How to Kick Multi Stream with Twitch and YouTube

You can watch Kick, Twitch, and YouTube streams all at once by using a multi-stream viewer. With a tool like ViewGrid, you just paste the stream links from each platform into a single browser tab, and they will arrange themselves into a customizable grid. This lets you follow multiple streamers or events without constantly switching between tabs or windows.

With streamers now spread across different platforms, keeping up can be a challenge. One creator might be live on Kick, another on Twitch, and a third premiering a video on YouTube simultaneously. A multi-stream setup brings them all into one view, so you don't have to choose.

How to Watch Kick, Twitch, and YouTube Together

Setting up a grid is straightforward and doesn't require an account. You build your layout by adding one stream at a time.

1. Open the Viewer: Go to the ViewGrid multi-stream viewer in your web browser. You’ll see a simple page with a box to add streams.

1. Add Your First Stream (e.g., Kick): Find the Kick stream you want to watch. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar (like kick.com/xqc). Paste this link into the input box on ViewGrid and add it. The video will appear in the grid.

1. Add Twitch and YouTube: Now, do the same for the other platforms. Grab the URL for a Twitch channel and a YouTube live stream or video. Paste each one into the "Add Stream" box. As you add them, they will automatically find a spot in the grid.

1. Arrange Your Layout: You can have up to 20 streams on a desktop computer or up to 6 on a mobile device. Once your streams are loaded, you can choose a layout that fits your screen, from a simple 2x2 grid to more complex arrangements. You can also drag and drop streams to reorder them.

The entire layout is stored in the page URL. If you want to share your exact grid with a friend, just copy the link from your address bar and send it to them.

Managing Audio, Chat, and Focus

Watching several streams at once introduces a few new things to manage, mainly audio and chat.

Controlling Audio

Every stream you add starts muted. This prevents a wall of noise when you first load your grid. To hear a stream, just click the unmute button on that specific video player. You can only have one stream's audio active at a time, so clicking to unmute a new stream will automatically mute the previous one. This makes it easy to switch your audio focus without fumbling with multiple volume sliders.

Following Chat

For streams on Kick, Twitch, and YouTube, you can open the live chat in a side panel next to your video grid. Click the chat icon on a specific stream's controls to open its chat. You can switch between the chats for the different streams you have open, allowing you to follow the conversation without needing another window.

Changing Focus

If you want to get a closer look at one particular stream without losing the others, you can click on it to enter "focus mode." This makes the selected stream large and temporarily hides the others. Click it again to return to the full grid view. You can also make any single stream fullscreen, just like a normal video player.

Practical Things to Keep in Mind

A multi-stream setup works well, but its performance depends on your device and internet connection.

Internet Speed: Each video stream requires its own bandwidth. Watching four 1080p streams at once uses significantly more data than watching one. If you notice buffering, your internet connection might be the bottleneck. Lowering the video quality on your secondary streams can help reduce the load.
Computer Performance: Your computer's processor also has to do the work of decoding multiple videos at once. Older computers might struggle with a large number of high-quality streams. If your computer's fan spins up or the video becomes choppy, try closing other demanding applications or reducing the number of streams in your grid.
* Mobile vs. Desktop: While you can use ViewGrid on a phone's web browser, the experience is different. The smaller screen means you can comfortably view fewer streams at once (up to 6). For larger grids with 8, 12, or even 20 streams, a desktop or laptop computer is necessary.

If you find you're often watching streams from just one platform, you might find our other guides useful. For example, our article on "How to Watch Multiple Kick Streams Together" focuses just on that platform.

Watching on a TV

People sometimes ask about watching their grid on a television. ViewGrid doesn't have a built-in "cast" button. However, you can still get it on a TV using your device's own features. The most common methods are opening viewgrid.tv in your smart TV's built-in web browser, connecting a laptop to the TV with an HDMI cable, or using your computer or phone's built-in screen mirroring function to cast your entire screen to the TV.

Discovering New Layouts for Events

Besides building your own grids, you can also find pre-made layouts for major live events. The Events calendar on ViewGrid often features grids for things like esports tournaments, product announcements, or space launches. These grids might include the official broadcast alongside co-streams from popular creators on Twitch, YouTube, and Kick, saving you the trouble of finding all the links yourself.