Install Instructions - obsproject/obs-studio GitHub Wiki
Table of Contents
- Building OBS Studio
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Supported builds
- Flatpak
- Ubuntu
- Unofficial builds
- Arch Linux
- Debian
- Fedora
- Gentoo
- Manjaro
- NixOS
- OpenMandriva
- OpenSUSE
- snappy
- Solus
- UOS/Deepin
- Void
- Supported builds
- FreeBSD
Building OBS Studio
Please see the build instructions for:
Windows
Installer
- Download the official Windows version of OBS Studio from:
- the OBS Studio website
- the OBS Project's GitHub releases page
- Run the installer
Microsoft Store
- Install OBS Studio from the Microsoft Store
Steam
- Install OBS Studio from Steam
Portable version
- Download the official ZIP version of OBS Studio from:
- the OBS Studio website
- the OBS Project's GitHub releases page
- Unzip the ZIP
- In the folder you unzipped, create a blank .txt file and name it
obs_portable_mode.txt
macOS
Disk image
- Download the official macOS version of OBS Studio from:
- the OBS Studio website
- the OBS Project's GitHub releases page
- Mount the disk image (
.dmg
) and dragOBS.app
to the Applications folder
Linux
Prerequisites for all versions
- xserver-xorg version 1.18.4 or newer is recommended to avoid potential performance issues with certain features in OBS, such as the fullscreen projector.
- OpenGL 3.3 (or later) support is required to use OBS Studio on Linux. You can check what version of OpenGL is supported by your system by typing
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL"
on Terminal. - For virtual camera support, you need the
v4l2loopback
kernel module installed. You can install it with the following command:-
Debian/Ubuntu-based:
sudo apt install v4l2loopback-dkms
-
Red Hat/Fedora-based (requires RPM Fusion to be enabled):
sudo dnf install kmod-v4l2loopback
-
Fedora Silverblue/Kinoite:
rpm-ostree install kmod-v4l2loopback
-
Arch Linux-based/Manjaro:
You will need to install the kernel headers package of your actual kernel beforehand or the module will not be completely installed.
sudo pacman -S v4l2loopback-dkms
-
Supported builds
The OBS Project maintains two official, supported Linux builds of OBS Studio: Flatpak and Ubuntu.
Flatpak
The Flatpak distribution is recommended for non-Ubuntu distributions.
- Install OBS Studio from Flathub
Ubuntu
- Enable the multiverse repo in Ubuntu's software center
- Install OBS Studio on Ubuntu 18.04 or later using:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio sudo apt update sudo apt install obs-studio
Unofficial builds
Please note that any install directions/packages for Linux/FreeBSD distributions listed as unofficial means that they are community provided, and any support for those packages should be directed at the appropriate distro/package maintainers.
Read the Unofficial Linux builds guide for installation instructions on other Linux distributions, including:
- Arch Linux
- Debian
- Fedora
- Gentoo
- Manjaro
- NixOS
- OpenMandriva
- OpenSUSE
- snappy
- Solus
- UOS/Deepin
- Void
FreeBSD
Install OBS Studio:
pkg install obs-studio