works great. but ill leave some tips for people who have issues like I did below:
Installation notes (Windows)
My OBS plugins folder is located at:
OS (C:) > Program Files > obs-studio > obs-plugins > 64bit
That’s where I placed the .dll file.
Because OBS is installed in Program Files, Windows security will block plugins from creating or writing files there without special permissions.
Important fix (very important)
Instead of creating the plugin-data folder inside Program Files, I created it here:
Documents > OBS > plugin-data > slt
Then:
Restarted OBS
Enabled the Smart Lower Thirds dock
Set the Output Folder to:
Documents > OBS > plugin-data > slt
Clicked the “+” button to create a new lower third
⚠️ Note:
If you try to create the plugin-data folder inside Program Files, the “+” button will NOT work due to Windows security. That’s why placing it in Documents fixes the issue.
Adding the lower third to OBS (manual method)
The Add / Ensure browser source button didn’t work for me, so here’s the reliable manual way:
After creating a lower third, go to:
Documents > OBS > plugin-data > slt
You’ll see an HTML file (Windows may label it as a “Microsoft Edge HTML file”)
In OBS, go to your scene
Click + → Browser Source
Name it anything you like
Check Local File
Browse to the HTML file in the slt folder
Click OK
To test it, click between different lower thirds in the dock — you should see them animate in and display properly.
From there, you’re good to go and can start styling your Smart Lower Thirds
Thanks again to the creator for an awesome plugin!
