{"id":58417,"date":"2014-01-14T22:59:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T22:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=58417"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:56:59","slug":"broadcast-your-minecraft-games-twitch-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/broadcast-your-minecraft-games-twitch-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcast your Minecraft games live through Twitch.tv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can now broadcast your <a title=\"Minecraft on Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/minecraft.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minecraft<\/a> game live. With version 1.7.4, Minecraft adds the ability to transmit the game live via streaming. It&#8217;s easy!<\/p>\n<h3>What you need to broadcast your Minecraft games<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Minecraft version 1.7.4 or higher<\/li>\n<li>A Mojang account<\/li>\n<li>A high-speed internet connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If version 1.7.4 isn&#8217;t yet available for you, create a new profile in the Minecraft launcher and check the &#8220;Enable experimental development versions (&#8220;snapshots&#8221;)&#8221; option and select version 1.7.4 or higher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft Launcher\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-15-57-43-568x366.png\" alt=\"Minecraft Launcher\" width=\"568\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1. Create an account on Twitch<\/h3>\n<p>To broadcast games live, Minecraft is connected to the <a title=\"Twitch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/\">Twitch.tv<\/a> servers, a free video game streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>You can create an account in less than a minute if you connect through Facebook, otherwise you can fill in the standard form. Then click on the &#8220;Sign Up&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitch\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/6a29ac8e-c698-4607-8b3e-f52117a1ac4a\/4181775122\/twitch-4181775122.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitch<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitch.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitch.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Twitch.tv sign up\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/signup-568x335.png\" alt=\"Twitch.tv sign up\" width=\"568\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Link the Twitch account to your Mojang profile<\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve signed up to Twitch.tv and confirmed your account, you need to connect it to your Mojang profile. If you have a classic Minecraft account, you might not know what I mean.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you don&#8217;t have a Mojang account, sign up here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/account.mojang.com\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/account.mojang.com\/register<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a classic Minecraft account<\/strong>, migrate it on <a href=\"https:\/\/account.mojang.com\/migrate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/account.mojang.com\/migrate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>If you already have a Mojang account<\/strong>, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/account.mojang.com\/me\/settings\">\/me\/settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once it&#8217;s identified on Mojang, you&#8217;ll see that there&#8217;s a new option on your profile to connect your Twitch.tv account with the Mojang one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Mojang Settings\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-15-52-52-568x402.png\" alt=\"Mojang Settings\" width=\"568\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Start the connection process by clicking on the link. A Twitch.tv window will open to confirm the connection between the two accounts:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Mojang Twitch.tv\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-15-53-02-568x322.png\" alt=\"Mojang Twitch.tv\" width=\"568\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Authorize the connection. If everything&#8217;s gone well, this is what you&#8217;ll see on your Mojang profile:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Twitch connected to a Mojang account\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-15-53-12.png\" alt=\"Twitch connected to a Mojang account\" width=\"563\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Define the broadcast options on Minecraft<\/h3>\n<p>Minecraft (1.7.4 or higher) will now open &#8211; go straight to the options. You&#8217;ll see that there&#8217;s a new menu called &#8220;Broadcast settings&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft broadcasting\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-15-59-16-568x338.png\" alt=\"Minecraft broadcasting\" width=\"568\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use the options to define the quality of broadcast and the server through which you want to stream your video. Please note that the video quality also depends on the power of your PC and the speed of your connection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft broadcasting\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-15-59-53-568x338.png\" alt=\"Minecraft broadcasting\" width=\"568\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Press F6 to transmit live<\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re in Minecraft, press F6 to start streaming. Two icons will appear in the top right corner of the screen, which&#8217;ll tell you that the video is being broadcasted and the microphone volume (you can deactivate it in the menu options).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Minecraft broadcasting\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/09-12-2013-16-01-10-568x428.png\" alt=\"Minecraft broadcasting\" width=\"568\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video will appear on your Twitch.tv channel. You can share it on Facebook and other social networks, and viewers can chat with you in real time.<\/p>\n<h3>Welcome to The Truman Minecraft Show<\/h3>\n<p>Being able to transmit their adventures helps overcome one of the biggest issues for Minecraft players: loneliness. It&#8217;s also a great way to share knowledge, construction techniques and survival with a wider community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can now broadcast your Minecraft game live. With version 1.7.4, Minecraft adds the ability to transmit the game live via streaming. It&#8217;s easy! What you need to broadcast your Minecraft games Minecraft version 1.7.4 or higher A Mojang account A high-speed internet connection If version 1.7.4 isn&#8217;t yet available for you, create a new &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/broadcast-your-minecraft-games-twitch-tv\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Broadcast your Minecraft games live through Twitch.tv&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[3150],"tags":[2328],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-58417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionminecraft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331553,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58417\/revisions\/331553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58417"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=58417"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=58417"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=58417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}