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free software to make screencasts and/or live streaming

Key facts

Original author
Lain Bailey
Initial release
v0.32a / 1 September 2012 ; 13 years ago ( 2012-09-01 )
Stable release
32.1.2 / 21 April 2026
Written in
C , C++
Operating system
Windows 10 or later, macOS Monterey (12) or later, Linux ( Ubuntu 20.04 or later), FreeBSD
Platform
x86-64 and Apple silicon
Available in
59 languages
Type
Software vision mixer, streaming media
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Website
obsproject .com
Repository
github .com /obsproject /obs-studio

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Source code

Link to the source-code README · 3,138 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Internationality
Official website
obsproject.com/zh-cn
Image
Wcubuntu24041ltsenusobs20241102.png
Has use
screencast
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official forum URL
obsproject.com/forum
source code repository URL
github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
programmed in
Q15777
software version identifier
32.1.2
distributed by
Steam
publication date
2012-09-01
GUI toolkit or framework
Q201904
software quality assurance
continuous integration
operating system
macOS
social media followers
163201
Commons category
OBS Studio
official blog URL
obsproject.com/blog
Sources (12)

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Encyclopedic overview

OBS Studio (also Open Broadcaster Software or OBS, for short) is a free and open-source, cross-platform screencasting and live streaming software application. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux distributions, and FreeBSD. The OBS Project raises funds on Open Collective and Patreon.

Overview

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