Best-in-class recording and streaming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“one of the best recording softwares out there”
Steam review · 318.1 h played ↗
OBS Studio
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%OBS Project2022Platformer
The verdict
OBS Studio is a free, flexible recording and streaming tool most users love, with a learning curve and some crashes, lag and audio glitches. Skip it if you want zero-setup recording on a weak PC.
Great for
Streamers and video creators who want a free, highly customizable recorder and will learn the settings
Main risk
Settings, capture or audio can break or lag, and setup is hard for beginners on weak PCs
What players love
Free, with no watermark or limits
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It records, it clips, it streams, and it's free.”
Steam review · 2785.6 h played ↗
Highly flexible and customizable
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It's a basic yet versatile tool with great extensibility.”
Steam review · 218.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, freezes and lag
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it constantly crashes bro like i cant even do”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
Audio and recording randomly fail
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it randomly stopped recording desktop audio for no reason”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Hard for beginners
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“ITS SO HARD TO WORK OUT FOR A BEGINNER VERY COMPLICATED AND HARD WORK”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Steam version worse than standalone
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Use OBS Studio from their official site since Steam Version is behind”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Updates wipe settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“Everytime the app updates, it ruins all my settings”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported600 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 20H2 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel i5 2500K, AMD Ryzen 1300X
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 900 Series, Radeon RX 400 Series, Intel HD Graphics 500
Storage600 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 1600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 10 Series, Radeon 5000 Series, Intel Xe
Storage600 MB available space
OSWindows 10 20H2 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel i5 2500K, AMD Ryzen 1300X
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 900 Series, Radeon RX 400 Series, Intel HD Graphics 500
Storage600 MB available space
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