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# Using Viewer Count Widget Source

Windows, Mac

A viewer count widget source can expose the real-time viewer count for each platform on the broadcast screen.

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To add this, click the **+** button in the **Sources** tab. Then, select **Viewer count widget** source and click **OK**.

<figure><img src="https://1019928184-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlISC5rfB4Hnmbsjf8phq%2Fuploads%2FL0PKtNQphbLmNMfbOXeT%2FGroup%2036.png?alt=media&amp;token=877425b2-2b25-4895-bc27-ac17dad1af41" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click the <strong>+</strong> button in the <strong>Sources</strong> tab.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://1019928184-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlISC5rfB4Hnmbsjf8phq%2Fuploads%2FQH7p0ybgWDab3u3UR4bH%2FViewerCountWidget.png?alt=media&amp;token=5679cdc5-7409-4051-80b3-74d1cffc18bc" alt=""><figcaption><p>Select <strong>Viewer count widget</strong> source.</p></figcaption></figure>

A list of available text templates will appear, as shown in the image below. Click the **OK** button to add the text template, or click **Detailed Settings** to adjust various options, such as total viewers, size, color, and motion settings.

<figure><img src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*b_KcZvr-Q6k_sPLHJ_Zjbg.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Currently, six viewer count widget templates are available.</p></figcaption></figure>

You can also set options through the source's properties window, which can be accessed by double clicking the source in the **Source** tab, or right-clicking the source to open the context menu.

<figure><img src="https://1019928184-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlISC5rfB4Hnmbsjf8phq%2Fuploads%2FBuIWk2vVt5PHM4t54RD1%2Fviewercountwidget.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=3520ffba-a3a5-41f2-a876-6ab6d73efd98" alt=""><figcaption><p>Properties window of the viewer count widget template</p></figcaption></figure>

[Desktop](/desktop/overview.md), [Guides](/desktop/guides.md), [Sources](/desktop/guides/sources.md), [Viewer Count Widget Source](/desktop/guides/sources/viewer-count-widget-source.md)


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