Workspace & scenes
Arrange the workspace as floating panels
Use separate movable panels while keeping the application menu in a compact launcher.
Before you start
Open the intended collection and layout. Rehearse changes before using them during a live production.
Where to find it
File > Settings > Appearance > Use floating UI.
Use it
- Enable Use floating UI, choose Save and restart when your outputs can safely stop.
- Click the MCast logo in the compact launcher to open the application menus.
- Move and resize panels, and group compatible panels as tabs in the same workspace.
- Use View > Docks or View > Window to reopen a hidden panel.
- Use Output controls for output actions and Quick controls for source/transition actions.
- Save the arrangement through View > Workspace > Save Workspace.
Closing and restoring
Closing a tool hides that panel; use the menu to reopen it. The launcher’s Close action exits the application and follows its exit preferences. Check running outputs before exiting. A hidden panel is not the same as stopping a recording or broadcast.
Saved arrangements belong to the collection and workspace mode. Floating and docked arrangements are separate, and saved open/closed state takes precedence over first-use defaults. If a panel was moved to an unavailable monitor, reopen it and move it to an available display; use Reset Workspace only when you want the default arrangement.
Return to docked mode
Disable Use floating UI, save and restart. Saving a mode preference does not switch the current session immediately. Panels from separate layout workspaces cannot be grouped together.
Related help
Quick controls · Workspace save/restore · Appearance · All help