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

113 mentions on Hacker News by 80 people: 33 stories, 80 comments · first 2014-02-04 · latest 2026-10-25

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  1. …implies also Debian Stable/Trixie. The reason is it has removed support for ffmpeg/libavcodec < v8. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/13964
    comment by iam-TJ · 2026-10-25 · in OBS Studio 33
  2. …CEF builds for all platforms [0] or you can use the builds provided for free by Spotify [1]. [0] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/13900/changes [1] https://cef-builds.spotifycdn.com/index.html
    comment by wizardcm · 2026-10-24 · in OBS Studio 33
  3. …it is going to be fun to see if the fork becomes significantly better than the original or not. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/CONTRIB...
    comment by sergiotapia · 2026-10-24 · in OBS Studio 33
  4. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/CONTRIB... > All text and content submitted to our project, which includes code, descriptions, issues, and comments, must be human written. > The use of GitHub Copilot and other…
    comment by sick_of_slop · 2026-10-24 · in OBS Studio 33
  5. …I've heard of this issue - if you have a log of such a session, please create a bug report [1]. [0] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/10596 [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues
    comment by wizardcm · 2026-10-24 · in OBS Studio 33
  6. …chat overlay that didn't properly sanitize chatter inputs, so has a (hopefully) limited scope. [0] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/discussions/3853#di... [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/discussions/3853#di...
    comment by wizardcm · 2026-10-24 · in OBS Studio 33
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    OBS Studio 33
    story by pentagrama · 2026-10-24 · 177 comments
  8. > OBS (what I used) seems to have stopped receiving updates :) No it hasn't: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/commits/master/
    comment by josephcsible · 2026-04-04 · in OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio
  9. If you were doing this, consider cribbing from https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/tree/master/plugins... which offers a variety of solutions including some rather exciting looking process injection (called "game" there). I wonder if…
    comment by pjc50 · 2026-03-17 · in FFmpeg 8.1
  10. …to see it finally being included. here's the PR (also was linked in the article but nevertheless): https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/10885 It was an awaited feature, you can see at the start of the PR comments from developers…
    comment by asimovDev · 2026-03-12 · in OBS Studio 32.1 Released with WebRTC Simulcast Support
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    OBS 32.1.0 Released with WebRTC Simulcast
    story by Sean-Der · 2026-03-11 · 1 comment
  12. Yep WHIP output! * PR - https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7926 * RFC - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9725/
    comment by Sean-Der · 2026-01-15 · in OBS Studio 32.1.0 Beta 1 available
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    OBS Studio 32.1.0 Beta 1 available
    story by Sean-Der · 2026-01-15 · 47 comments
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    OBS Studio Merges WebRTC/Whip Simulcast Support
    story by Sean-Der · 2025-12-18 · 5 comments
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    OBS Add Simulcast Support
    story by Sean-Der · 2025-12-17 · 1 comment
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    OBS Studio 31.1.1 Released
    story by Sean-Der · 2025-07-15 · 1 comment
  17. …2020-03-07 https://github.com/vkohaupt/vokoscreenNG/issues/51 2020-03-07 https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/2471 2020-03-24 https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/issues/6389 2023-09 https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/09/wayla
    comment by hello_computer · 2025-06-06 · in The X.Org Server just got forked (announcing XLibre)
  18. …have some growing pains, but I am not giving up until I can make this accessible to everyone. [0] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/10885
    comment by Sean-Der · 2025-06-04 · in FFmpeg merges WebRTC support
  19. …This is a huge milestone :) [0] https://github.com/Glimesh/broadcast-box?tab=readme-ov-file#... [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7926
    comment by Sean-Der · 2025-06-04 · in FFmpeg merges WebRTC support
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    OBS merges pacing support for WHIP
    story by Sean-Der · 2025-02-09 · 0 comments
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    OBS-Wiki – Streaming with Whip
    story by Sean-Der · 2025-01-09 · 0 comments
  22. …You have two options * Pull Broadcast Box as a browser source * Use my PR that adds WHEP Sources https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/10353 For now I would do Browser Source (is easier/no custom builds). In the future when WHEP is…
    comment by Sean-Der · 2024-09-04 · in Show HN: OBS Live-streaming with 120ms latency
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    Show HN: Simulcast in OBS (Need Testers/Feed
    story by Sean-Der · 2024-06-19 · 0 comments
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    Open Source Audio/Video Livestream for Windows/Mac/Linux
    story by neya · 2024-05-31 · 0 comments
  25. …Bad code on my part <_< [1] [0] https://github.com/paullouisageneau/libdatachannel/commit/a6... [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/10159
    comment by Sean-Der · 2024-01-29 · in OBS merges AV1 support for WebRTC
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    OBS merges AV1 support for WebRTC
    story by Sean-Der · 2024-01-28 · 3 comments
  27. I don't! But when adding WebRTC support to OBS I would see 120ms https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7926 This is me (Ohio) going to a Digital Ocean Droplet (NY) and back.
    comment by Sean-Der · 2024-01-05 · in Show HN: Bring phone calls into the browser (SIP-to-WebRTC)
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    Denied OBS PR regarding Kick support lights up
    story by agvxov · 2024-01-02 · 20 comments
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    OBS Studio 30.0
    story by clouddrover · 2023-11-12 · 6 comments
  30. …a screen region). In fact the issue was closed without understanding what the reporter was asking: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/8822
    comment by nyanpasu64 · 2023-06-11 · in OBS merges WebRTC support
  31. …server implementation. https://github.com/glimesh/broadcast-box . The PR to add WebRTC to OBS https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7926 ----- So many people went into making this happen. This was a colossal undertaking that…
    comment by Sean-Der · 2023-06-10 · in OBS merges WebRTC support
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    OBS merges WebRTC support
    story by Sean-Der · 2023-06-10 · 143 comments
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    Tell HN: Twitch.tv now supports WebRTC ingestion (Broadcast from your browser)
    story by Sean-Der · 2023-04-15 · 5 comments
  34. Project leads created the original PR + RFC * PR https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7192 * RFC https://github.com/obsproject/rfcs/pull/43 I tried to keep the size as small as I could. It is just basic audio+video (no…
    comment by Sean-Der · 2023-03-27 · in OBS Studio Lands AV1 and HEVC RTMP Streaming Support
  35. …from Web, Mobile and tools that support it (GStreamer) I have a PR open to OBS for it right now https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7926
    comment by Sean-Der · 2023-03-27 · in OBS Studio Lands AV1 and HEVC RTMP Streaming Support
  36. …idea or use case it is never going to make it into RTMP. I have been trying to add WebRTC support https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7926 so I am hopeful for the future.
    comment by Sean-Der · 2023-03-27 · in OBS Studio Lands AV1 and HEVC RTMP Streaming Support
  37. >> Can you link the PR? https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7961 I guess most frustrating to me was the request to format the code and fix the commit message as if it was on track, only to be rejected for "we don't want this in…
    comment by phkahler · 2023-03-27 · in OBS Studio Lands AV1 and HEVC RTMP Streaming Support
  38. …course. E: Their response seems to be that users who would find this useful already use a plugin. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7961
    comment by corobo · 2023-03-27 · in OBS Studio Lands AV1 and HEVC RTMP Streaming Support
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    OBS-Studio does not want a better native EQ
    story by phkahler · 2023-03-22 · 0 comments
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    OBS Studio 29.0
    story by haunter · 2023-01-09 · 3 comments
  41. …to encapsulate the heavy dependency without cluttering up the overall project is absolutely true. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/7192#issuecomm... Seems you (an anonymous HN user), are the only one being against having Rust…
    comment by capableweb · 2022-12-15 · in Adding WebRTC support to OBS using Rust
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    Adding WebRTC support to OBS using Rust
    story by markdog12 · 2022-12-15 · 34 comments
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    Adding WebRTC to OBS Studio
    story by Sean-Der · 2022-12-14 · 2 comments
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    OBS Studio 28.1
    story by HieronymusBosch · 2022-11-01 · 0 comments
  45. …page, which is at obsproject.com instead. The URL for the release announcement can be found at https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/28.0.1 instead (which includes the 28.0.0 changelog.) There is also a more blog like post…
    comment by enzanki_ars · 2022-09-05
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    OBS Studio 28.0
    story by ascom · 2022-09-01 · 2 comments
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    OBS Studio 28 Beta 1 available for testing
    story by nonoesp · 2022-08-06 · 3 comments
  48. …all your questions, but OBS uses pipewire (I think for wayland support[1]), so there's that. [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/4287
    comment by patrickthebold · 2022-04-30 · in PipeWire: Bluetooth Support Status Update
  49. …that generates ninja build files which build the application. OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) : https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki/build-instruct... - A makefile that builds the application. Localstack :…
    comment by lelandbatey · 2022-04-27 · in FFmpeg now supports JPEG XL
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    WebRTC support is being added to OBS
    story by Sean-Der · 2022-02-19 · 6 comments