Streaming a game with PRISM Live Studio and need a score bug on screen? This guide shows you how to add a live scoreboard overlay using KeepTheScore. The setup takes a few minutes, and once it's running, anyone with the admin link can update scores from their phone.
Quick Overview
Two steps:
- Create your scoreboard on KeepTheScore and copy the overlay URL
- Add that URL as a browser source in PRISM Live Studio
No plugins. No downloads. Let's walk through it.
Step 1: Create Your Scoreboard
In this step we create and customize a scoreboard.
We have dedicated scoreboards for the following sports: football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, volleyball and more! To begin, click the button below 👇 and choose your sport.
You should then see the following. This is your "control panel".
Control panel for an online scoreboard
You will use this control panel to control the scores. For detailed customization options (team names, colors, logos, layouts), see our scoreboard customization guide.
💡 You can share the URL of the control panel to give someone else the ability to change scores. Click the "Share scorekeeping link" button to copy the link or generate a QR code for easy sharing.
Next, we will get hold of the public scoreboard URL.
Click on the "Open Display Scoreboard" button at the top of the control panel. See below:
1. Getting the scoreboard link
You have several options in the dialog that appears:
- Click "COPY" to copy the URL to your clipboard
- Click "VIEW" to preview the scoreboard
2. Getting the scoreboard link
💡 Layout Options: Many sports (including Universal, Basketball, Hockey, and all set-based sports like Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton, Squash, and Pickleball) support multiple layouts. You can:
- Use different layouts on different devices simultaneously
- Lock specific layouts using URL parameters (e.g.,
?layout=simpleBug)- Show a scorebug overlay in your stream while displaying a full scoreboard on a TV
Click "Click here" in the share dialog to see all available layout options for your sport.
Step 2: Add the Browser Source in PRISM Live Studio
Open PRISM Live Studio and click "Add Source."
Select "Browser" from the source list.
Click "OK" to confirm.
Give your browser source a name (something like "Scoreboard") and click "OK."
Paste your overlay URL into the URL field and click "OK."
Switch to preview mode to see how it looks in your stream.
That's it. When you change scores, colors, or team logos on KeepTheScore, your overlay updates live. Your scorekeeper doesn't need PRISM installed — just a browser and the admin link.
Why This Works Well
- Browser-based — Nothing to install or configure beyond the URL
- Remote scoring — Hand off scorekeeping to someone else while you focus on the broadcast
- Two layouts included — Use the scorebug for overlays or the standalone view for venue projection
