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OBS Studio

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

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UPDATE PULSEevery ~87d·last 45d ago·16 recent on record

Is OBS Studio still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

96.0
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

95.3% of 57,789 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 95.2. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, but the developers were last heard 1 months ago — adding 0.8.

reception 95.2·support +0.8·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

1 months ago

Usual rhythm

every ~29 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 29 days and were last heard 1 months ago — within their normal range. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, though the developers have posted 2 times.

Two years of development

■ substantial ■ routine

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11 announcements · 2 substantial · 18 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 19, 2026
OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix

Fixed an issue where plugins might not load properly on the first start after updating OBS on Windows Blocked OBS Studio from running on macOS 12 Due to a Qt update, OBS Studio 32.2.x fails to launch on macOS 12. For macOS 12, please use OB…

Community AnnouncementsAug 4, 2026
OBS Studio 32.2

Important: NVIDIA users must update their GPU drivers to 570.0 or newer to continue using NVENC. 32.2 New FeaturesReplaced add source dropdown with new dialog Added copy paste functions to frontend API Added filter to compose SDR into HDR A…

Community AnnouncementsApr 3, 2026
OBS Studio 32.1.1 Hotfix

Fixed missing audio mixer tooltips Fixed audio mixer minimum width being too large Fixed audio mixer sorting weight for global and pinned sourcesFixed disabled sources appearing in audio mixer Fixed missing toolbar actions for audio mixer F…

Community AnnouncementsApr 3, 2026
OBS Studio 32.1

32.1 New FeaturesOverhauled the Audio Mixer Adjusted the horizontal layoutAdjusted the vertical layoutAdded button to swap layouts to the toolbarChanged the default layout to verticalAdded button to toggle audio monitoringSources in the pre…

Community AnnouncementsSep 27, 2025
OBS Studio 32.0.1 Hotfix

32.0.1 Hotfix Changes Fixed a possible crash in 32.0.0 on Windows when opening source properties Fixed an issue in 32.0.0 where browser sources would break after switching scenes This issue may also have caused increased resource usage. Fix…

Community AnnouncementsSep 24, 2025
OBS Studio 32.0

New FeaturesAdded a basic plugin managerAdded opt-in automatic crash log upload for Windows and macOSAdded Voice Activity Detection (VAD) to NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects,which improves noise suppression for speech, as well as severaloptimizatio…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 29, 2025
OBS Studio 31.1.2

Fixed an issue in OBS Studio 31.1.0 and 31.1.1 causing Multitrack Video to set the Maximum Video Tracks to 10 if the user had set it to "Auto" Fixed an issue in OBS Studio 31.1.0 and 31.1.1 causing Browser Source hardware acceleration to fa…

Community AnnouncementsJul 12, 2025
OBS Studio 31.1.1

Fixed a crash when using YouTube browser docks Fixed an issue causing RTMPS streams to fail in some cases Fixed an issue causing Media Sources ingesting SRT streams to fail in some cases Fixed an issue causing Browser Source hardware accele…

Community AnnouncementsJul 8, 2025
OBS Studio 31.1

Important Notices The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject…

Community AnnouncementsJan 18, 2025
OBS Studio 31.0.1 Hotfix

Fixed a crash on macOS caused by hand gesture reactions Fixed a crash caused by malformed scene collection files Fixed a possible crash on Linux when initializing PipeWire screen sharing Fixed a possible deadlock and freeze on macOS while e…

Community AnnouncementsDec 7, 2024
OBS Studio 31.0

Important Notices NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC. NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer. The code signing certificate for OBS has been u…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 15, 2024
OBS Studio 30.2.3 Hotfix

Fixed a possible deadlock when using Hybrid MP4 Fixed a possible deadlock when closing OBS while outputs are active Fixed a possible crash when connecting to an RTMP server Fixed a possible RTMP disconnect/timeout on Windows systems without…

Community AnnouncementsJul 23, 2024
OBS Studio 30.2.1 Hotfix

Fixed a possible crash when loading scene data Fixed an issue with CoreAudio AAC timestamps causing a stream to fail Fixed an issue with obs-websocket not reading Virtual Camera availability correctly Fixed an issue with obs-websocket setti…

Community AnnouncementsJul 13, 2024
OBS Studio 30.2

OBS Studio 30.2 is now available! This release comes with exciting new features, such as Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting, a new theme system, zero-copy hardware encoding on Linux, and a new “Hybrid MP4” format for crash resiliency, compatibili…

Community AnnouncementsJun 13, 2024
OBS Studio 30.2 Beta is live!

A beta build for OBS Studio version 30.2 is now available! This is a minor release, with a number of new features and enhancements, as well as the usual round of bug fixes. Find the the full patch notes for OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 3 here: gith…

Community AnnouncementsApr 6, 2024
OBS Studio 30.1.2 Hotfix

Fixed NVENC failing with old drivers/devices Reverted: Changed default recording format to fMP4/fMOV for stable releases

Community AnnouncementsMar 30, 2024
OBS Studio 30.1.1 Hotfix

Fixed a crash on macOS 11 when starting OBS Fixed missing HDR metadata for certain encoders Fixed broken hardware decoding of remote streams in Media Sources Fixed broken file output from remuxing a file with PCM audio Fixed an issue where …

Community AnnouncementsMar 12, 2024
OBS Studio 30.1

Note: NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 or newer. 30.1 New Features Enabled HDR for HEVC over RTMP Reworked the Image Slideshow source The reworked Image Slideshow source loads files asynchronously and fixes an iss…

Community AnnouncementsDec 10, 2023
OBS Studio 30.0.2

Fixed a CEF-related crash on macOS due to application bundle naming Fixed a crash with PipeWire Screen Capture Fixed a crash when removing scene items Fixed a crash on shutdown in obs-websocket Fixed macOS Sonoma capture indicator lingering…

Community AnnouncementsNov 12, 2023
OBS Studio 30.0 Update

30.0 New Features Added WHIP/WebRTC output Redesigned the status bar The redesigned status bar now provides the same information in a more organized and well structured way, with more representative and recognizable icons. Added option for …

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Community AnnouncementsAug 17, 2023
OBS Studio 30.0 Beta is live!

A beta build for OBS Studio version 30.0 is now available! This is a major release, with a number of exciting new features and enhancements, as well as the usual round of bug fixes. Find the the full patch notes for OBS Studio 30 Beta 1 her…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 19, 2023
OBS Studio 29.1.3 Hotfix Update

Fixed service selection resetting for services that are not shown by default Fixed crash when properties are deleted in callback, e.g. with the Source Record plugin Fixed keyboard shortcuts not being displayed for some context menu items Fi…

Community AnnouncementsMay 28, 2023
OBS Studio 29.1.2 Hotfix Update

Adjusted GPU priority level when Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) is enabled in Windows settings - This fixes OBS freezing and driver crashes that some users experienced when using NVIDIA Audio Effects filters - We will continue t…

Community AnnouncementsMay 9, 2023
OBS Studio 29.1.1 Hotfix Update

29.1.1 Hotfix Changes Fixed some Elgato devices being blocked on Windows Fixed audio mixer warning about sources not assigned to any tracks while monitoring was set to "Monitor Only (mute output)" Fixed FLAC being erroneously shown as compa…

Community AnnouncementsMay 2, 2023
OBS Studio 29.1 Update

This Update brings AV1 Live Streaming, Lossless Audio Recording, plus many Quality of Life and Performance improvements. New Features Added support for streaming AV1/HEVC over Enhanced RTMP Enhanced RTMP V1 extends the RTMP protocol to supp…

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Community AnnouncementsMar 29, 2023
OBS Studio 29.1 Beta is live!

We have beta build for OBS Studio 29.1 available for testing! This is a minor feature release, with a number of new features and enhancements to existing functionality, as well as bug fixes. Note: This Beta version is Windows-only for the m…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 4, 2023
OBS Studio 29.0.2 Hotfix Update

Fixed a bug introduced in 29.0.1 which caused sources with an upward compressor filter to stop audio playback under certain circumstances

Community AnnouncementsFeb 3, 2023
OBS Studio 29.0.1 Hotfix Update

Fixed the "NVIDIA AUDIO Effects SDK is outdated" message appearing on the noise reduction filter properties when the SDK wasn't installed Fixed a crash that could happen if you use NVIDIA's audio effect filters and then later uninstall the …

Community AnnouncementsJan 8, 2023
OBS Studio 29.0 Update

This release brings additional encoders, including AV1 on the AMD RX7000 series and AV1/HEVC for supported Intel GPUs on Windows, and HEVC and ProRes support on macOS, as well as fixes for bugs and crashes. Features Added support for the AM…

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Community AnnouncementsNov 23, 2022
OBS Studio 29.0 Beta is live!

We have beta build for OBS Studio 29.0 available for testing! This is a major feature release, focused on AV1 support and a few other features. Features Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for RDNA3 GPUs Added support for the Intel AV1 En…

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