Twitch has no button that sends money straight to a streamer. Bits and subs run through Twitch, which keeps a share and only pays out to Affiliates and Partners. A tip page fills that gap: viewers pick any amount, pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and the alert fires in OBS while the money lands on your own Stripe account. This page shows what each route leaves you; our step-by-step guide covers the setup click by click.
Twitch pays you 1 cent per Bit, and viewers buy Bits from Twitch at Twitch's prices, so roughly 71% of what a viewer spends on Bits reaches you. That is an estimate: Twitch publishes no fixed rate. A Tier 1 sub costs $5.99 on the web; at the standard 50/50 split of the net revenue you get less than $3 per sub, and less than $4.20 at 70/30 in the Plus Program.
A tip through your own page works differently: the viewer picks the amount and the payment is created on your connected Stripe account. On a $10 card tip, Stripe takes $0.59 and DonoLink $0.35, so $9.06 reaches you. Bits and subs come with emotes, badges and chat moments that tips do not replace, so most channels offer all three.
Viewers pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, plus Amazon Pay once Stripe has activated it for your account. PayPal is coming soon, and Venmo is not offered.
Most viewers tip from their phone while they watch, where Apple Pay and Google Pay turn a tip into one tap with no card number to type. There is no account to create. You set the suggested amounts; the minimum tip is $1.00.
Setting up takes one evening. Create your page on donolink.us, connect Stripe for US payouts, add a Tip panel under your player with your link as the image link, add a !tip command to your chat bot and put the alerts into OBS. The step-by-step guide below walks through every click, including the panel image size Twitch accepts.
Connect your Twitch channel and follows, subs, gifted subs, raids and Bits join your tips in one alert queue, each with its own style. A tip can play an image, GIF or video with sound and text-to-speech. Twitch's built-in goals count follows, subs and Bits but not tips, so use the DonoLink goal bar to show what tips are building toward.
Viewers open the tip link in your panels or chat, check that the page shows your name and photo, choose an amount, add a message and pay. They need no DonoLink account, and Bits and subs stay separate purchases inside Twitch.
Twitch allows external tip links in channel panels, and most streamers run one next to Bits and subs. Say what tips are for and never promise rewards you cannot deliver. A tip is a voluntary payment to you, not a charitable donation, so it is not tax-deductible for the viewer. For you it is income: Stripe sends a Form 1099-K once you pass $20,000 and 200 transactions in a year, and our tax guide covers the rest.
| Route | What reaches you | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| $10 tip, card | $9.06 | 3.5% + Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢, paid in dollars |
| $10 of Bits | About $7.10 | Estimate; Twitch pays Affiliates 1 cent per Bit |
| Tier 1 sub at $5.99 | Under $3.00 | 50/50 of net revenue; up to 70/30 in the Plus Program |
DonoLink comparison, October 2026, based on Stripe's US pricing and Twitch's help pages. The Bits share is an estimate.
Create a tip page, connect Stripe for payouts in dollars, add the link to a panel and a !tip command, and add the alerts to OBS. Our step-by-step guide shows each click. DonoLink charges 3.5% per successful tip, with no monthly plan.
No. Bits and subs need Affiliate or Partner status, but a tip link works from your very first stream, with no follower count.
$9.06 with a card: Stripe takes $0.59 and DonoLink $0.35. The same $10 spent on Bits leaves you about $7.10, an estimate because Twitch publishes no fixed rate.
Yes. They pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and with Amazon Pay once Stripe has activated it for your account. PayPal is coming soon; Venmo is not offered.
Yes, tips are income for the creator, with or without a Form 1099-K. Our guide to streamer taxes explains the IRS basics. This is general information, not tax advice.