Vtubing resources
I'll include where to find various resources, and some of my favourite asset creators!
Make sure to read the terms of use before downloading anything from one of these sites.
Also, I'd be remiss not to mention VTResources , which has many more guides and links.
Asset websites
BOOTH - JP site, lots of free and paid assets
Favourite asset creators
Stream layouts and standby screens
Stinger transitions
お茶処 - tons of free stingers
!! ~Ooops~ - super stylish stingers as well as other assets
堕天使のリボン - very pink! And a nice stinger with some bows
Schedules, logos and thumbnails
kohakusugar - tons of cute free schedules!
くろねこちゃん - cute logos and schedules, and some nice-looking stream overlays
Licca - nice backgrounds and schedules
アトリエ うぐいす - cute logo, schedule and overlays
幽(ゆう) - pretty schedules and layouts
sorenari-shop - some logos and a schedule
珀世イフ - cute logos and schedules
non - more cute logos and schedules
りお‐Lio- - schedules, logos, backgrounds, and other assets
アサカデザイン - fun logos
nakanoffffff - some logos and backgrounds
いちげきざこ - some nice logos
素材ロマン砲! - elegant logos and layouts
桜飴のお店屋さん - english logos!
mouton - a couple layouts and logos
こはる - cute schedules, logos and layouts
datenkun - lots of logos
おべるだんしょっぷ - a couple logos
Extras
nizima - JP site, you can preview Live2D models right in the browser! Unfortunately there don't seem to be any free models, but there are still plenty of cheap P2U ones.
Ko-fi - lots of cute shops, I'll write how to search on Ko-fi later
Naoko Okami - tons of editing sound effects and visuals
gwennvt - a live2d pillow 😳
OKUMONO - free to use graphics you can use in layouts
AOmaterial - another free graphics site
Reincar.net - free accessories and items
7MC - backgrounds, items, etc.
Vtem - lots of cute free assets
Premade Vtuber - some premade vtubers for you to check out
Sozaiya Airisu - lots of pretty stream layouts
Youtaite Resources - if you'd like to be a singing vtuber
catboymech - free accessories, items, etc.
v2bfree - free assets for vtubers
You can find paid assets on Etsy, if you have money to spare.
Software
I'll add more if I find any.
Streaming software: OBS - free and open source, lots of plugins that you can add to it, tons of tutorials out there, and performs better than other similar software
Overlay widgets and chatbot:
StreamElements - also plenty of cute user-made assets, like these chat bubbles
Live Translation - automatic translated on-screen captions
Social Stream - if you'd like to multistream and combine several chats into one box (Consider this OBS plugin as well)
Other tools:
VTuber Schedule Time Converter - easily convert your schedule to different timezones
VTubing:
VTube Studio - the go-to software
VBridger - more advanced tracking for VTube Studio
Shoost - make super pretty photos/videos with your vtuber
Cool/fun stuff and gimmicks (I haven't tested all of these)
Spud Tablet - as well as Spud Controller and Spud Keyboard and Mouse , tracks your mouse and controller movements and animates them
Nyarupad - like Spud Controller
KBonk - interactive throwable items
Concert overlay - interactive concert audience
Heartrate - good for horror/workout streams
Scream X Stream - show everyone how loud you're screaming without those audio settings
VTS Sound Effect Tool - play a sound effect based on your VTS parameters