How to add memes to your OBS stream and accept meme donations

Memes on stream work better than plain text: a viewer does not just write a message, they bring the joke right onto the screen. In Oxygen Donuts, this is built into donations: the viewer chooses a meme, sends a donation, and the meme appears in OBS through a separate overlay.

If you were looking for something like a meme alert for your stream, but want it tied to donations, this guide walks through the whole setup: from enabling the feature to checking it on your own page.

OBS shows these elements through Browser Source: it is a source that adds a web page directly into your scene. That is why memes in Oxygen Donuts work as a separate layer: you can place it above the game, below the camera, or in a separate scene.

Go to the Oxygen Donuts dashboard and open the memes section. The fastest way is to open the settings directly: /dashboard/widgets/memes.

This page contains everything related to meme donations: enabling the feature, OBS link, price, placement zones, sound, size, and delay.

Turn on memes in settings. After that, viewers will see a separate meme tab on your public donation page.

Important: memes appear only for streamers who enabled this format themselves. If the feature is off, viewers will see the regular donation form without the meme tab.

In meme settings, copy the OBS link for the meme overlay. This is a separate link only for memes. It is different from the regular donation alert and is needed so memes can live as a separate layer.

This makes scene control easier: regular donations can appear in one place, while memes appear somewhere else, without overlap or screen chaos.

Now configure how memes behave on screen. Start calmly: medium size, sound not too loud, a small delay between memes, and a few safe zones where a meme will not cover your face, chat, or important game UI.

Zones matter a lot. If you allow everything immediately, viewers can send memes anywhere. That can be funny, but not always comfortable during a stream. Start with clear zones first, then expand the rules when you see how chat uses the feature.

Meme donations can become a small economy inside your stream. A regular meme can be cheaper, selected screen placement can cost a bit more, and fullscreen can be the most noticeable format.

The logic is simple: the more a meme interrupts the stream, the higher the price can be. Viewers choose the strength of the effect, while you keep control over the scene.

Custom memes are what make the feature feel alive for your channel. You can upload images, GIFs, and short videos: local reactions, game memes, chat inside jokes, or moments from previous streams.

To upload, open the meme upload page, add a file, title, description, and keywords. After upload, the meme goes to review. Once approved, it can be used in the catalogue.

After setup, open your donation page as a viewer. Check that the meme tab is visible, the catalogue opens, the meme can be selected, the price is clear, and fullscreen or placement does not feel unexpected.

Then check OBS: the meme overlay should be a separate layer, above the right sources, with no unwanted background. If the meme does not appear, first make sure OBS uses the meme link, not the regular donation alert link.

When everything is ready, do not explain the feature with a long lecture. Give chat a simple line:

"I turned on meme donations. There is a meme tab on the donation page: choose a meme, send a donation, and it appears right on stream. Fullscreen costs more because that is already a mini takeover of the stream."

This helps viewers understand where to click, what will happen, and why some options cost more.

MemeDonut in Telegram helps the community live around memes: people can search memes from the catalogue, send them in Telegram chats, and submit their own memes for moderation.

It is important to separate the flows: the Telegram bot helps with search and uploads, while a paid meme donation for the stream is sent through your Oxygen Donuts donation page.