# ratwithacompiler/OBS-captions-plugin

Closed Captioning OBS plugin using Google Speech Recognition

Repository: https://github.com/ratwithacompiler/OBS-captions-plugin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/obs-captions-plugin
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-25T06:36:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 52, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2608, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 322, "gap_med": 18.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1324, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:22.370116+00:00)

## What it is
An OBS Studio plugin that generates closed captions for live streams using the Google Cloud Speech Recognition API. It leverages Twitch's built-in caption support so viewers can optionally see captions on livestreams and VODs without any extension, and can also save transcripts as SRT or text files.

## Use cases
- add closed captions to twitch livestreams
- generate srt subtitle files from stream recordings
- caption microphone audio automatically in obs
- display open captions via text sources for platforms without caption support
- transcribe live streams for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
- filter or replace words in live captions

## When to choose
- you stream on Twitch and want optional closed captions for viewers
- you need SRT or text transcripts of your streams or recordings
- you want captions only when your mic is unmuted for safety
- you want a standalone OBS plugin with no extra tools or websites

## When to avoid
- you use Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS), which doesn't support third-party plugins
- you need native captions for non-western character set languages like Japanese or Russian
- you stream to platforms other than Twitch with native caption support
- you use the AMD hardware encoder on Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, audio-processing, streaming
- domain: accessibility, media
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: obs-plugin, closed-captions, twitch, google-speech-api, subtitles, srt, accessibility, live-streaming, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ratwithacompiler/OBS-captions-plugin (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:22.370116+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:01.797292+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ratwithacompiler/OBS-captions-plugin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:22.370116+00:00, sha 45db765173eb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.