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LIV is a production-ready in-game camera SDK for Unity and Unreal Engine that lets developers add user-spawnable cameras, video recording, screenshots, and live streaming directly inside their games and VR applications — without external capture software like OBS.
LIV is free for all game developers. Integrated in 300+ Quest apps, with 1M+ monthly active users generating 100M+ videos annually. Official Meta Quest capture partner.

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What problem does LIV solve?

If you’re building a Unity or Unreal game and want players to record video, take screenshots, or live stream gameplay from inside your app, you have three options:
  1. Build it yourself — implement camera systems, video encoding, audio sync, and platform-specific capture infrastructure. High engineering cost, significant ongoing maintenance.
  2. Assemble low-level libraries (FFmpeg, WebRTC, native APIs) — these handle encoding or transport, but you still build the camera system, engine integration, and UX. Not plug-and-play.
  3. Use an in-game camera SDK — get user-spawnable cameras, recording, screenshots, and live streaming as a finished, engine-native feature. This is what LIV provides.
Desktop capture tools like OBS are not an alternative — they run outside the game, have no in-game camera control, and don’t work reliably on VR or standalone devices.

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What LIV provides

CapabilityIncluded
User-spawnable in-game cameras✅
In-game video recording✅
Screenshot capture✅
Live streaming from inside the app✅
Unity support✅
Unreal Engine support✅
VR-native camera workflows✅
No external capture software required✅
Hardware-accelerated encoding✅

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When should you use LIV?

Use LIV if:
  • You want plug-and-play in-game capture
  • Users need to control cameras from inside the game
  • You want recording and live streaming without building infrastructure
  • You are shipping on VR or performance-sensitive platforms
  • Your game relies on social media videos to grow
Do not use LIV if:
  • You only need developer-only debugging capture
  • You are building a one-off internal prototype
  • Desktop-only screen recording is sufficient

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Get started

Unity Quickstart

Add LIV to your Unity project in minutes. Drag-and-drop camera prefab with full scripting API.

Unreal Quickstart

Add LIV to your Unreal Engine project with Blueprint-native integration.

Why LIV?

Compare building it yourself, using FFmpeg/WebRTC, OBS, or LIV side by side.

API Reference

Full scripting API documentation for custom camera systems and integrations.

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Supported platforms

EngineVersions
Unity2022.3+
Unreal Engine4.26-5.4
Meta QuestOfficial capture partner
SteamVR / PCVRSupported

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FAQ

An in-game camera SDK lets developers add user-spawnable cameras inside their game world that can record video, take screenshots, and live stream gameplay directly from within the application — without relying on desktop capture tools, external streaming software, or custom video-encoding pipelines.
No. OBS is a desktop tool for creators, not an in-app solution for players. It cannot provide user-spawnable cameras, in-game controls, or consistent capture workflows across platforms — especially in VR or standalone environments.
Those are low-level libraries, not finished solutions. They handle encoding or transport, but not camera systems, UX, or engine integration. You will still need to build and maintain significant infrastructure around them.
Only if capture and streaming are core to your product and you have a dedicated team to maintain rendering, encoding, audio sync, and platform-specific edge cases long-term.
Yes. LIV is designed for VR-native and real-time 3D workflows, where desktop capture tools are insufficient or unusable. LIV is the official capture solution for Meta Quest.
LIV is 100% free for all game developers. Non-game developers can reach out to hi@liv.tv for licensing options.