Hello Restream team,

I wanted to reach out and share a feature request for Restream Chat.

First, I want to say that the product is excellent. The chat app is one of the cleanest and most practical options I’ve used. What makes it so good is that it gives streamers exactly what they need without overwhelming them with too many settings or unnecessary complexity.

The one thing holding it back for me, and I think for other streamers as well, is the lack of flexibility in hiding certain UI elements. Right now, for overlays and always-on-top chat setups, it would be incredibly useful to have the option to hide parts of the app such as:

the top bar/window controls

the lower section below the chat

viewer count

message input area

any other non-essential interface elements

The ideal setup would be a mode where only the chat messages remain visible on a transparent background. That would make Restream Chat perfect for people who want to keep chat on screen while gaming or streaming without extra UI getting in the way.

This is honestly one of the small things that keeps me, and likely other users, from fully relying on Restream Chat instead of alternatives like Social Stream Ninja. Social Stream Ninja is flexible, but for many people it is also far more complicated than necessary and gives so many options that it becomes harder to use. Restream Chat already has the better balance because it is simple, clean, and focused. It just needs a little more control over what elements can be shown or hidden.

If you could add an option to hide the top and bottom bars and leave only the transparent chat overlay, that would be the ideal solution.

Thanks again for building such a strong product, and I hope you’ll consider this.

Best,

Roman