NowBar started the way most stream tools do: I wanted my own overlay to look better. I stream with music running, chat kept asking what song was playing, and every widget I tried either looked dated, needed a local server running in the background, or broke the moment I played music from my phone.
So I built the bar I actually wanted: frosted glass, live album art, a little pulse that moves with the music, animations when tracks change. Fully hosted, so it's one link pasted into OBS and nothing to install — it works on any PC or Mac, and keeps working when the music comes from your phone. Then my friends wanted it, and NowBar became a product.
The part I'm proudest of is the ownership model: every overlay runs on the buyer's own free Spotify app. Your link is yours forever — nobody can switch it off, including me. No subscriptions, no accounts, no database holding your data.
If you ever get stuck, message me. I answer, and I'll personally get you running.