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Getting started

From a fresh install to your overlays on air, in five steps. Lights out in five minutes.

You need a Windows PC with iRacing, and OBS or vMix.

  1. Download

    Download EDR Broadcast for Windows from this site. The Free plan needs no card.

    Download for Windows

  2. Install

    Run the installer on the Windows PC that runs iRacing, then open the app. Join a session in iRacing and the app detects it.

    On first launch, one setup dialog takes you through the licence agreement, a privacy choice (anonymous usage data, off unless you turn it on) and Getting Started, which can hand you to the guided tour. When iRacing is in a session, the title bar reads Telemetry live and the footer shows the track, session and lap. No session yet? Start in mock mode to practise.

    The control app connected to a sample session: Telemetry live in the title bar, the timing board, and the footer reading Connected, Mock Circuit, Race, lap 13 of 30
    Connected: Telemetry live at the top right, the session in the footer. Sample race.

  3. Add the browser source in OBS or vMix

    In the app, open Settings, then OBS Browser Sources, and copy the Program URL. Add it to your scene as a browser source at 1920 x 1080.

    Program URL
    http://localhost:7878/#/program
    Size
    1920 x 1080
    Frame rate
    60 fps

    One Program source composites every overlay and is lighter on memory. Add separate sources per overlay when you want OBS to layer or crop a graphic on its own; each has its own URL and recommended size in the same list. If the overlays look blurry, the source is probably still at 800 x 600: set it to 1920 x 1080 and reset the transform.

    More in the browser source guide.

  4. Pick a theme and overlays

    Choose a theme in Settings, then Themes, and switch on the overlays you want in the Overlays section.

    A theme applies live, and every overlay follows it. Free includes 2 looks, EDR Broadcast and EDR Classic; Pro and above include every public theme. Detailed options for each overlay are in Settings, then Scene Config.

    Two overlay switches in the app's Overlays section: Leaderboard and Track map, both on air
    Overlays section: each overlay has its own on-air switch.

  5. Go live

    Check the Overlay Preview, then go live. Direct the cameras yourself, hand them to the Auto-Director on Pro, or mix both.

    Open the Overlay Preview to confirm the overlays sit where you expect, and save your workspace layout. Make a short local recording in practice, check the timing updates and the commentary is audible, then test the feed on your platform.

Your first race night.

  • Start with FreeThe leaderboard, lower thirds, ticker, flags, grid intro and podium cover a first show.
  • Try Pro when you want the cameras handledStart the 14-day trial in Settings, Account and updates for the Auto-Director, replay and incidents. No card.
  • Keep a fallback sceneBefore every race, build one clean iRacing-only scene so the overlays can come off air at once.
  • Know what happens if iRacing dropsOverlays hold the last good frame and the control window shows a warning. The app reconnects on its own once the session is live.
  • Check the known issuesRead the known issues page before you go live.

Next: send the stream to Kick, YouTube or Twitch, build a complete OBS production, or fix a setup problem.

Run your own show.

EDR Broadcast is free to start on Windows. Try every Pro feature for 14 days from inside the app: no card, no automatic charge.

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