# Captioning with OBS (Browser Source)

**Using Zip Captions with the Browser Source in OBS to provide Open Captions for a Live Stream, or a Live Event.** 

**T**o get started you will need OBS and Zip Captions open with an [active broadcast stream](https://help.zipcaptions.app/streaming-captions).

1. In the sources window in OBS, click on the + and choose Browser

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2. Click OK to the prompt to create a new Browser

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3. In the URL box enter the following URL, replacing the placeholders with the information from your stream:&#x20;

```
https://zipcaptions.app/stream/[SESSIONID]?joinCode=[JOINCODE]
```

Example:

```
https://zipcaptions.app/stream/9q4r-j2jk?joinCode=ewqe
```

In the height and width, choose a reasonable width for you needs and a height of around 400

Click on **OK**

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4. Click on the **Interact** button. \
   \&#xNAN;*If you are using Streamlabs OBS you will need to right click and choose Interact*

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5. Now you can use the quick access settings in Zip Captions to set the **On Screen Results** to either 0 or 1, this reduces the lines of captions shown to 1 or 2 lines.&#x20;

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6. Finally here, click on the **Fullscreen** button to remove the header and the footer. \
   Click the arrow to hide the quick access settings.

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You now have a panel which will show live captions being pulled from your Zip Captions session.&#x20;


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