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Description:
Open-source software for live streaming and screen recording
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 32.0.4@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @OBSProject  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: streaming recording video broadcasting screencapture
Install: brew install --cask obs
About:
OBS Studio is a powerful, open-source software suite for video recording and live streaming. It features a high-performance real-time video/audio capturing and mixing engine, allowing users to create scenes composed of multiple sources including window captures, images, text, browsers, and webcams. Its robust plugin ecosystem and support for hardware encoding make it a versatile solution for professional-quality broadcasts.
Key Features:
  • High-performance real-time video/audio capturing and mixing
  • Intuitive scene composition with multiple source types
  • Powerful plugin ecosystem for extended functionality
  • Support for hardware encoding (NVENC, AMF, QuickSync)
  • Advanced studio mode with scene transitions
Use Cases:
  • Live streaming gameplay to platforms like Twitch and YouTube
  • Recording professional software tutorials and presentations
  • Producing podcasts or webinars with multiple camera angles
Alternatives:
  • Streamlabs Desktop – User-friendly wrapper around OBS with integrated overlays and alerts, but more resource-intensive
  • vMix – Professional live video production software with advanced features, but is paid and Windows-only
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Jul 28, 2025 9:56pm 31.1.2 0 VERSION_BUMP cba91b28
Jul 23, 2024 9:41pm 30.2.2 0 VERSION_BUMP ab087b6d
Jul 23, 2024 11:02am 30.2.1 0 VERSION_BUMP c49fe9ab
Jul 13, 2024 11:19am 30.2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 32505708
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