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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
  7. > 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
  8. 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
  9. …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
  10. 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
  11. …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)
  12. …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
  13. …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
  14. …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
  15. …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
  16. 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)
  17. …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
  18. …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
  19. 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
  20. …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
  21. …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
  22. >> 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
  23. …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
  24. …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
  25. …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
  26. …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
  27. …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
  28. …-- (This and 2 other videos are linked in PR conversation tab: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875 )
    comment by syspec · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  29. Yes, and the author was asked to base the PR on 5155: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875#issuecomm... And it looks like they're just going to set the PR to a draft until after 5155 is merged, so it will get cleaned up and…
    comment by da_chicken · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  30. It's in the commit message, so it will get stored: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875/commits/5...
    comment by timdorr · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  31. …as soon as we are able. I would nevertheless expect for all of this to take quite a while. [0] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5155 [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5155#issuecomm...
    comment by lelandfe · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  32. …which adds Apple Silicon and Universal Binary builds, the mentioned commit is part of that PR. [0] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5155/commits
    comment by Diskutant · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  33. It's in the commit message: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875/commits/5...
    comment by madmoose · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  34. …request description [1] already provide ample description of why the changes are being made? [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875
    comment by michaelt · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  35. In this case it looks their work is based on another branch not yet merged ( https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5155 which adds support for Apple Silicon) - and the commit is from there.
    comment by n3_ · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  36. This commit in the PR https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875/commits/8... provides an excellent example of why commit messages matter. This is more than 1000 lines diff to the build system (and thus potentially very dangerous…
    comment by pilif · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  37. The pull request page might be more readable: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/5875
    comment by caaqil · 2022-01-28 · in Apple contributes to OBS to support screen capture using ScreenCaptureKit
  38. …I also use this setup with gaming consoles so that I don't have to dedicate an entire monitor. https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
    comment by cowtongue · 2021-12-19 · in Display-switch: Turn a $30 USB switch into a full-featured multi-monitor KVM
  39. A link to that commitment for those who are looking: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/COMMITM... I'd encourage you to also adopt the FSF/SFC's "Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement":…
    comment by pabs3 · 2021-12-18 · in TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
  40. …or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights. """ https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/COPYING
    comment by 1_player · 2021-12-17 · in TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
  41. …They will never be on the hook for court ordered damages going back years for unlicensed use. [1]: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/COMMITM...
    comment by londons_explore · 2021-12-17 · in TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS
  42. …[2]: https://webrtc.googlesource.com/src/+/refs/heads/main/module... [3]: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/plugins... [4]: https://github.com/H-M-H/Weylus [5]: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=435042 [6]: htt
    comment by HMH · 2021-10-03 · in PipeWire and fixing the Linux Video Capture stack
  43. …OBS directly interfaces with pipewire (which is very much platform specific and low level), see: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/4287/files
    comment by HMH · 2021-09-28 · in OBS Studio 27.1.1
  44. …they are platform-specific. Platform builds are handled by CMake to only include relevant plugins: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/plugins...
    comment by dodgepong · 2021-09-28 · in OBS Studio 27.1.1
  45. It looks like they have their own library for low level stuff ( https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/tree/master/libobs ), but for the most part rely on ffmpeg's library for all the platform-specific video, audio, etc. stuff (…
    comment by qbasic_forever · 2021-09-28 · in OBS Studio 27.1.1
  46. Looks to be managed here https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/tree/master/plugins Pretty clean source tree to reference :) Seems to be unique per OS and not dependent on third party projects.
    comment by xconverge · 2021-09-28 · in OBS Studio 27.1.1
  47. this PR https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/4287 suggests OBS uses it for wayland screen capture.
    comment by patrickthebold · 2021-06-23 · in PipeWire Under the Hood
  48. …it was ever completed. EDIT: looks like OBS officially supports it for Mac and Linux since 26.1 - https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/26.1.0
    comment by myguysi · 2021-06-02 · in OBS Studio 27.0
  49. Wow that seems like a significant feature. I'm surprised it is not mentioned in the release notes: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/27.0.0
    comment by haberman · 2021-06-01 · in OBS Studio 27.0
  50. …able to use hardware encoding does save a lot of CPU cycles when streaming at higher bitrates! [1] https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/4170
    comment by geerlingguy · 2021-06-01 · in OBS Studio 27.0