Scenes and sources
A scene is one layout: for example “Gameplay”, “Just chatting” or “Be right back”. Each scene is made of sources stacked in layers.
Scenes
Section titled “Scenes”- New scene: the + card under the preview, or Ctrl+Shift+N.
- Switch: click a scene card.
- Rename (F2 or double-click), duplicate or delete: hover a scene card for its buttons.
Adding sources
Section titled “Adding sources”Click + in In this scene (or press Ctrl+N) and pick a type:
| Source | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Display capture | A whole monitor, with or without the mouse pointer. |
| Window capture | One app’s window. If the app closes and reopens, Clutch picks it up again. |
| Game capture (Windows) | A game. Borderless fullscreen works best. Its sound becomes its own knob. |
| Video capture device | A webcam or capture card, with resolution and frame rate choices. |
| Media file | Videos, music and images. Add several files or folders for a playlist; loop, shuffle, and images shown for a set time make a slideshow. |
| Browser | A web page: alerts, chat widgets, overlays. |
| Image | PNG, JPEG, WebP or animated GIF. |
| Text | Text with font, outline, shadow and gradient, or read from a file. |
| Color | A solid colour. |
| Application audio | The sound of one app, like Spotify or Discord. |
| Test pattern | Bars for checking your setup. |
A source can appear in many scenes, and even on several canvases, without being opened twice.
Arranging on the canvas
Section titled “Arranging on the canvas”Select a source in In this scene or click it in the preview, then:
- Move by dragging, resize with the corners, rotate with the handle.
- Crop: hold Alt and drag an edge.
- Snap: sources snap to the canvas edges and centre, and to each other, with guide lines.
- Nudge with the arrow keys.
- Quick placement: Full screen, Center, and the four corners (handy for a webcam over gameplay). Fit (Ctrl+F), Stretch (Ctrl+Shift+S), Center (Ctrl+E) and Reset (Ctrl+R).
- Layers: move up or down (Ctrl+] / Ctrl+[), group (Ctrl+G), hide (Ctrl+H), lock (Ctrl+L), duplicate (Ctrl+D), copy and paste between scenes (Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V), delete (Del).
- Opacity and blend mode (Normal, Additive, Multiply, Screen) in the source’s settings.
Every change can be undone with Ctrl+Z.
Media controls
Section titled “Media controls”A media source’s settings have play/pause, restart, previous/next and a position bar. Media and browser sources play through your speakers too, so you hear what viewers hear.