Kick has no native caption support. Here's how to add real-time subtitles to your Kick stream using OBS and StreamTranslate — the only way to get captions on Kick right now.
Start Free TrialNo. Kick.com, as of 2026, does not have any native caption or subtitle functionality. Unlike YouTube (which has auto-captions) or Twitch (which has some accessibility features and the StreamTranslate Twitch Extension), Kick's platform has focused on growth and creator monetization features rather than accessibility. There is no built-in speech-to-text, no auto-subtitle option, and no extension ecosystem for captions on Kick.
This means the only way to have captions on a Kick stream is to add them yourself at the source — i.e., burned into your OBS output before the stream even reaches Kick's servers. StreamTranslate does exactly this.
Kick has grown rapidly by attracting high-profile streamers and their established audiences. Many of these audiences are large and diverse. Kick's growth in Latin American and European markets means a significant portion of Kick viewers are non-native English speakers. And the general accessibility case — serving deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers who want to watch Kick content — applies equally on Kick as on any other platform.
Being one of the first caption-providing streamers on Kick is also a genuine differentiator at this stage of the platform's development. The ecosystem for accessibility tools on Kick is empty — StreamTranslate fills it.
Log into your Kick creator dashboard. Navigate to your channel settings and find the "Stream" or "Go Live" section. Copy your RTMP URL and stream key — you'll need these for OBS.
In OBS, go to Settings → Stream. Select "Custom" as the service type. Enter Kick's RTMP server URL and your stream key. Apply and close settings.
Go to streamtranslate.live/setup and create your free trial account. You'll get a unique browser source URL for your account.
In OBS, in your streaming scene, click + → Browser Source. Name it "Kick Captions." Paste your StreamTranslate URL. Set width to 1920, height to 1080. Position the source at the bottom of your frame.
Start a local OBS recording (not a live stream) and speak for 30 seconds. Check that captions appear in the OBS preview. Verify positioning and sizing look good on a Kick-formatted stream.
Click "Start Streaming" in OBS. Your Kick stream now has captions burned in. Every viewer on Kick sees them automatically — no settings, no extensions, no viewer action required.
Kick's default stream player UI has controls at the bottom of the video. Position your caption browser source in the lower third of your stream frame, but not so low that it conflicts with Kick's UI overlay when viewers hover. Testing at approximately 80-85% down the frame height works well for most Kick stream layouts.
Kick has a significant Spanish-language streamer and viewer community. StreamTranslate's translation feature lets you add Spanish, Portuguese, French, or any of 50+ language translations to your Kick captions. This is particularly valuable on Kick, which actively courts Latin American creators and viewers.
Many creators stream to both Kick and Twitch simultaneously via OBS or third-party multistream tools. StreamTranslate captions work regardless of where your OBS output goes — the same caption overlay appears on both your Kick stream and your Twitch stream simultaneously.
No. Kick.com does not have any native caption or subtitle support as of 2026. The only way to have captions on Kick is to add them yourself using OBS and StreamTranslate.
StreamTranslate requires OBS, which is a desktop application. Mobile Kick streaming doesn't support custom browser source overlays. For caption support on Kick, stream via OBS on a desktop or laptop.
No. StreamTranslate processes captions in the cloud — no additional GPU or CPU load is placed on your computer beyond rendering a standard OBS Browser Source, which is minimal.
Yes. Configure Spanish as your target language in the StreamTranslate dashboard. Your English speech is translated to Spanish and displayed as captions in your Kick stream video.
Yes. StreamTranslate captions are burned into your OBS video output regardless of where that output is sent. If you multistream to Kick and Twitch simultaneously, both streams have captions.
Position captions at roughly 80-85% of the way down your stream frame. This avoids the bottom edge where Kick's UI controls appear when viewers hover. Test positioning before going live.