


In January 2014, a preview of XSplit Gamecaster was shared to members of the press, with a full version being made publicly available in February of that same year. In December 2013, an early preview version of XSplit Gamecaster was shared to the public. Apart from this, the update also contained full Twitch platform compatibility for all users, improved Game Source compatibility with games such as Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Hearthstone, etc., and enhanced capture card support for AVerMedia, Hauppauge, Elgato, Matrox, and other cards. This version contained security fixes to prevent login issues reported by some users. XSplit Broadcaster 1.3 was released in November 2013. This update included enhancements in performance and support for new hardware devices such as Elgato Game Capture HD.

XSplit Broadcaster 1.2 became publicly available in January 2013. It contained bug fixes, enhancements for existing features and introduced new features for paying users. It centered around AVerMedia shipping three-month licenses of XSplit along with their Live Gamer HD C985 capture card. Shortly before releasing XSplit Broadcaster version 1.1, SplitmediaLabs and AVerMedia made their partnership official. The release also marked the start of its freemium pricing scheme, which was met with mixed reactions.

XSplit Broadcaster 1.0 was officially released on 13 April 2012, which formally marked the end of its public beta period. It was also widely discussed on the message board of Team Liquid, a professional electronic sports organization. It was during this time that it gained popularity, largely due to word of mouth from its users. In December 2010, SplitmediaLabs announced that XSplit would go into public beta. It was initially a screen capture product, which eventually became a livestreaming application and was called XSplit Broadcaster. XSplit started in 2009 when SplitmediaLabs merged with Hmelyoff Labs. XSplit Gamecaster, on the other hand, is a turnkey live streaming and recording application, designed for casual gamers who immediately want to start live streaming or recording their gameplay with minimal setup and configuration. These sources are used to create a broadcast production for both live and on-demand distribution on the web. XSplit Broadcaster, acts as a video mixer, where it is able to switch between various media configurations (also known as “scenes”) while dynamically mixing it with other sources such as video cameras, screen regions, game capture, and flash sources. There are two products under XSplit: XSplit Broadcaster and XSplit Gamecaster.
