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31 Free Tools for Twitch & Kick Streamers

Calculators, auditors, generators, comparators, and Helix-backed live widgets. No sign-up, no rate limits, no upsell flow. Just the tool and the answer. Updated for 2026 Twitch and Kick pricing, policy, and discovery rules.

Each tool answers one specific question a creator hits during setup or live: what a Bits donation pays the streamer after the split, whether a title is worth hitting Go Live with, which bitrate fits OBS to your upload speed, whether a panel phrase is going to trigger a Partner review, and whether your channel is ready for Affiliate review. We ship them free because they're the kind of thirty-second tasks nobody should have to trade an email for.

Calculators

Numbers without spreadsheets: Bits, subathons, ad revenue, raid timing.

Twitch Bits Calculator

Convert Bits to USD (and back) with live 2026 Twitch pricing. See creator payout after Twitch's revenue split for any donation amount.

  • Both directions — Bits → USD and USD → Bits
  • Current 2026 Twitch pricing tiers
  • Net-payout math after the revenue split
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Twitch Growth Calculator

Estimate weeks-to-Affiliate from your current followers, stream cadence, and average CCV. Scores all four thresholds and highlights the bottleneck condition.

  • All four Twitch Affiliate thresholds scored together
  • Identifies the bottleneck condition (followers / minutes / days / CCV)
  • Per-condition progress bars + weeks-to-go estimates
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Kick Affiliate Calculator

Time-to-Affiliate estimator for Kick: 75 followers + 5 broadcast hours, both cumulative. Highlights the bottleneck side, projects weeks at current cadence, and shows the 95/5 monthly payout side-by-side with Twitch.

  • Both Kick Affiliate conditions (cumulative followers + hours) scored together
  • Bottleneck highlighted + weeks-to-qualify estimate
  • 95/5 payout preview vs Twitch Affiliate at the same sub count
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Stream Revenue Estimator

Twitch vs Kick monthly revenue calculator. Enter subs, cheering, tips, and ads — see Twitch Affiliate (50/50), Plus 60/40 (≥ 100 PP), Plus 70/30 / Partner (≥ 300 PP), and Kick 95/5 side-by-side. Live Plus Points readout shows which tier you actually clear.

  • Four Twitch outcomes side-by-side: Affiliate 50/50, Plus 60/40, Partner 70/30, Kick 95/5
  • Plus Points calculator (T1×1 + T2×2 + T3×6) — auto-highlights your effective tier
  • Subscription split math visible at every tier
  • Kick-vs-Twitch delta computed against your effective tier, not a hardcoded baseline
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Raid Timing Calculator

Paste up to 5 target handles — Helix auto-fills each schedule from VOD data, scores raid windows on overlap, audience-fit, category match, and live-now bonus. Multi-target 24-hour timeline included.

  • Helix-driven schedule auto-fill from each target's last 10 VODs
  • Live-now badges + viewer counts via Helix /streams
  • Audience-size fit (0.5×-2× CCV sweet spot) + category match bonus
  • Multi-target 24-hour timeline + 30-raid localStorage history
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Subathon Calculator

Project how long your subathon will run. Pick a starting timer, sub-tier extension rules, and expected sub mix — get end time, total hours, and projected gross revenue.

  • Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3 + gifted-sub multipliers
  • Cap rule support (max-extension hard ceilings)
  • Revenue projection with 50/50 and 70/30 splits
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OBS Bitrate Calculator

Pick your upload speed, target resolution, and encoder — get the recommended bitrate, frame-rate, and keyframe interval that fit Twitch / Kick / YouTube ingest limits.

  • Twitch + Kick + YouTube ingest caps respected
  • CBR / VBR + keyframe interval suggestions
  • Warns if upload headroom is too tight
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Twitch Ads Revenue Calculator

Estimate monthly ad revenue from Twitch pre-roll and mid-roll. Enter average viewers, hours streamed, and ad density — get conservative and optimistic CPM scenarios.

  • Pre-roll + mid-roll + Twitch Plus tiers separated
  • Conservative / mid / aggressive CPM bands
  • Comparison vs Affiliate-tier Bits + sub revenue
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Streamer Tax Estimator

Quick self-employment tax estimate for US, UK, and four EU jurisdictions. Enter gross Twitch / Kick / YouTube income — get a tax-bracket projection plus the documents you need to keep.

  • US / UK / DE / FR / ES / NL per-country brackets
  • Self-employment + income tax separated
  • Document checklist (1099-K, SA103, EÜR, ZZP) per region
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TikTok Coin Calculator — Coin to USD, Creator Payout

Convert TikTok coins to USD with the web vs iOS/Android channel split, see creator-side payout (50% via Diamonds), or solve "how many coins for $X". Plus a 15-gift price reference from Rose (1 coin) to TikTok Universe (44,999).

  • Three modes: viewer cost, creator payout, round-trip ($X → coins)
  • Web vs iOS/Android channel toggle (web is ~30% cheaper)
  • Cheapest pack-mix solver across the 6 web packs
  • 15-gift reference: Rose 1 → TikTok Universe 44,999 coins
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Auditors

Score your channel's state in 30 seconds.

Generators

Names, titles, tag sets, schedule cards.

Sub Goal Thermometer

A live sub-goal thermometer you can drop into OBS as a browser source. Set goal, current count, theme — copy the embed URL and the bar updates as your share link does.

  • OBS browser-source ready (transparent background)
  • Twitch and Kick brand themes
  • Updates live via shareable URL state
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Twitch Tag Optimizer

Build five distinct Twitch tag sets for your game, language, vibe, and stream length. Tuned for the 2026 discovery algorithm.

  • 5 ready-to-copy tag combinations per query
  • 30 top games + 6 languages supported
  • Never suggests banned or down-weighted categories
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Twitch / Streamer Name Generator

Twitch-compliant streamer name suggestions across 13 themes with live availability check. Every suggestion is syntax-valid against the 2026 Twitch naming rules.

  • 13 themes: gaming, chill, edgy, fantasy, tech, random, vtuber, ASMR, IRL, music, art, horror, FPS
  • Live Twitch Helix availability check + brand-collision warnings
  • "Inspired by" mode — paste a handle, get 10 lateral variants
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Stream Title Generator

Five SEO-tuned stream titles in seconds. Pick game, vibe, hook style — get titles in the 40-60 character Browse sweet spot.

  • Five fresh titles per click
  • Targets 40-60 character Browse sweet spot
  • Hook styles: question / promise / number / quote
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Stream Schedule Generator

Punch in your timezone, weekdays, and start-time. Get a clean schedule image you can drop into Discord, Twitter, or your channel panel.

  • PNG export, brand-aligned
  • Timezone-aware (auto-converts to viewers' local time)
  • Twitch + Kick + YouTube tags supported
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Comparators

Twitch vs Kick vs YouTube vs TikTok Live: same audience, different splits.

Live trackers

Helix-backed widgets you can embed in OBS or Discord.

Utilities

Discord text + Twitch image + ID lookup — tight, single-purpose helpers.

Discord Text Formatter — Strikethrough, Spoiler, Bold, Markdown

WYSIWYG Discord markdown editor with live preview. Toolbar wraps your selection with the right token (bold, italic, strikethrough, spoiler, code, blockquote, headers, masked link). Plus 8 Unicode alphabets for "small text" / "fancy font" Discord messages.

  • Toolbar buttons: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoiler, inline code, code block, headers, blockquote, masked link
  • Live Discord-style preview as you type
  • 8 Unicode alphabets: small caps, bold sans, italic sans, monospace, double-struck, bold script, fullwidth, spaced
  • 2,000 / 4,000 character counter (free vs Nitro)
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Twitch Emote Resizer — 28×28, 56×56, 112×112

Drop any image, get all three Twitch sub-emote sizes (28×28, 56×56, 112×112) as PNG or JPG. Live preview against light + dark + transparent chat. 1 MB byte counter against Twitch's upload cap.

  • All three Twitch sub-emote sizes generated simultaneously
  • Crop-to-fill or fit-inside aspect handling
  • Live preview on light / dark / transparent chat
  • Per-size byte counter against Twitch's 1 MB cap
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Discord Banner Size + Cropper

One source in, three Discord banner sizes out — profile (680×240), server (960×540), invite splash (1920×1080). X / Y / zoom sliders for the crop, brand-tint overlay, PNG or JPG.

  • Three Discord banner sizes from one upload
  • Horizontal + vertical centre sliders + zoom
  • Brand-tint overlay (Twitch / Kick / StreamRise)
  • PNG (lossless) or JPG (smaller) export
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Twitch Panel Size + Cropper

Crop one source into all four Twitch image sizes — info panel (320×100), profile banner (1200×480), profile picture (256×256), offline video banner (1920×1080). Or skip the source: 8 theme presets generate a panel from a label.

  • Four Twitch image sizes from one source
  • Theme-preset mode: 8 brand palettes, no Photoshop
  • X / Y / zoom sliders for non-square sources
  • PNG or JPG export per size
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Discord Bio Template — 32 Vibes, Live Preview

32 Discord bio templates across 8 vibes (gamer, streamer, artist, minimalist, retro, aesthetic, casual, pro) with 9 fillable placeholder fields. Live Discord-style preview, 190-character counter, copy-to-clipboard.

  • 32 templates across 8 vibes (gamer, streamer, artist, minimalist, retro, aesthetic, casual, pro)
  • 9 fillable fields: name, handle, game, country, age, pronouns, vibe, server, tagline
  • Live Discord-style preview with 190-char counter
  • Markdown supported in bios: bold, italic, strike, spoiler, masked link, inline code
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Discord ID Lookup — Snowflake Decoder

Paste any Discord user, message, channel, or guild ID and get the millisecond creation timestamp, worker ID, process ID, and counter. Pure client-side BigInt math — no API call, no rate limit, no bot token.

  • Decodes user / message / channel / guild / role / emoji IDs
  • Returns: created timestamp (UTC ms), worker ID, process ID, counter, age
  • Batch decode up to 50 IDs at once
  • No Discord API call — pure client-side BigInt
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YouTube Banner Resizer — TV / Desktop / Tablet / Mobile

Drop one 2560×1440 source, get all four YouTube banner crops YouTube serves at runtime: TV (2560×1440), desktop (2560×423), tablet (1855×423), mobile (1546×423). Mobile crop is the universal safe zone — flagged in the UI.

  • Four YouTube banner crops generated simultaneously
  • Mobile 1546×423 = universal safe zone, highlighted
  • X / Y / zoom sliders + brand-tint overlay
  • 6 MB byte counter against YouTube's upload cap
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Discord PFP Cropper — Profile Picture Size Guide

Drop a source, get all three Discord PFP sizes (256×256, 512×512, 1024×1024) with side-by-side circle-mask preview that shows what Discord actually renders. Free vs Nitro upload caps surfaced inline.

  • Three Discord PFP sizes generated simultaneously
  • Square upload + circle render preview side-by-side
  • Five preview backgrounds: transparent / dark / light / Twitch / Kick
  • 8 MB byte counter against Discord's free-account cap
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Discord Color Text Generator — ANSI Codes

Pick foreground + background from Discord's 8-color ANSI palette, toggle bold and underline, copy the ```ansi code block ready to paste. Live preview matches Discord's actual desktop rendering. Mobile clients render plain — colors are desktop + browser only.

  • 8 foreground colors (Discord ANSI 30-37) + 8 background colors (40-47)
  • Bold (1) + Underline (4) modifiers, semicolon-combined
  • Live preview matching Discord's Solarized palette
  • `​`​`ansi code block ready for one-click copy
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Why these tools are free

Streamrise is primarily a paid viewer and follower service for Twitch and Kick. The tools here exist because they're genuinely useful to streamers. Calculating a donation payout or finding an available username is the kind of quick task nobody should pay for. They also help search engines find us when streamers are looking for that specific answer, and search visibility is cheaper to earn with working utilities than with keyword-stuffed landing pages.

No tool requires an account, stores your data, or drops a tracking cookie beyond the site-wide consent. Every input writes to a shareable URL: paste the URL into Discord and the recipient sees the same calculation pre-filled. Tools with embed support (Sub Goal Thermometer, Live Status Tracker) ship with an OBS-ready iframe URL.

If you'd like a tool we don't yet ship (channel-points economy simulator, Kick Browse-page dwell-time projector, multi-channel raid coordinator) email support. Tools with real creator demand get prioritized in the next quarterly release. Read the Twitch Growth Guide for how the tools fit into a broader creator playbook, or the Kick Growth Guide for the Kick-specific angle.

Companion content pillars covering the platform mechanics behind these calculators: Free Twitch Tools hub (calculators + honest "free X" guides), Twitch Subs Guide (tiers, splits, gifted-sub math), Twitch Bits Guide (pack pricing + Hype Train mechanics), Affiliate & Partner Guide (full requirements + Plus Program ladder).