obsproject/obs-studio
OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 20.5
- age_days: 4719
- days_rel: 19
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 19
Adoption not part of the score
75481 stars · 9899 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
OBS Studio is a free and open-source desktop application for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and live streaming video and audio. It supports multiple sources, scene switching, an audio mixer with filters, and plugins, and works with major streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Live.
Use cases
- record my screen on windows
- live stream gameplay to twitch
- record webcam and screen together for tutorials
- stream to youtube live
- mix multiple audio sources while streaming
- capture a specific application window
- record video presentations with scene switching
When to choose
- you need free, cross-platform screen recording or live streaming software
- you want scene-based compositing of webcams, windows, images, and browser sources
- you need an extensible tool with plugin and VST audio filter support
- you broadcast to RTMP-based platforms like Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook Live
When to avoid
- you need only lightweight, automated background screen capture with a minimal UI
- you require server-side or headless video encoding in a pipeline
- you need professional multi-camera hardware switching in a broadcast studio environment
Facets
application · maturity stable
video-processing audio-processing gui plugin-system graphics media cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform screen-recording live-streaming streaming-software scene-compositing rtmp twitch youtube game-capture webcam ffmpeg video macos linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0cbc2611a624
- homepage: https://obsproject.com · fetched 2026-08-28 · e720c2c750ff
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| obsproject/obs-studio | main | 99 |
For agents
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