5 best software to go live on Facebook

September 2022 · 3 minute read

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Zoom is more of a video conferencing and webinar software, with integration for Facebook Live. It is akin to Skype, and you can use it to chat with one or more people, share your screen, and even have several guests together, with better quality than Skype.

Its webinar add-on can be used to conduct a full webinar with a big audience, and you can live stream video to Facebook Live while saving your recordings in HD to use or upload later. However, you cannot add images, scenes or videos to the screen.

The Facebook integration by Zoom features a simple and fast log-in without the need to create a password, and you can use an existing account. It is also integrated with Facebook IM, so you can see when your pals are online or offline, and search for them by their names.

For video, you can meet up to 25 of your Facebook contacts, share documents, photos, and websites on your desktop screen (or even smartphone and tablet), or start an instant Facebook meeting or message with them.

Zoom also has an online 24/7 support system, lets you record your videos, and also lets you use the split-screen layout if you’re hosting a guest.

The downside is it is a bit pricey, especially if you need the feature that lets you record your videos and do live Facebook streaming at a go, which is about $50 a month. Its setup is also a bit complicated, with several steps to set up Facebook live streaming.

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This is one of the most advanced and powerful software to go live on Facebook. It is not only free and available for Windows 10 computers but also lets you broadcast to Facebook Live, YouTube, Periscope, and any other platform. However, it needs a powerful computer and has a steep learning curve.

Among its features is a scene set up (done in advance) so you can say to your audience something like ‘coming soon’ before you go live, with some background music for professionalism. Additionally, you can only broadcast to one platform at a go, compared to others that let you do more than one.

OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) also records impressive videos from your computer’s screen and webcam, plus you can share content on different social media platforms.

The benefits of using OBS Studio include an interactive user interface, many advanced features, video formats to save your clips, rich video quality and size maintained, you can tweak settings and access shortcuts to start/stop Facebook live streaming, and capture audio from a mic or soundcard.

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