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How to add a live poll to your stream

A poll turns a passive audience into the room deciding what happens next. In Kloot you fire a poll from one deck key, viewers vote in a tap by QR or join code (no chat bot, no extension), and results animate live on your overlay — bars or a pie, in your colors. Here is how to build and run one, on the real panel and the real overlay.

6 steps ~4 minBeginner Updated July 2026

How do you add a live poll to your stream?

Add Kloot's overlay URL as an OBS browser source, create a poll in the panel with your question and options, and fire it live. Viewers scan an on-screen QR code to vote from any device — no chat commands — and results animate on your overlay in real time. The whole setup takes about four minutes.

You set it up here

It lands here — the real overlay

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What do we play next?

Fortnite
4836%
36%
Valorant
3930%
30%
Minecraft
2720%
20%
GTA V
1814%
14%

What you’ll build

A live poll your viewers vote on by QR or code from any platform, with results animating on your overlay — opened and closed from one deck key.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Add your Kloot overlay to OBS (once)

    Paste your single Kloot overlay URL into one Browser source in OBS and size it to your canvas. That one source powers the poll and every other Kloot tool — you never add another browser source.

    Already have Kloot in OBS? Skip this — the poll rides the source you already added.

  2. 2

    Write the question

    Type the question you want the room to answer. Keep it short and punchy — it becomes the headline of the card on screen.

  3. 3

    Add your options

    Add 2–6 answer choices. Creator supports up to four options, Pro up to six. Save the poll as a preset if it is one you run every stream (game pick, yes/no, tier vote).

    Reusable polls save as one-press presets, so your regular questions fire again without rebuilding them live.

  4. 4

    Style it to your overlay

    Choose bars or a pie, your accent color, on-screen position, and the reveal animation. It is the same renderer your viewers see, so the preview is exactly what lands on stream.

  5. 5

    Set the voting window

    Pick a time limit or run it manually. Viewers vote by scanning the on-overlay QR or entering the join code at kloot.gg/join — no chat command, no bot, no extension, on any platform.

  6. 6

    Press to open, press to close

    Fire the poll from a deck key when you want the room to vote. The card appears with a QR and join code, results fill in live with counts and percentages, and one more press clears it off screen.

    Turn on “highlight leader” so the winning option pops the instant the room swings — it reads clearly on stream.

How a poll runs, live

Once it’s built, running a poll is two presses — open and close. Here’s the whole loop, and what each side sees.

  1. You fire it· step 1

    Open the poll

    Press the key when you want the room to weigh in. The question, the options, and a QR + join code appear on your overlay — voting is open.

    You: Press Open
    Overlay: Question + QR appear
    Viewers: Sees how to vote
  2. Votes come in· step 2

    Viewers vote in a tap

    They scan the QR or enter the code at kloot.gg/join and tap a choice — Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok, or an IRL room. No chat command, no bot, no extension.

    You: Nothing — keep talking
    Overlay: Vote tally updates
    Viewers: Scan & tap a choice
  3. Live· step 3

    Results climb in real time

    The bars or pie fill live with counts and percentages, and the leader highlights the instant the room swings. Read it out on mic to pull people in.

    Overlay: Results animate
    Viewers: Sees the tally move
  4. You close it· step 4

    Call it and clear

    Press again to clear the poll off screen, announce the result, and move on. Save it as a preset and the same question fires again next stream with one press.

    You: Press Close
    Overlay: Poll clears
    Viewers: Sees the final call

Polls worth running

A poll turns a passive room into the audience deciding what happens next. Good moments to fire one:

“What do we play next?”

When: Between games, maps, or rounds.

Why it works: Hands the wheel to the room and instantly lifts engagement — people stay to see if their pick wins.

Hot take / this-or-that

When: Chat has gone quiet and you want energy.

Why it works: A spicy binary makes everyone pick a side and floods chat with reactions.

Let subs decide a perk

When: Rewarding your community or members.

Why it works: A tier vote gives members real ownership of the stream — a reason to stay subscribed.

IRL room or event

When: A meetup, class, panel, or projector.

Why it works: A QR on screen turns any physical room into live voting — no app to install for anyone.

The poll styles you can run

Bars, this-or-that, or a pie — every preview below is the real poll renderer with votes ticking live, in your colors.

Votes ticking live

What do we play next?

Fortnite
4836%
36%
Valorant
3930%
30%
Minecraft
2720%
20%
GTA V
1814%
14%

Bars — the race

The default read: a horse race the room can follow mid-game.

“What do we play next?” with four games on the board. Bars fill live with counts and percentages, and the leader highlights the instant the room swings — easy to read from any screen size.

One key opens it, one closes it
The room picks a side

Pineapple on pizza?

W take
6153%
53%
L take
5447%
47%

This-or-that — the hot take

Two options, one fight — the fastest way to wake up a quiet chat.

Drop a spicy binary and make everyone pick a side. Two big bars, a visible tug-of-war, and a flood of reactions in chat while the lead flips back and forth.

Save it as a preset — refires in one press
Pie layout

This month’s sub perk?

Sub-only game night40%
Movie watch-along34%
Ranked coaching26%

Pie — the split

One glance says how the room divides — best for 3+ real choices.

Let subs pick this month’s perk. The pie makes the share of the room obvious even when the counts are close, and it reads as a “decision”, not a race.

Same poll, one toggle to switch layout

Where it lands on your stream

The poll card sits in a corner, out of the action — or takes center screen when the vote is the moment itself.

Your stream · OBS output
LIVE

What do we play next?

Fortnite
4836%
36%
Valorant
3930%
30%
Minecraft
2720%
20%
GTA V
1814%
14%
Go center for the big vote
Poll card: any corner, out of the action Center: when the vote IS the moment

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Writing a question too long to read at a glance — keep it to a headline so it lands on stream.
  • Forgetting to show the QR/join code long enough for viewers to scan before you close voting.
  • Adding a second OBS browser source for the poll. One Kloot URL already carries it.
  • Leaving “highlight leader” off for a close vote — turning it on makes the swing obvious to the room.

Frequently asked

How do viewers vote in the poll?

They scan the QR on your overlay or enter a short join code at kloot.gg/join and tap their choice — no chat command, no bot, no extension. It works the same on Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok, or IRL.

Do the results update live on my overlay?

Yes. Votes animate in real time with counts and percentages, and the leader can highlight automatically so the moment reads clearly on stream.

Do I need a chat bot or an extension?

No. Voting rides a QR + join code, so there is nothing to install and no platform to wire up. You open and close the poll by hand from your deck or phone.

How many options can a poll have?

Between two and six. The Creator plan supports up to four options; Pro raises the cap to six. You can reorder or remove options while building.

Which plan includes polls?

Polls are on the Creator plan ($15/mo) and up. That plan also includes alerts, lower thirds, tickers, borders, counters, and the full effects library, with no watermark.

Ask the room.
Watch it move.

One press opens the vote, any viewer on any platform can answer, and the results animate on your overlay. Polls are on Creator — no chat bot, no watermark.

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Free plan · Creator $15/mo · Pro $25/mo · Event Pass $9 for 3 days