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Managing Cheer Donations

Enable Cheer Donations in CI.ME Studio and add the Effects Overlay URL to OBS so cheer animations appear on stream. Test alerts before you go live.


Cheer Donations allow viewers to send animated donation items that appear on stream in real time. These interactive effects help viewers participate more actively in a stream and show support for their favorite streamers.

Cheer Donations can be used to support a stream, celebrate exciting moments, or create fun interactions during a broadcast.

Streamers can enable or disable Cheer Donations in their donation settings.

Enable or Disable Cheer Donations

You can enable or disable Cheer Donations in [Studio] → [Cheer Donations].

Setting
Description

Enabled

Viewers can send Cheer Donations during your stream.

Disabled

Cheer Donations are turned off.

Overlay Setup

To display Cheer Donation effects on stream, add the Effects Overlay URL to OBS.

Go to [Studio] → [Live Stream] → [Overlay Settings] to copy the Effects Overlay URL.

Once the Effects Overlay is added to OBS, Cheer Donation effects will appear automatically whenever a viewer sends a Cheer Donation.

Set Up the Effects Overlay

Testing Cheer Donations

Before enabling Cheer Donations, you can test how alerts and effects will appear on stream.

Go to [Studio] → [Live Stream] → [Overlay Settings] and click Test Cheer Donation Alert.

You can also send a test alert by clicking a Cheer Donation item in the Cheer Donation settings page.

Update: 7/06/26

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