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+# **Scrolltron**
+***Scrolltron*** is a news ticker overlay for OBS Studio.
+
+Text is input via a web browser, which is then displayed in OBS Studio. Fonts and colors can be stylized.
+
+![Scrolltron screenshot](static/scrolltron-ss-1.png)
+
+
+# Status
+Alpha under early development.
+
+Disclaimer: I'm not a programmer and this is the first application I've written in Svelte.
+
+
+# Upstream
+Built from SvelteKit.
+
+Upstream under their respective licenses.
+
+
+# License / Copyright
+*Copyright © 2022, Jeff Moe.*
+
+License: AGPLv3 or any later version.