Mishira

With today's trends in video games, certain tools are becoming more and more important. Streaming utilities are an excellent example. Simply uploading a video on YouTube is not enough nowadays, so if you want to attract more viewers, you can use Mishira to live-stream your gaming sessions. The software is designed with convenience and ease of use in mind, so you can focus on your games, rather than complicated configurations.

Mishira is free and you can have it up and running in no time, on any modern Windows platform. You don't have to make any complicated settings along the way and you don't have to meet any special requirements, apart from a constant Internet connection. The hardware requirements are a bit high, but they shouldn't present a challenge for a modern-day computer.

The software lets you customize your stream however you want, in a simple and comfortable manner. A preview of your stream is presented in the central region of the user interface, where you can add multiple layers. Each layer may contain an image, a background, a piece of text or something more advanced, like a desktop or window capture layer.

Layers can be resized and moved by clicking and dragging and it is also possible to overlap them. For example, you can present the gameplay footage on the entire screen and add a small webcam feed or a live desktop view from another monitor in the corner of the screen.

Layers can be created and grouped in a column, on the left side of the user interface. What's more, the software lets you create and save several scenes, with different layer setups. This way, you can switch between different layouts at a moment's notice if you stream different types of games.

The captured footage can be saved locally, but the program's key feature is the possibility of streaming the footage live to various services, including Twitch, Ustream, YouTube and others. Another useful feature is the program auto-detect capability. When launched for the first time, a wizard will guide you through a setup process by asking you a series of questions, like where you wish to stream the captured footage. Furthermore, the software will also detect your current hardware configurations and it will make a settings recommendation, based on your computer's performance.