that allows you to output track metadata to various targets, including a text file. You can then link this text file into OBS Studio to show live “Now Playing” information on your stream.

Step 1: Enable Now Playing in PlayIt Live

1. Open PlayIt Live.

2. Go to Tools > Now Playing.

3. Click Add to create a new Now Playing target.

4. In the Edit Now Playing Target window:

   • Set the Type to Text File.

   • Choose a Target file, such as nowplaying.txt, and set the file location (e.g. C:\PlayItLive\nowplaying.txt).

   • (Optional) Adjust the Format if you want a different display output. For example:
     {{artist}} - {{title}}
     You can also use other placeholders like {{album}} or {{genre}}.

5. Click OK to save the target.

6. Start playing tracks to verify that the file updates with the current track info.

Step 2: Set up OBS Studio to read the Now Playing file

1. Open OBS Studio.

2. Go to the scene where you want the Now Playing text to appear.

3. In the Sources box, click the + icon and select Text (GDI+).

4. Name the source (e.g. “Now Playing”) and click OK.

5. In the text source properties:

   • Tick the box Read from file.

   • Click Browse, then select the same nowplaying.txt file from earlier.

6. Style the text (font, colour, size) as desired.

7. Click OK to apply.

OBS will now automatically update with the current track info shown in the nowplaying.txt file as tracks play in PlayIt Live.