Study streams,
made simpler.
A desktop app for study streamers on Twitch and YouTube. Manage focus and break states, run timers, track study time, and show it all in OBS.
Switch between focus, break, and pause while tracking your study time
Fewer controls while live
Switch between focus, break, and finish with just a few controls. When a timer ends, StudyDot can move to the next phase automatically.
Built for OBS
Paste one URL into an OBS Browser Source. Your current state and timer update for viewers in real time.
Stays on your device
No account required. Your settings and study records are stored locally and are not sent to an external server.
Features
Everything you need to manage a study stream with less overhead.
Focus state controls
Clearly manage focus, break, and pause states. Optionally move to the next phase automatically and play a sound when a timer ends.
Viewer overlay
Show your current state, time remaining, status message, and study totals in an OBS Browser Source. Viewer copy supports Japanese and English.
Study time totals
Track time for the current run, today, this week, this month, this year, and all time. You can also add study completed off stream.
Custom counters
Track progress beyond study time, such as pages read, problems solved, repeated activities, or days maintained.
Colors and transparency
Adjust the overlay background, text colors, and transparency to suit your stream without sacrificing readability.
Landscape or portrait
Choose a wide or vertical overlay to fit your OBS scene and streaming layout.
What do viewers see?
A lightweight overlay added to your stream as an OBS Browser Source. It communicates your current state, time remaining, message, and study totals in real time.
- Studying / On break
- Make your current state clear at a glance.
- Time remaining
- Keep the timer visible and updated in real time.
- Status messages
- Set a message for each state and an optional note that always stays visible.
- Study time
- Show the current run and longer-term study totals.
- Japanese and English
- Choose the language shown to your viewers.
Add StudyDot to OBS
Add the viewer overlay to your stream in three steps.
Open StudyDot
Launch the app. StudyDot creates its local settings automatically the first time you open it.
Copy the overlay URL
Open “Add to OBS” in StudyDot, copy the URL, and paste it into an OBS Browser Source.
Start studying
Start a focus timer in the app. The viewer overlay in OBS updates immediately.
Privacy
Your data stays on your device. StudyDot does not send it to an external service.
No account
There is no login or sign-up. Install the app and start using it.
Stored locally
Your study records and settings are stored on your device. There is no cloud sync.
No external transfer
StudyDot does not upload your data to an external server or cloud service.
Local OBS connection
Communication with OBS stays on the same computer. The overlay does not require an internet connection.
Download
StudyDot is a free, open-source beta released under the MIT License. The current builds are unsigned, so your operating system may display a security warning.