How to set up donations on Twitch
Twitch is a great place to watch some great players stream your favorite video games. Due to its popularity, many gamers want to try streaming themselves to entertain others and monetize their passion for gaming.
The primary ways to monetize a Twitch channel are channel subscriptions, Twitch Bits, and viewer donations. The first two are services provided by Twitch. To receive donations, however, the streamer must manually configure a third-party donation service.
The following services help you receive donations from your Twitch channel viewers.
Streamlabs
Streamlabs is a free service whose primary focus is handling donations for streamers. It offers special integrations with Twitch, such as the option for viewers to send a message with their donation, and supports multiple payment options.
In addition, Streamlabs is highly customizable. For example, the streamer may choose currency type, tipping preset buttons, and the maximum length of donation messages.
PayPal.Me
PayPal.Me is a service provided by PayPal that generates URLs where PayPal users can receive money from anyone. Twitch streamers can share this link in their channel, and viewers can visit the link to donate money using their debit or credit card, bank account, or PayPal funds.
Although PayPal.Me does not feature specific Twitch integrations, such as donor messages, it provides a universal, secure method to receive donations from your viewers.