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    OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

    developer-tools
    c
    c-plus-plus
    directshow
    facebook-live
    ffmpeg
    C
    GPL-2.0
    73.8K stars
    9.4K forks
    73.8K GitHub watchers
    Updated 7/12/2026
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    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording with video capturing, compositing, encoding, and recording capabilities.
    • Offers a versatile, GPL-licensed platform supporting multiple streaming services and advanced video capture techniques with extensive plugin and API support.
    • Use for live streaming gameplay or events to platforms like Twitch, YouTube Live, and Facebook Live with customizable scenes and sources.
    • Use for recording high-quality screen captures and video tutorials with real-time audio mixing and video encoding.
    • Use for building custom streaming setups integrating DirectShow devices, game capture, and FFmpeg-based processing for professional broadcasting.

    About obs-studio

    OBS Studio https://obsproject.com

    .. image:: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/actions/workflows/push.yaml/badge.svg?branch=master :alt: OBS Studio Build Status - GitHub Actions :target: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/actions/workflows/push.yaml?query=branch%3Amaster

    .. image:: https://badges.crowdin.net/obs-studio/localized.svg :alt: OBS Studio Translation Project Progress :target: https://crowdin.com/project/obs-studio

    .. image:: https://img.shields.io/discord/348973006581923840.svg?label=&logo=discord&logoColor=ffffff&color=7389D8&labelColor=6A7EC2 :alt: OBS Studio Discord Server :target: https://obsproject.com/discord

    What is OBS Studio?

    OBS Studio is software designed for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming video content, efficiently.

    It's distributed under the GNU General Public License v2 (or any later version) - see the accompanying COPYING file for more details.

    Contributing

    • If you would like to help fund or sponsor the project, you can do so via Patreon <https://www.patreon.com/obsproject>, OpenCollective <https://opencollective.com/obsproject>, or PayPal <https://www.paypal.me/obsproject>. See our contribute page <https://obsproject.com/contribute> for more information.

    • If you wish to contribute code to the project, please make sure to read the coding and commit guidelines: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst

    • Developer/API documentation can be found here: https://obsproject.com/docs

    • If you wish to contribute translations, do not submit pull requests. Instead, please use Crowdin. For more information read this page: https://obsproject.com/wiki/How-To-Contribute-Translations-For-OBS

    • Other ways to contribute are by helping people out with support on our forums or in our community chat. Please limit support to topics you fully understand -- bad advice is worse than no advice. When it comes to something that you don't fully know or understand, please defer to the official help or official channels.

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