obsproject / obs-studio
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Free, open-source software for recording and live-streaming video, with scene composition from screen, window, camera, and media sources.
Why you might care
The long-standing standard for free streaming and screen recording on desktop, used to compose scenes and encode to Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms. It is GPL-2.0 licensed, cross-platform, and extensible through plugins, so it suits streamers and creators who want no paid tools.
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LanguageC
LicenseGPL-2.0
Created2013-10-01 (13y ago)
Last push1d ago
Watchers1.6k
OwnerOrganization
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GitHub topics
cc-plus-plusdirectshowfacebook-liveffmpeggame-capturelive-streamingscreen-capturetwitch-tvvideo-recordingyoutube-live
Links
- GitHub: github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
- Homepage: https://obsproject.com
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README excerpt
OBS Studio =================================== .. image:: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/actions/workflows/push.yaml/badge.svg?branch=master :alt: OBS Studio Build Status - GitHub Actions :target: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/actions/workflows/push.yaml?query=branch%3Amaster .. image:: https://badges.crowdin.net/obs-studio/localized.svg :alt: OBS Studio Translation Project Progress :target: https://crowdin.com/project/obs-studio .. image:: https://img.shields.io/discord/348973006581923840.svg?label=&logo=discord&logoColor=ffffff&color=7389D8&labelColor=6A7EC2 :alt: OBS Studio Discord Server :target: https://obsproject.com/discord What is OBS Studio? ------------------- OBS Studio is software designed for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming video content, efficiently. It's distributed under the GNU General Public License v2 (or any later version) - see the accompanying COPYING file for more details. Quick Links ----------- - Website: https://obsproject.com - Help/Documentation/Guides: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki - Forums: https://obsproject.com/forum/ - Build Instructions: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki/Install-Instructions - Developer/API Documentation: https://obsproject.com/docs - Donating/backing/sponsoring: https://obsproject.com/contribute - Bug Tracker: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues Contributing ------------ - If you would like to help fund or sponsor the project, you can do so via `Patreon `_, `OpenCollective `_, or `PayPal `_. See our `contribute page `_ for more information. - If you wish to contribute code to the project, please make sure to read the coding and commit guidelines: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md - Code for the project follows the code style guidelines, located here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/CODESTYLE.md - Developer/API documentation can be found here: https://obsproject.com/docs - If you wish to contribute translations, do not submit pull requests. Instead, please use Crowdin. For more information read this page: https://obsproject.com/wiki/How-To-Contribute-Translations-For-OBS - Contributors to OBS Studio and related repositories are expected to follow our Code of Conduct, which can be read here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/COC.rst - Other ways to contribute are by helping people out with support on our forums or in our community chat. Please limit support to topics you fully understand -- bad advice is worse than no advice. When it comes to something that you don't fully know or understand, please defer to the official help or official channels. SAST Tools ---------- `PVS-Studio `_ - static analyzer for C, C++, C#, and Java code.
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