# AskTide blog

URL: https://www.asktide.com/blog

Practical guides, checklists and tool comparisons for anyone who puts audience questions on screen: live streams, town halls, conferences and studio productions.

- [The best live Q&A tools in 2026 (and which ones work on air)](https://www.asktide.com/blog/best-live-qa-tools): The best live Q&A tools in 2026 ranked by use case: meetings, classrooms, conferences and broadcast. Free plans, upvoting and moderation compared honestly.
- [The 9 best Q&A tools for live streaming and broadcast in 2026 (OBS and vMix-ready)](https://www.asktide.com/blog/best-qa-tools-for-live-streaming): 9 Q&A tools for live streaming and broadcast compared: OBS and vMix browser sources, transparency, moderation, upvoting and free plans. Checked November 2026.
- [Chat overlay vs moderated Q&A: StreamYard and Restream comments or a curated question queue?](https://www.asktide.com/blog/chat-overlay-vs-moderated-qa): StreamYard comments on screen and Restream chat overlay vs a moderated Q&A overlay: when each fits, privacy for in-room audiences, and how to combine them.
- [Free lower thirds and name tags in OBS (browser source, no plugins)](https://www.asktide.com/blog/free-lower-thirds-name-tags-obs): Free lower thirds for OBS and vMix via browser source, no plugins. Compare OBS forum packs, H2R Graphics and AskTide, set up name tags, and keep them readable.
- [How to moderate a live Q&A session: roles, columns and on-air rules](https://www.asktide.com/blog/how-to-moderate-a-live-qa): How to moderate a Q&A session: roles, a New → Selected → On Air → Done workflow, rewriting questions for screen, hostile questions and a printable checklist.
- [Hybrid event Q&A: one question queue for the room and the stream](https://www.asktide.com/blog/hybrid-event-qa): Hybrid event Q&A done right: one question queue for the room and the stream, room screen vs stream graphics, in-room audio, stream latency and fair turn-taking.
- [QR code for audience questions: put it on screen and in the room](https://www.asktide.com/blog/qr-code-for-audience-questions): Make a QR code for audience questions people can actually scan: size by distance, contrast, how long to show it, full screen vs lower third, plus a checklist.
- [How to show audience questions on screen in OBS (transparent overlay, no chroma key)](https://www.asktide.com/blog/show-audience-questions-on-screen-obs): Show questions on screen in OBS with a transparent browser source: no chroma key, no cropping. Step-by-step setup, styling, scene ideas and troubleshooting.
- [Slido alternatives for live streaming and OBS: what broadcast teams use instead](https://www.asktide.com/blog/slido-alternatives-for-live-streaming): Slido alternatives for live streaming: why broadcast teams hit limits in OBS and vMix, which tools give a transparent overlay, and how to pick one. Nov 2026.
- [Town hall Q&A checklist: from weeks before to the follow-up](https://www.asktide.com/blog/town-hall-qa-checklist): A town hall Q&A checklist for all-hands and council meetings with a livestream: what your Q&A tool needs, anonymous vs named questions, QR codes and follow-up.
- [TriCaster Q&A graphics: put audience questions on air with LiveLink or NDI](https://www.asktide.com/blog/tricaster-audience-questions-graphics): TriCaster Q&A graphics two ways: a LiveLink web browser buffer on the DSK, or NDI with alpha from a PC. Setup steps, keying, flow grid tips and fixes.
- [vMix Q&A: put moderated audience questions on air with the Web Browser input](https://www.asktide.com/blog/vmix-audience-questions): vMix Q&A setup: put moderated audience questions on air with the Web Browser input and real transparency. Overlay channels, remote moderator and fixes.