Post #1243485

2026-04-05 20:40 UTC

I have the same question, but a particular problem I am having is the need to chat via _text_ while streaming instead of audio for accessibility purposes. Discord's game overlay worked okay for this (not great, but usable) on Windows, but doesn't run at all on Linux, and every alternative I look at seems very voice chat focused. Steam does have chat options within the overlay but doesn't seem to have good chat history options.

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@emotional_soup_88@programming.dev 2026-04-05 21:28

I'm using a separate little laptop to chat, in this case, with Signal. It's a little inconvenient, but on the other hand, if you don't have multiple monitors, you are at least free from chat notifications in your gaming screen/window. :) Yet another though, if you have an Android phone, just plug in a keyboard and use the phone for chat. :D

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