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10 November 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.2.0: One-click OBS setup and stable Integrations and StreamlabsRegister with OBS now sets OBS to stream to InstantClone, Get my key from Twitch fills your key, and Integrations and Streamlabs Desktop are stable.
1 November 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.19: A live-updating dashboard, Spanish and a clearer first runThe dashboard and OBS dock update by themselves with no F5, InstantClone speaks Spanish, and setup waits until OBS or Streamlabs is connected.
30 October 2026GuideHow to stop stream snipers in Valorant with a stream delayAdd a delay before you queue and drop it after the match, without restarting your stream.
30 October 2026GuideHow to control your stream delay from a Stream DeckArm, toggle or cut your delay from a Stream Deck button, without alt-tabbing out of the game.
30 October 2026GuideOBS stream delay overlays: show viewers your delay is onNine free OBS overlays that show your stream delay: arming, armed and on air.
28 October 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.18: Stream delay for Streamlabs Desktop, every OBS, and wingetGo live from Streamlabs Desktop through the delay with Enhanced Broadcasting and the VOD track, choose which OBS gets the service, and install with winget.
16 October 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.17: Twitch alerts you design, goals and subathon timersEvery Twitch alert becomes a layered design in the Overlay Studio, goal bars and subathon timers come to your stream, and the OBS dock lists events.
11 October 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.16: Stream delays up to 1 hour, Twitch alerts and smart lightsThe stream delay now goes up to 1 hour, follows, subs, bits and raids play alerts on stream, smart lights follow your stream, and two copies run on one PC.
4 October 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.15: Crash protection: OBS crashes, your stream stays liveWhen OBS crashes, viewers see a reconnect screen, not an offline stream. Plus Integrations for Discord, Twitch chat and phones, and 9:16 without Twitch.
27 September 2026GuideHow to change OBS stream delay without restarting the streamOBS locks its Stream Delay once you're live. Add, change or remove delay mid-stream, without your stream going offline.
27 September 2026GuideOBS stream delay tools comparedInstantClone vs OBS's built-in delay, InstantDelay, AntiSnipe and OBS Dynamic Delay, side by side.
30 August 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.14: Stream delay hotkeys, MIDI, a dashboard password and LinuxArm, activate and cut the stream delay with global hotkeys or MIDI pads over a fullscreen game, lock the dashboard with a password, and run it on Linux.
1 August 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.13: Twitch VOD audio and an audio track per platformKeep music on your live stream and off your Twitch VOD, and send each platform its own audio track, such as a music-free one for YouTube.
31 July 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.12: Kick streaming over RTMPS with your own Server URLKick destinations now stream over encrypted RTMPS to the server Kick assigns your account, which fixes Kick not going live through InstantClone.
23 July 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.11: Encoder warnings, Start with Windows and cleaner delay cutsInstantClone warns you only when an OBS setting would break a destination, can start with Windows, and cuts the delay cleanly at any keyframe interval.
6 July 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.10: Cut after this airs, a test destination and a custom OBS dockCut after this airs lets your last reaction air before the delay drops, a local test destination checks your setup, and you arrange the OBS dock.
1 July 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.9: Vertical 9:16 multistream for YouTube Shorts, Kick and TikTokSend the vertical canvas from Twitch Dual Format to YouTube, Kick or any RTMP destination as a 9:16 stream, with no extra encoding.
21 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.8: Fix for Twitch VOD audio streams going live Source-OnlyWith VOD audio on, one go-live could reach Twitch as several short sessions, some without transcoding. Each stream now gets exactly one session.
18 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.7: A clearer Twitch VOD audio setup and an updated tourA step-by-step guide for Twitch VOD audio now sits inside its toggle, with a warning to close OBS first, and the tour describes the Overlay Studio.
11 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.6: Stream overlays in one list, and one-click updatesEvery overlay is in one list with a URL to copy into OBS, and the app updates itself in one click after checking the download's SHA-256.
7 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.5: Overlay Studio: design your own stream delay overlaysA no-code editor for OBS browser-source overlays that react to your delay: 21 widgets, 10 presets and animations, kept apart from the live stream.
6 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.4: Arm the stream delay as soon as OBS connectsTwo optional settings: arm your default stream delay when OBS connects and activate it once the buffer is ready, so a delayed stream takes no clicks.
3 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.3: Twitch VOD audio track fixed for OBS 32Twitch VOD audio works again on OBS 32, with the InstantClone service or Custom RTMP. A new button launches OBS with VOD audio and Enhanced Broadcasting.
2 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.2: Fix for the stream delay after restarting a stream in OBSStopping and starting the stream in OBS no longer freezes the delay buffer at 0%, so the stream delay arms again in the same session.
2 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.1: A clearer OBS setup on first runThe OBS tab and the tour now lead with the one-click Register with OBS path, and the tab always shows whether OBS is registered.
2 June 2026Patch notesInstantClone 0.1.0: The first stable release, with Twitch Enhanced BroadcastingThe first stable InstantClone: a stream delay for OBS you can change live, Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting passed through, and one-click OBS registration.

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