# Alternatives to Mixer

Microsoft's Twitch competitor. Mixer has been discontinued; the active alternatives listed here are maintained products you can switch to.

None of its 9 checklist rows are verified yet.

Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/mixer/
Category: Screen recording

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: Live game streamers and viewers who wanted low-latency, interactive broadcasting, especially competitive and co-streaming gamers on Xbox and PC.
- **What you get**: A live-streaming platform built around FTL (Faster Than Light) technology, which delivered sub-second latency far lower than typical streaming services. It offered interactive viewer features like Sparks and Embers (virtual currencies) for chat-based polls, game triggers, and channel customization, plus native integration with Xbox consoles and Xbox Live. Microsoft acquired the platform (originally called Beam) in 2016 and rebranded it as Mixer.
- **How it works**: Streamers broadcast gameplay from PC or Xbox using Mixer's software or built-in console integration, while viewers watched and interacted in near real time through low-latency chat, reactions, and interactive overlays. Microsoft shut down Mixer on July 22, 2020, directing streamers and users to Facebook Gaming as part of a partnership.

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## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [Bandicam](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/bandicam.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows |
| 2 | [Camtasia](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/camtasia.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS |
| 3 | [Cap](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/cap.md) | building | AGPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS |
| 4 | [Kap](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/kap.md) | building | MIT | macOS |
| 5 | [Loom](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/loom.md) | building | ? | Windows, macOS, Browser extension |
| 6 | [OBS Studio](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/obs-studio.md) | building | GPL-2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 7 | [Screen Studio](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/screen-studio.md) | building | Proprietary | macOS |
| 8 | [ScreenFlow](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/screenflow.md) | building | Proprietary | macOS |
| 9 | [ShareX](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/sharex.md) | building | GPL-3.0 | Windows |
| 10 | [Streamlabs](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/streamlabs.md) | building | GPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS |
| 11 | [Tella](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/tella.md) | building | Proprietary | Web, macOS, Windows, Browser extension |

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