Download OBS Studio 33 for free, the latest live streaming, game recording, game casting, and computer screen broadcasting software for streamers, featuring all-in-one scene setup, audio control, and video switching.

What is OBS Studio?

OBS Studio is a free and open-source software for screen video recording and live broadcasting over the internet. Many people know it as a primary tool for streamers, but it actually functions like a miniature production control room—capturing video from multiple sources, mixing audio, adjusting visuals, and instantly outputting video files or live broadcast signals, all completely free with no watermarks and no time limits.

The core of the system lies in the concept of scenes and image sources. Users create multiple scenes, such as opening scenes, game scenes, or break scenes, and then place image sources within each scene as needed. These sources can include computer screens, program windows, webcam footage, currently being played games, images, videos, or text. When it's time for the actual live broadcast, the scenes are simply switched between, and the image the viewer sees changes smoothly accordingly.

Beyond video, OBS Studio offers equally detailed audio management. It simultaneously captures audio from microphones, games, browsers, and external devices, and independently adjusts the volume of each source. Filters help reduce noise and ensure consistent audio volume. For video, there are also filters available, such as removing the green screen and replacing it with another image, cropping, adjusting color and brightness, or adding borders to make the webcam look neater. All effects are immediate.

Once setup is complete, users can choose to record the video or live stream it. The program supports streaming to YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook, while recording quality ranges from standard for social media sharing to high-definition for editing. Additionally, there's a studio mode for previewing before broadcasting, a virtual camera for using OBS footage in online meetings, and community-developed plugins that constantly add new features.

With this flexibility, OBS Studio is not only suitable for gamers who want to livestream, but also for online teachers, presenters, podcasters who want to record both video and audio simultaneously, or professionals who need to present content with video. The first thing to understand is that the program offers many settings, including resolution, frame rate, and video encoding. If the settings aren't suitable for your system's specifications, the video may stutter. But once you've optimized the settings, the next time you can simply open the program, select a scene, and press start. Or you can try... Bandicam An even lighter one would be fine.

Key features of OBS Studio

Real-time video capture and audio mixing. Create scenes from multiple video sources, including application windows, images, webcams, and capture cards.
Unlimited scenes. Set up an unlimited number of streaming scenes and switch between them using customizable transitions.
Convenient and fast source management. Easily add sources, duplicate them, and customize the properties of each layer.
Dock control panel. Customize your workspace layout to your preference and detach docks into independent windows.
Detailed audio mixer. Adjust volume levels individually for each signal source, complete with Noise Gate filters and VST plugins.
Streaming platform integration. Supports live broadcasting to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, and RTMP servers.
Diverse transition effects. Choose from various video switching transitions, including adding your own Stinger animations.
Comprehensive hotkeys. Set shortcut keys for switching scenes, starting and stopping streams, muting the microphone, and Push-to-Talk commands.
Studio Mode. Preview and inspect scenes and visual layers in advance before sending out the actual broadcast signal.
Multiview. Monitor the overview of the live broadcast across up to 8 scenes simultaneously and click to switch scenes instantly.

What's new

Version 33.0.1

Fixed a crash issue. When launching the application while logged into connected services.
Fixed a crash issue. When logging into Twitch.
Fixed a deadlock issue. When logging into YouTube
Fix race condition. That caused the browser panel to render content at the wrong size
Fix memory leak. When using the slideshow image source
Fix plugin failing to load. On Flatpak
Fix Plugin Manager not prompting to save. Changes will prompt to save immediately without needing to close and reopen the window first

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