Share, export & import.
Move overlays and individual widgets between your own overlays, back them up as a file, or hand a setup to another streamer. Imported assets are copied into your account, so a shared overlay never reaches back into anyone else's files.
What you can move
Two things: a whole overlay (every widget, every variation and all their assets) or a single widget or alert. Either becomes a self-contained bundle that carries its own images, video and sound along with it.
Two ways to share
| Method | Best for |
|---|---|
| Download a file | A portable .zip you keep as a backup, or send to someone off-platform. They import the file on their end. |
| Share link | A quick in-platform handoff. OverlayThing stores a copy and hands you a link or code; whoever you send it to imports it straight into their account. |
Exporting
A whole overlay from the Overlays page: open a card's menu and choose Export to download it, or Share link to copy a link. You can also export the overlay you are editing from the share button in the editor topbar.
A single widget or alert from inside the editor: right-click it in the layers panel and choose Export or Share link.
Importing
On the Overlays page, hit Import. Drop in a .zip file or paste a share link or code, and you get a preview (what it is, how many widgets and assets, the total size) before anything lands on your account.
A whole overlay
Lands as a brand new overlay with its own URL. Your existing overlays are never touched.
A single widget
Pick which of your overlays to drop it into, or create a new one. If you import an alert and that overlay already has the same alert type, you choose whether to replace the existing one or skip it.
On import, every image, video and sound is copied into your own asset library with a fresh link. Nothing in a shared overlay points back at the original creator's files, and your own library is never reachable by anyone you share with.
Good to know
- Bundles include custom widget code (HTML, CSS and JS). When you import one made by someone else, the preview flags that so you know third-party code is coming along.
- Identical assets are de-duplicated on import, so re-importing something you already have will not pile up extra copies.
- A bundle is capped at 250 MB total.
- A share link stays live until you delete it.
Exporting a widget is a fast way to lift one polished alert into another overlay without rebuilding it. To copy a whole overlay within your own account, Duplicate is quicker still.