# streamlabs/desktop

Free and open source streaming software built on OBS and Electron.

Repository: https://github.com/streamlabs/desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/streamlabs-desktop
Homepage: https://streamlabs.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: electron, vuejs, vue, streaming, twitch, typescript, react, streamlabs, youtube, facebook
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:17:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3233, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4842, forks 690 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:01.288765+00:00)

## What it is
Streamlabs Desktop is a free, open-source live streaming and recording application built on top of OBS and Electron. It provides a rich GUI for scene composition, source management, and broadcasting to platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook.

## Use cases
- stream gameplay to twitch
- record my screen and webcam
- set up scenes with overlays for live streaming
- broadcast to youtube live
- stream to facebook gaming
- customize alerts and widgets for my stream

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight headless streaming server
- you only need Linux support, which is not supported
- you want a minimal CLI encoder like ffmpeg

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui, developer-tools
- domain: media, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: windows
- tags: streaming, obs, live-streaming, broadcasting, twitch, youtube, macos, electron, typescript

## Member repositories
- streamlabs/desktop (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.288765+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 2026-08-29T18:18:27.667012+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/streamlabs/desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.288765+00:00, sha cb3f19f2d027)
  - homepage: https://streamlabs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:22.638480+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.