Open Broadcaster Software

Introducing Open Broadcaster Software (OBS Studio)

Open Broadcaster Software is an open-source program designed to perform activities like media streaming and live recording. If you've ever watched a live stream, that broadcaster is probably using OBS to deliver the video feed from his computer to yours. People love sharing gameplay, tutorials, and opinions concerning different topics on the Internet. There are other apps for streaming video to an audience, but they're not as capable as OBS is.

Learn about the app's features from included guides

To help the users learn the features available inside the interface, Open Broadcaster Software provides a collection of guides where they can become knowledgeable on how to configure and use the application to its fullest potential. Since the program contains various functions and features, it takes a while until the user can safely say that he knows what every single component does.

Stream yourself to major platforms like Twitch and YouTube

Straight away, OBS comes with support for streaming content to platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Dailymotion, and a few other similar services. Many users take advantage of this app's features to stream videos of them playing video games, chatting, sharing tips and tricks, learning people perform different tasks, etc. The graphical user interface displays a nice and simple design that is quite intuitive. OBS features real-time video/audio capturing and mixing, allowing us to overlay images, text, and content from other sources like webcams, capture cards, etc.

Adjust everything as you consider

When it comes to configuration, you're able to reorganize the layout of the GUI by using the Modular design. You can set hotkeys for many actions, including starting/stopping recording/streaming, pushing to talk, etc. Another handy feature of OBS is the ability to reorganize the layout until you find the order that fits best your streaming needs. This task is possible thanks to its built-in modular GUI.

Work with scenes, transitions, and more

Other features include a Multiview mode where you can monitor eight different scenes and the Studio Mode that allows you to preview various scenes and decide if they become part of the live stream or not. Using OBS, you can create an unlimited amount of scenes, and you can change between them using custom transitions. Concerning audio mixing, this application features an audio mixer capable of handling filters like noise gate, noise suppression, and gain. You are allowed to apply any of these filters for each source, and it also supports VST plugins.

Broadcast content from various sources, change hotkeys, etc

Furthermore, you can configure the sources used for capture with ease. At the same time, you can add new ones, duplicate existing ones, and create customized properties. The Settings panel has an intuitive design where users can easily change general, stream, output, audio, video, hotkeys, and advanced settings. I have to warn you about changing app settings. If you don't know what you're doing, always check the Internet. Simple adjustments in certain areas can mess up everything.

Make sure you have a capable machine

A few factors affect the performance of Open Broadcaster Software. The most notable one is system configuration. Before the video recorder from your Windows machine reaches the Internet, the application has to encode everything. How fast this task reaches completion is also defined by how powerful the processor is, how much RAM the computer has, etc. Make sure the computer can run such software before downloading and installing it.

Download Open Broadcaster Software for Windows