OBS Studio 32.1.0

Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Download and start streaming quickly and easily on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Razvan Serea News Reporter Neowin · Mar 12, 2026 08:48 EDT with 1 comment

OBS Studio

OBS Studio is software designed for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming video content, efficiently. It is the re-write of the widely used Open Broadcaster Software, to allow even more features and multi-platform support. OBS Studio supports multiple sources, including media files, games, web pages, application windows, webcams, your desktop, microphone and more.

OBS Studio Features:

High performance real time video/audio capturing and mixing, with unlimited scenes you can switch between seamlessly via custom transitions.
Live streaming to Twitch, YouTube, Periscope, Mixer, GoodGame, DailyMotion, Hitbox, VK and any other RTMP server
Filters for video sources such as image masking, color correction, chroma/color keying, and more.
x264, H.264 and AAC for your live streams and video recordings
Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVIDIA NVENC support
Intuitive audio mixer with per-source filters such as noise gate, noise suppression, and gain. Take full control with VST plugin support.
GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming
Unlimited number of scenes and sources
Number of different and customizable transitions for when you switch between scenes
Hotkeys for almost any action such as start or stop your stream or recording, push-to-talk, fast mute of any audio source, show or hide any video source, switch between scenes,and much more
Live preview of any changes on your scenes and sources using Studio Mode before pushing them to your stream where your viewers will see those changes
DirectShow capture device support (webcams, capture cards, etc)
Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new Sources, duplicate existing ones, and adjust their properties effortlessly.
Streamlined Settings panel for quickly configuring your broadcasts and recordings. Switch between different profiles with ease.
Light and dark themes available to fit your environment.
…and many other features. For free. At all.

OBS Studio 32.1.0 changelog:

New Features

Added new Audio Mixer [Warchamp7]
Added WebRTC Simulcast Support [Sean-Der]
Added missing undo/redo actions for scene items [cg2121]
Scale filtering, blending mode, blending method, deinterlacing mode and deinterlacing field order
Added partial support for Canvases to obs-websocket [exeldro/tt2468/Warchamp7]

Changes

Improved security of browser sources using local files [Warchamp7]
Improved plugin manager by allowing enabling/disabling missing plugins [Warchamp7]
Removed "Source" from source names [Warchamp7]
Updated the Edit Transform dialog [Warchamp7]
Changed copying a scene item to copy all properties [cg2121/Warchamp7]
Disabled dock animations [Warchamp7]
Moved transition preview button to button box [exeldro]
Rearranged default dock positions [Warchamp7]
Increased media source playback slider update rate [Warchamp7]
Enabled palette for Light theme audio mixer [Warchamp7]
Changed default bitrates to 6000 kbps [mihawk90]

Bug Fixes

Fixed a crash if some source data was null [Penwy]
Fixed a crash on Linux when changing profiles or on application shutdown [hoshinolina]
Fixed a possible crash on macOS during application shutdown if YouTube docks were active [PatTheMav]
Fixed an issue where projector resolutions had decimals [Warchamp7]
Fixed sync of Preview/Program size and positioning [Warchamp7]
Refactored OBSBasic::Save to only save frontend canvas scenes/groups [dsaedtler]
Fixed NAL type for HEVC caption/BPM SEIs [dsaedtler]
Fixed an issue where video scaling could be incorrect in multivideo encoder scenarios [dsaedtler]
Fixed an issue with chapter markers having incorrect time when using file splitting [garyholmes]
Fixed an issue where some recordings could have black thumbnails [derrod]
Fixed an issue where the NVIDIA Blur and Background Blur could have banding or look splotchy [pkviet]
Fixed an issue where macOS Screen Capture would select an item for capture by default [jcm93]
Fixed an issue with PipeWire when capturing a device that does not require a framerate [tytan652]
Fixed an issue where PipeWire Camera framerates listed could be incorrect [tytan652]
Fixed an issue where HDR video playback in Media Source could be darker than expected [xtfo]
Fixed an issue that could cause OBS to become unable to change profiles or video settings [exeldro]
Fixed an issue that could cause transitions to become locked [Warchamp7]