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OBS Studio x64 Version 31.1.1
Release Date
7/12/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

OBS Studio 31.1.1 Latest$$$31.1.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash when using YouTube browser docks [Warchamp7]$$$Fixed an issue causing RTMPS streams to fail in some cases [RytoEX]$$$Fixed an issue causing Media Sources ingesting SRT streams to fail in some cases [RytoEX]$$$Fixed an issue causing Browser Source hardware acceleration to fail on Linux [reitowo/tytan652]$$$31.1 New Features$$$Added support for Windows on Arm (WoA) [thirumalai-qcom/PatTheMav/RytoEX]$$$Builds for WoA are not fully featured and should be considered experimental$$$For more information; see: https://obsproject.com/kb/windows-on-arm$$$Added new UI appearance options; font size and density (padding/spacing) [Warchamp7]$$$Added preview zoom controls [cg2121/Warchamp7]$$$Added support for Multitrack Video to macOS (Apple Silicon) [dsaedtler]$$$Added support for Multitrack Video to Linux [lexano-ivs]$$$Added support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output [dsaedtler]$$$Added AV1 B-frame support for AMF [rhutsAMD]$$$Added support for color format/space/range GPU conversion [dsaedtler]$$$Added support for network optimizations and TCP Pacing to Multitrack Video [lexano-ivs]$$$Added support for Stream Delay to Multitrack Video [lexano-ivs]$$$Added Spatial AQ option for VideoToolbox encoders on macOS 15+ [dsaedtler]$$$Added QVBR rate control for VA-API [nowrep]$$$Added explicit sync support for PipeWire Screen Capture [dkorkmazturk]$$$Added support for V4L2 virtual camera on non-Linux environments (e.g.; BSD) [yurivict]$$$Added support for hardware accelerated browser source to Linux [tytan652]$$$The feature is disabled on NVIDIA GPUs due to feature-support inconsistencies across model series and driver series$$$31.1 Changes$$$Updated game capture hook signatures on Windows [derrod]$$$This update fixes game capture with games from Riot Games that use Vanguard$$$Added logging for streaming service recommended settings [prgmitchell]$$$Adjusted appearance of Scene Collection importer [Warchamp7]$$$Adjusted appearance of Sources list [Warchamp7]$$$Adjusted appearance of dock toolbars [Warchamp7]$$$Adjusted Missing Files dialog [Warchamp7]$$$Added support for recursive directory searches up to two levels deep$$$Adjusted the size; layout; and other UI aspects of the dialog$$$Fixed a bug when locating only a single file that caused the additional files prompt to appear twice$$$Reorganized Preview/Source context menu [Warchamp7]$$$Unified appearance of menus [Warchamp7]$$$Improved preview draw performance [Lain-B]$$$Increased maximum crash report size to 200 KB [WizardCM]$$$Adjusted Multitrack Video reconnection behavior [dsaedtler]$$$Changed hotkeys on macOS to require Input Monitoring permission instead of Accessibility [gxalpha]$$$Updated Video Capture Devices and Capture Card Devices on macOS to a unified list-based format selector when not using a preset [jcm93/PatTheMav/Warchamp7]$$$Removed the Exit button from the Controls dock [Warchamp7]$$$31.1 Bug Fixes$$$Fixed a crash with Media Sources with no video frame size; such as audio files [RytoEX/jeiea]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows with Display Capture if no display is available [RytoEX]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows with Vulkan Direct Display if OBS Studio is installed [mbechard]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when importing a profile with a Unicode path [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS 13 or older when a Browser Source or Browser Dock was added or loaded [jcm93/PatTheMav/RytoEX]$$$Fixed a race condition that caused subsequent recordings to fail/hang after an encoder timeout [derrod]$$$Fixed a freeze if an item was cropped further than its original dimensions [Lain-B]$$$Fixed a possible crash in Multitrack Video output [lexano-ivs]$$$Fixed a possible crash when reordering scene items [zavitax]$$$Fixed a possible crash when adding a procedure handler [norihiro]$$$Fixed a possible crash on shutdown from browser panels on Windows and macOS [WizardCM]$$$Fixed a possible race condition when loading sources [Lain-B]$$$Fixed a possible deadlock on Linux when checking i
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.1.0
Release Date
7/8/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

OBS Studio 31.1.0 Latest$$$31.1 New Features$$$Added support for Windows on Arm (WoA)$$$Builds for WoA are not fully featured and should be considered experimental$$$For more information; see: https://obsproject.com/kb/windows-on-arm$$$Added new UI appearance options; font size and density (padding/spacing)$$$Added preview zoom controls$$$Added support for Multitrack Video to macOS (Apple Silicon)$$$Added support for Multitrack Video to Linux$$$Added support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output$$$Added AV1 B-frame support for AMF$$$Added support for color format/space/range GPU conversion$$$Added support for network optimizations and TCP Pacing to Multitrack Video$$$Added support for Stream Delay to Multitrack Video$$$Added Spatial AQ option for VideoToolbox encoders on macOS 15+$$$Added QVBR rate control for VA-API$$$Added explicit sync support for PipeWire Screen Capture$$$Added support for V4L2 virtual camera on non-Linux environments (e.g.; BSD)$$$Added support for hardware accelerated browser source to Linux$$$The feature is disabled on NVIDIA GPUs due to feature-support inconsistencies across model series and driver series$$$31.1 Changes$$$Updated game capture hook signatures on Windows$$$This update fixes game capture with games from Riot Games that use Vanguard$$$Added logging for streaming service recommended settings$$$Adjusted appearance of Scene Collection importer$$$Adjusted appearance of Sources list$$$Adjusted appearance of dock toolbars$$$Adjusted Missing Files dialog$$$Added support for recursive directory searches up to two levels deep$$$Adjusted the size; layout; and other UI aspects of the dialog$$$Fixed a bug when locating only a single file that caused the additional files prompt to appear twice$$$Reorganized Preview/Source context menu$$$Unified appearance of menus$$$Improved preview draw performance$$$Increased maximum crash report size to 200 KB$$$Adjusted Multitrack Video reconnection behavior$$$Changed hotkeys on macOS to require Input Monitoring permission instead of Accessibility$$$Updated Video Capture Devices and Capture Card Devices on macOS to a unified list-based format selector when not using a preset$$$Removed the Exit button from the Controls dock$$$31.1 Bug Fixes$$$Fixed a crash with Media Sources with no video frame size; such as audio files$$$Fixed a crash on Windows with Display Capture if no display is available$$$Fixed a crash on Windows with Vulkan Direct Display if OBS Studio is installed$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when importing a profile with a Unicode path$$$Fixed a crash on macOS 13 or older when a Browser Source or Browser Dock was added or loaded$$$Fixed a race condition that caused subsequent recordings to fail/hang after an encoder timeout$$$Fixed a freeze if an item was cropped further than its original dimensions$$$Fixed a possible crash in Multitrack Video output$$$Fixed a possible crash when reordering scene items$$$Fixed a possible crash when adding a procedure handler$$$Fixed a possible crash on shutdown from browser panels on Windows and macOS$$$Fixed a possible race condition when loading sources$$$Fixed a possible deadlock on Linux when checking if plugins were built against Qt5$$$Fixed an issue with Rescale Output allowing invalid resolutions$$$Fixed an issue with browser source audio distortion on Windows$$$Fixed a possible packet loss issue with WebRTC output$$$Fixed R10L format output having bad RGB values$$$Fixed lookahead depth value logging for NVENC$$$Fixed manifest commit hash comparison in updater$$$Fixed CBR spike when using QSV with Intel Battlemage GPUs$$$Fixed encoder throughput checks in AMF for older AMD drivers$$$Fixed 10-bit and 16-bit PipeWire capture$$$Fixed text input field in name dialogs (New/Rename/Duplicate) not being focused by default$$$Fixed some buttons not being readable by VoiceOver on macOS$$$Fixed V4L2 virtual camera start failure on Linux$$$Fixed an issue with AMF where the encoder level was incorrectly set too high$$$Fixed an issue with VA-API on AMD in Flatpak builds where the fr
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.4
Release Date
6/27/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

31.0.4 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash with Media Sources with no video frame size; such as audio files [RytoEX/jeiea]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS 13 or older if a Browser Source or Browser Dock was used [jcm93/PatTheMav/RytoEX]$$$Fixed a freeze if an item was cropped further than its original dimensions [Lain-B]$$$Fixed a possible crash when reordering scene items [zavitax]$$$Fixed a possible crash when adding a procedure handler [norihiro]$$$Fixed an issue on macOS where menu items would launch unintended actions when OBS was set to certain languages [gxalpha]$$$Fixed an issue on Linux and macOS where POSIX pipes could fail silently [franga2000]$$$Fixed an issue where obs-browser cookie folder names could start with spaces [RytoEX]$$$Fixed V4L2 virtual camera start failure on Linux [stephematician]
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.4
Release Date
6/27/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

31.0.4 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash with Media Sources with no video frame size; such as audio files [RytoEX/jeiea]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS 13 or older if a Browser Source or Browser Dock was used [jcm93/PatTheMav/RytoEX]$$$Fixed a freeze if an item was cropped further than its original dimensions [Lain-B]$$$Fixed a possible crash when reordering scene items [zavitax]$$$Fixed a possible crash when adding a procedure handler [norihiro]$$$Fixed an issue on macOS where menu items would launch unintended actions when OBS was set to certain languages [gxalpha]$$$Fixed an issue on Linux and macOS where POSIX pipes could fail silently [franga2000]$$$Fixed an issue where obs-browser cookie folder names could start with spaces [RytoEX]$$$Fixed V4L2 virtual camera start failure on Linux [stephematician]
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.3
Release Date
3/29/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

31.0.3 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash in OBS Studio 31.0.2 when attempting to log info about a browser source crash [WizardCM]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS if OBS used more than 8GB of memory [PatTheMav/jcm93]$$$Fixed a possible crash if OBS Studio was opened in Studio Mode [PatTheMav/tt2468]$$$Fixed a potential deadlock with browser sources on OBS shutdown [tt2468]$$$Fixed an issue with streams not reconnecting correctly after a disconnect [dsaedtler]$$$Fixed several issues with NVIDIA Background Blur [pkviet]$$$Fixed an issue where Video Capture Devices on macOS could be unintentionally flipped upside down [jcm93]$$$Fixed an issue where the Program View resolution would not update correctly [exeldro]
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.3
Release Date
3/29/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

31.0.3 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash in OBS Studio 31.0.2 when attempting to log info about a browser source crash [WizardCM]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS if OBS used more than 8GB of memory [PatTheMav/jcm93]$$$Fixed a possible crash if OBS Studio was opened in Studio Mode [PatTheMav/tt2468]$$$Fixed a potential deadlock with browser sources on OBS shutdown [tt2468]$$$Fixed an issue with streams not reconnecting correctly after a disconnect [dsaedtler]$$$Fixed several issues with NVIDIA Background Blur [pkviet]$$$Fixed an issue where Video Capture Devices on macOS could be unintentionally flipped upside down [jcm93]$$$Fixed an issue where the Program View resolution would not update correctly [exeldro]
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.2
Release Date
3/7/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

31.0.2 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when initializing a Video Capture Device source that does not provide a valid frame size [RytoEX]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when using NVIDIA Audio Effects filters with certain SDK versions [pkviet]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when using obs-websocket with a config path that contained Unicode characters [PatTheMav/tt2468]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS when initializing a Video Capture Device source in a corrupt state [jcm93]$$$Fixed an issue on macOS where Python scripting would not work if Python was installed via Homebrew [jcm93]$$$Fixed an issue on Windows where browser sources would not recognize gamepad input if OBS Studio was not in focus [WizardCM]$$$Fixed an issue with browser sources where they would occasionally stutter for 250ms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet]$$$Fixed an issue on Linux where browser sources used more CPU than previous versions [tytan652]$$$Fixed the setting value range for NVENC target quality for AV1 [Bleuzen]$$$Fixed logging for NVENC lookahead values [DeeDeeG]$$$Added additional logging for browser sources [WizardCM/tt2468]
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.1
Release Date
1/17/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

OBS Studio 31.0.1$$$$$$Important$$$$$$NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.$$$$$$Note$$$$$$NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.$$$$$$Important$$$$$$The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.$$$$$$31.0.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash on macOS caused by hand gesture reactions [gxalpha]$$$Fixed a crash caused by malformed scene collection files [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed a possible crash on Linux when initializing PipeWire screen sharing [tytan652]$$$Fixed a possible deadlock and freeze on macOS while exiting OBS [izwb003]$$$Fixed an issue with inhibiting screensaver on Linux [tytan652]$$$Fixed an issue where migrated NVIDIA Audio Effects filters would not retain their position in the filter order [pkviet]$$$Fixed an issue where Scene Collections could have an incorrect base resolution [derrod]$$$Fixed an issue on Linux with Portable Mode causing the config directory to be in the wrong location [Penwy]$$$Fixed an issue where an Image Slideshow Source set to Random Playback Mode would stop on the last image [derrod]$$$Fixed a missing string for an NVENC error message [derrod]$$$Changed NVENC to not permit invalid custom options [derrod]$$$$$$For more details refer - https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/31.0.1
OBS Studio x64 Version 31.0.0
Release Date
12/6/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

Important$$$$$$NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC.$$$$$$Note$$$$$$NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer.$$$$$$Important$$$$$$The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.$$$$$$31.0 New Features$$$Added NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet]$$$Added preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicator [cg2121/Warchamp7]$$$Added v210 format support for AJA device capture [paulh-aja]$$$Added Amazon IVS service integration [palana]$$$Added QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel]$$$Enabled first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google]$$$31.0 Changes$$$Updated the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) on all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B]$$$Changed scene items to use relative coordinates [derrod]$$$Existing scene collections will be automatically converted to use relative coordinates if the scene collection has a known output resolution set.$$$Split NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet]$$$Existing filters will be automatically migrated.$$$Changed the Image Slideshows Playback Mode property from radio buttons to a dropdown [derrod]$$$Disabled the (currently unsupported) built-in Automatic Scene Switcher when using Wayland on Linux [tytan652]$$$Improved error messages for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93]$$$Changed Display and Window capture on Windows to not capture the first found display or window [Lain-B]$$$Changed display and window capture on Linux to not capture implicitly [Lain-B]$$$Added a warning to Window Capture when trying to capture WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404]$$$Refactored the NVENC implementation with various improvements [derrod]$$$SDK 12.2 features; such as split encoding; are now supported.$$$Additional features from old SDKs are supported:$$$B-Frames as reference$$$Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR)$$$A custom options field has been added to allow setting more options that dont warrant their own UI elements.$$$Improved screensaver inhibit functions on Linux in Flatpak$$$Changed scripts to correctly pass settings to modified callbacks on reload [Penwy]$$$Removed legacy QSV code for old devices (Haswell or older) [RytoEX]$$$Removed legacy QSV code for Windows 7 [RytoEX]$$$Removed default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93]$$$Removed NVIDIA Kepler GPU support for NVENC [derrod]$$$Removed FTL support [derrod]$$$Removed legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier [derrod]$$$If updating from these older versions; you may wish to update to OBS Studio 30.2 first; and then update to OBS Studio 31.$$$Removed support for Ubuntu 22.04 [derrod]$$$Removed legacy YouTube chat [gxalpha]$$$Blocked TikTok Virtual Camera from loading in OBS due to known issues [notr1ch]$$$Application settings have been split into app configuration and user configuration; rather than storing everything in global.ini [PatTheMav]$$$31.0 Bug Fixes$$$Fixed two crashes with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe]$$$Fixed a crash with a race condition involving multitrack video output reconnect [dsaedtler]$$$Fixed two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B]$$$Fixed a crash on macOS that could occur if an audio device was disconnected [jcm93]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing D3D12 games [confusionattack/Lain-B]$$$Fixed a crash on Linux when importing a scene collection created on Windows [SarenDev]$$$Fixed a crash on Windows when capturing a Vulkan application [Charlese2]$$$Fixed a deadlock in MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch]$$$Fixed a deadlock when shutting down muxer [exeldro]$$$Fixed a potential deadlock when stopping an encoder [derrod]$$$Fixed a potential memory error and crash in text parser [fzwoch]$$$Fixed a couple minor memory leaks [pkviet]$$$Fixed a me
OBS Studio x64 Version 30.2.3
Release Date
8/16/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

30.2.3 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a possible deadlock when using Hybrid MP4 [derrod/notr1ch]$$$Fixed a possible deadlock when closing OBS while outputs are active [derrod]$$$Fixed a possible crash when connecting to an RTMP server [notr1ch]$$$Fixed a possible RTMP disconnect/timeout on Windows systems without IPv6 connectivity when connecting to a dual-stack RTMP server [notr1ch]$$$Fixed browser source custom CSS injection for sites with require-trusted-types-for CSP (e.g.; YouTube) [vvto33]$$$Adjusted IPv4/IPv6 address selection to be stricter [notr1ch]$$$Fixed a memory leak with the volume sliders [pkviet]
OBS Studio x64 Version 30.2.2
Release Date
7/23/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

30.2.2 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed an issue that caused the Windows updater to repeatedly notify users that an update was available even after updating to 30.2.1 [RytoEX]
OBS Studio x64 Version 30.2.1
Release Date
7/23/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

30.2.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a possible crash when loading scene data [norihiro/notr1ch]$$$Fixed an issue with CoreAudio AAC timestamps causing a stream to fail [derrod]$$$Fixed an issue with obs-websocket not reading Virtual Camera availability correctly [tt2468]$$$Fixed an issue with obs-websocket settings not saving correctly [tt2468]$$$Fixed an issue causing the legacy AMF encoder to no longer be available after updating OBS [derrod]$$$Fixed an issue where attempting to run OBS with the OpenGL renderer on Windows would fail [kkartaltepe]$$$Note: The OpenGL renderer is unsupported on Windows. When running OBS on Windows; the Direct3D 11 renderer is faster and more efficient than the OpenGL renderer. The OBS renderer can be changed to Direct3D 11 in Settings ? Advanced ? Video.$$$Fixed read-only QTextEdit background color [Warchamp7]$$$Fixed source tree icon spacing [Warchamp7]$$$Adjusted sizing of Classic audio meter elements [Warchamp7]$$$30.2 New Features$$$Added support for Multitrack Video streaming [palana]$$$On Twitch; this is known as Enhanced Broadcasting. For more information; see: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/multiple-encodes$$$The supported audio channel configurations are stereo or mono.$$$This feature is currently only available on Windows and requires an NVIDIA GTX 900; GTX 10; or RTX 20 series GPU or newer or an AMD RX 6000 series GPU or newer. Support for other operating systems and GPU vendors is planned.$$$When this feature is enabled; the following data about your system will be sent to the streaming service when starting a stream:$$$OBS version and audio/video settings (Resolution; framerate; audio channels/tracks)$$$CPU info (Name; speed; core counts)$$$GPU info (Model; memory; driver version; device ID; vendor ID)$$$Memory info (Free; total)$$$OS info (name; version; arch; emulation)$$$Windows info (Gaming feature status: Game Bar; Game DVR; Game Mode; Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling)$$$Multitrack Video settings (Maximum streaming bandwidth; maximum video tracks)$$$Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]$$$Replaces the old metadata-based VOD Track$$$Added Hybrid MP4 output format (BETA) [derrod]$$$Combines fault-tolerance of fragmented MP4 with wide compatibility and faster access times of regular MP4. For more information; see: https://obsproject.com/kb/hybrid-mp4$$$Supports inserting chapter markers into the file via a hotkey or API. These markers are supported by most video players and editing software; such as DaVinci Resolve$$$Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]$$$NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux$$$Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]$$$Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]$$$Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]$$$Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]$$$Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation; maintenance; and enable future customization options [derrod/Warchamp7]$$$Themes now consist of a base theme and variants that can be switched between in the new Appearance settings tab$$$Old themes will no longer work and will need to be updated to the new system. See the wiki page for details: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki/OBS-Studio-Theme-System$$$The legacy System theme is no longer available. If it was used for accessibility reasons with high contrast; enable high contrast in your operating system settings to re-enable the OBS System Theme. OBS can only detect high contrast on Windows and macOS at this time.$$$30.2 Changes$$$Various UI and Theme tweaks [Warchamp7]$$$Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]$$$Deduplication is recursive; but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions; this may be fixed in the future$$$Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]$$$Closed-caption
OBS Studio x64 Version 30.1.2
Release Date
4/5/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

OBS Studio 30.1.2$$$$$$Important$$$$$$NOTE: This release is NOT the Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting Beta. This release does not include those features.$$$For more information on Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting; please see their announcement:$$$https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/08/introducing-the-enhanced-broadcasting-beta/$$$$$$Note$$$$$$Note: NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 or newer.$$$$$$30.1.2 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed NVENC failing with old drivers/devices [RytoEX]$$$Reverted: Changed default recording format to fMP4/fMOV for stable releases [RytoEX]$$$30.1.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash on macOS 11 when starting OBS [PatTheMav/RytoEX]$$$Fixed missing HDR metadata for certain encoders [derrod]$$$Fixed broken hardware decoding of remote streams in Media Sources [pkviet]$$$Fixed broken file output from remuxing a file with PCM audio [derrod]$$$Fixed an issue where macOS Audio Capture or macOS Screen Capture sources could stop capturing [jcm93]$$$Fixed an issue on Windows causing Virtual Camera and 32-bit Game Capture to fail [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed an issue on Linux which caused QSV encoders to be enabled on systems with no Intel GPUs [kkartaltepe]$$$Backported xdg-data metadata updates [GeorgesStavracas]$$$30.1 New Features$$$Enabled HDR for HEVC over RTMP [nquah]$$$AV1 HDR is not currently supported by YouTube.$$$Reworked the Image Slideshow source [Lain-B]$$$The reworked Image Slideshow source loads files asynchronously and fixes an issue where the slideshow would loop before showing all images. To change existing Image Slideshow sources to the new version; you must recreate them. Existing Image Slideshow sources will continue functioning as before.$$$Added Capture Audio option to window/game capture on Windows [derrod]$$$Added Premultiplied Alpha option for game capture on Windows [jpark37]$$$Added option for automatic cropping to bounding box [derrod]$$$Added maxRGB tonemapper for SDR in HDR Tone Mapping filter [jpark37]$$$Added GPU rescaling options for streaming and recording outputs [derrod]$$$Added channel selection for CoreAudio input devices [PatTheMav]$$$Added Capture Card Device source type on macOS [PatTheMav]$$$Enabled multi-track audio support for mpegts [pkviet]$$$Added AV1 support for VA-API [nowrep]$$$Added AV1 support for WebRTC/WHIP output [Sean-Der]$$$Added Video Capture Device (PipeWire) source type [GeorgesStavracas]$$$30.1 Changes$$$Added HDR support for the Elgato HD60 X Rev.2 [FBirth]$$$Added theme data search paths [derrod]$$$Added Lua script location to search path for Lua native libraries [Smartkin]$$$Added Python 3.11 support for macOS [PatTheMav]$$$Updated obs-websocket to version 5.4.2 [tt2468/Lain-B]$$$Release notes for addition in 5.4.0 are here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-websocket/releases/tag/5.4.0$$$Improved simple mode replay buffer settings [gxalpha]$$$Switched to bigger units in the UI for high bitrate/large recordings [derrod]$$$Disabled Paste Transform on locked scene items [cg2121]$$$Disabled Edit Transform if scene item is locked [cg2121]$$$Removed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 20.04 NVENC fallbacks [derrod]$$$PCM audio in (fragmented) MP4/MOV is now supported [derrod]$$$Changed default recording format to fMP4/fMOV for stable releases [derrod]$$$30.1 Bug Fixes$$$Fixed crashes with the Virtual Camera on Windows when apps consumed it as YUY2 [vico-shang]$$$Fixed crash when loading Python at runtime on Windows [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed crash in Image Slideshow when adding a directory with no files in it [notr1ch]$$$Fixed crash on macOS when attempting to stream to a WHIP servers with certain configurations [RytoEX/Sean-Der]$$$Fixed crash when trying to stream with WebRTC/WHIP [CrackThrough]$$$Fixed a possible crash in Lua scripts when switching scene collections [exeldro]$$$Fixed a possible crash with WHIP output [Aleksbgbg]$$$Fixed deadlock when adding a macOS Screen Capture source [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed issue where OBS could be closed by docked browser panels [WizardCM]$$$Fixed high CPU usage with Virtual Camera on macOS [jcm93]$$$Fixed
OBS Studio x64 Version 30.1.1
Release Date
3/21/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

OBS Studio 30.1.1 Latest$$$@github-actions github-actions released this 2 weeks ago$$$· 39 commits to master since this release$$$ 30.1.1$$$ 0823770$$$If you would like to support the OBS Project; please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!$$$$$$Important$$$$$$NOTE: This release is NOT the Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting Beta. This release does not include those features.$$$For more information on Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting; please see their announcement:$$$https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/08/introducing-the-enhanced-broadcasting-beta/$$$$$$Note$$$$$$Note: NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 or newer.$$$$$$30.1.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a crash on macOS 11 when starting OBS [PatTheMav/RytoEX]$$$Fixed missing HDR metadata for certain encoders [derrod]$$$Fixed broken hardware decoding of remote streams in Media Sources [pkviet]$$$Fixed broken file output from remuxing a file with PCM audio [derrod]$$$Fixed an issue where macOS Audio Capture or macOS Screen Capture sources could stop capturing [jcm93]$$$Fixed an issue on Windows causing Virtual Camera and 32-bit Game Capture to fail [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed an issue on Linux which caused QSV encoders to be enabled on systems with no Intel GPUs [kkartaltepe]$$$Backported xdg-data metadata updates [GeorgesStavracas]$$$30.1 New Features$$$Enabled HDR for HEVC over RTMP [nquah]$$$AV1 HDR is not currently supported by YouTube.$$$Reworked the Image Slideshow source [Lain-B]$$$The reworked Image Slideshow source loads files asynchronously and fixes an issue where the slideshow would loop before showing all images. To change existing Image Slideshow sources to the new version; you must recreate them. Existing Image Slideshow sources will continue functioning as before.$$$Added Capture Audio option to window/game capture on Windows [derrod]$$$Added Premultiplied Alpha option for game capture on Windows [jpark37]$$$Added option for automatic cropping to bounding box [derrod]$$$Added maxRGB tonemapper for SDR in HDR Tone Mapping filter [jpark37]$$$Added GPU rescaling options for streaming and recording outputs [derrod]$$$Added channel selection for CoreAudio input devices [PatTheMav]$$$Added Capture Card Device source type on macOS [PatTheMav]$$$Enabled multi-track audio support for mpegts [pkviet]$$$Added AV1 support for VA-API [nowrep]$$$Added AV1 support for WebRTC/WHIP output [Sean-Der]$$$Added Video Capture Device (PipeWire) source type [GeorgesStavracas]$$$30.1 Changes$$$Added HDR support for the Elgato HD60 X Rev.2 [FBirth]$$$Added theme data search paths [derrod]$$$Added Lua script location to search path for Lua native libraries [Smartkin]$$$Added Python 3.11 support for macOS [PatTheMav]$$$Updated obs-websocket to version 5.4.2 [tt2468/Lain-B]$$$Release notes for addition in 5.4.0 are here: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-websocket/releases/tag/5.4.0$$$Improved simple mode replay buffer settings [gxalpha]$$$Switched to bigger units in the UI for high bitrate/large recordings [derrod]$$$Disabled Paste Transform on locked scene items [cg2121]$$$Disabled Edit Transform if scene item is locked [cg2121]$$$Removed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 20.04 NVENC fallbacks [derrod]$$$PCM audio in (fragmented) MP4/MOV is now supported [derrod]$$$Changed default recording format to fMP4/fMOV for stable releases [derrod]$$$30.1 Bug Fixes$$$Fixed crashes with the Virtual Camera on Windows when apps consumed it as YUY2 [vico-shang]$$$Fixed crash when loading Python at runtime on Windows [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed crash in Image Slideshow when adding a directory with no files in it [notr1ch]$$$Fixed crash on macOS when attempting to stream to a WHIP servers with certain configurations [RytoEX/Sean-Der]$$$Fixed crash when trying to stream with WebRTC/WHIP [CrackThrough]$$$Fixed a possible crash in Lua scripts when switching scene collections [exeldro]$$$Fixed a possible crash with WHIP output [Aleksbgbg]$$$Fixed deadlock when adding a macOS Screen Capture source [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed issue where OBS could be closed by docked browser panels [W
OBS Studio x64 Version 30.0.2
Release Date
12/11/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

30.0.2 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a CEF-related crash on macOS due to application bundle naming [PatTheMav]
OBS Studio x64 Version 29.1.3
Release Date
6/19/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

29.1.3 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed service selection resetting for services that are not shown by default [derrod]$$$Fixed crash when properties are deleted in callback; e.g. with the Source Record plugin [derrod]$$$Fixed keyboard shortcuts not being displayed for some context menu items [cg2121]$$$Fixed crash with Freetype 2 text sources with non-ASCII text [norihiro]$$$Fixed AMF encoder reconfiguration and dynamic bitrate not working [rhutsAMD]$$$Fixed AMF preset fallback not taking the GPUs reported throughput into account [rhutsAMD]$$$Fixed a bug preventing properties dialogs from being closed with the “Cancel” button [tuduweb]$$$Fixed window capture/game capture compatibility notices being displayed erroneously [notr1ch]$$$Fixed potential crash on exit with obs-websockets [tt2468]$$$Fixed a crash when unloading Lua scripts [xahon]$$$Fixed unnecessary undo/redo entries being created for text sources [exeldro]$$$Fixed macOS capture showing a white background on macOS 14 Beta [gxalpha]$$$Fixed macOS graphics thread timer accuracy [kc5nra]$$$Fixed a bug where the checkable Source Toolbar menu item in the View menu wouldnt update when you used the Show Source Toolbar and Hide Source Toolbar hotkeys [norihiro]$$$Fixed a bug where switching between Fade and Fade to Black for a quick transition would not work properly [norihiro]$$$Fixed a bug in audio settings where Audio Channels; Sample Rate; and Low Latency Audio Buffer Mode would sometimes not save properly [norihiro]$$$Fixed a bug where the placeholder text for Group when adding a new group wouldnt be properly localized [norihiro]
OBS Studio x64 Version 29.1.1
Release Date
5/9/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

29.1.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed some Elgato devices being blocked on Windows [notr1ch]$$$Fixed audio mixer warning about sources not assigned to any tracks while monitoring was set to Monitor Only (mute output) [derrod]$$$Fixed FLAC being erroneously shown as compatible with MOV [derrod]$$$Added an error message for NVENC AV1 to explain why it fails [notr1ch]$$$Fixed an issue where captured video could appear to have tearing on Intel Macs [jpark37]$$$Fixed a data corruption issue that could occur when switching scene collections [derrod]$$$Fixed a crash that could occur on macOS when connecting a service account [PatTheMav]
OBS Studio x64 Version 29.0.2
Release Date
2/5/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

29.0.2 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a bug introduced in 29.0.1 which caused sources with an upward compressor filter to stop audio playback under certain circumstances [notr1ch/pkv]
OBS Studio x64 Version 29.0.1
Release Date
2/3/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

29.0.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed the NVIDIA AUDIO Effects SDK is outdated message appearing on the noise reduction filter properties when the SDK wasnt installed [notr1ch]$$$Fixed a crash that could happen if you use NVIDIAs audio effect filters and then later uninstall the SDK [pkv]$$$Fixed the expander and upward compressor audio filters sounding distorted [pkv/norihiro]$$$Added Knee Width option to the upward compressor audio filter to improve quality [pkv/norihiro]$$$Fixed a bug where overriding the theme on Linux could cause the program not to start up [kkartaltepe]$$$Fixed software rendering not working properly on Linux [columbarius]$$$Fixed a bug where the Stats window/panel would show an incorrect disk space calculation when pausing recordings [notr1ch]$$$Fixed a bug on Windows where the Force SDR setting in window capture wasnt showing up [jpark37]$$$Fixed a bug on macOS where the virtual camera would show up red [PatTheMav]$$$Fixed a bug where Linux captures would not work correctly on X11 [kkartaltepe]$$$Fixed a crash on Linux when using Wayland and trying to use the automatic scene switcher [GeorgesStavracas]$$$Fixed a bug where alpha wouldnt output properly when setting OBS to use BGRA color format [jpark37]$$$Fixed a crash on startup when OBS was minimized [derrod]$$$Fixed a bug where projectors could look washed out when projecting SDR content while using an HDR display [jpark37]$$$Fixed a bug on Windows where secondary displays could sometimes not show up in the display capture properties [jpark37]$$$Fixed a crash when using the virtual camera as an OBS source and changing the canvas resolution [notr1ch]$$$Fixed a bug on macOS where the properties window would go behind the main window after opening a file selection dialog [gxalpha]$$$Fixed a bug where profile encoder settings would not properly update when switching between services that require a different encoder [tytan652]$$$Fixed a bug in custom ffmpeg output mode where RTMP would force certain encoders [flaeri]
OBS Studio x64 Version 29.0.0
Release Date
1/7/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

OBS Studio 29.0 Latest$$$· 6 commits to master since this release$$$ 29.0.0$$$ b51773b$$$If you would like to support the OBS Project; please consider contributing to our Patreon or Open Collective!$$$$$$Features$$$Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for the RX7000 series GPUs on Windows [AMD/Jim]$$$Added support for the Intel AV1 Encoder for Arc GPUs on Windows [Intel/Jim]$$$Note: CQP is available but not fully supported$$$Added support for the Intel HEVC Encoder on Windows [yuriy-chumak/rcdrone/Jim]$$$Added an upward compressor filter [pkv]$$$Added a 3-band equalizer filter [Jim]$$$Added support for native HEVC and ProRes encoders on macOS; including P010 and HDR [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering/PatTheMav/gxalpha]$$$Added support for macOS Desk View [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering]$$$Added update channels for opting into receiving beta/release-candidate builds to Windows [Rodney]$$$Work is still underway to get everything ready on the server side; updating via the built-in updater may not be available until later in the OBS 30.0 beta-testing period$$$Websockets updated to 5.1.0; which has a number of bug fixes; UI improvements; and new stream reconnect events. [tt2468]$$$Tweaks and Improvements$$$The Replay Buffers memory limit is now set to 75% of installed system RAM rather than fixed to 8GB [Rodney]$$$Added media key support in Linux [kkartaltepe]$$$Various improvements to NVIDIA Video and Audio filters; including a Mask Refresh slider and support for temporal processing; which provides better quality masking [pkv]$$$Improved Display Capture screen naming & saving on Windows; indexes should now match regardless of Mode; and reconnected displays should show the correct monitor [jpark37]$$$Note: This does mean existing Display Capture sources will be blank until manually configured; to avoid showing the wrong display$$$Added support for encryption and authentication for SRT and RIST outputs [pkv]$$$Disabled ScreenCaptureKit Display & App capture on macOS 12 due to various issues; users should either update to macOS 13 or use the existing Screen Capture source [PatTheMav]$$$Removed the automatic numbering on Multiview labels [Warchamp7]$$$Added the ability to mute individual browser docks [WizardCM]$$$Added the ability to right click and Inspect individual browser docks [WizardCM]$$$Changed the default Simple Output NVENC preset to P5 for better compatibility & performance [RytoEX]$$$Added support for higher refresh rates in the Video Capture Device source on Windows [WizardCM/EposVox]$$$Added the Apple VT Hardware encoder to the Auto Configuration Wizard [gxalpha]$$$Improved FFmpeg VA-API enablement by directly using Libva to check device capabilities [tytan652]$$$Various minor UX/accessibility tweaks in the UI [Warchamp7/cg2121]$$$Raised the speed at which dynamic bitrate recovers after a drop [Jim]$$$Audio should now be automatically captured for most capture card brands using the Video Capture Device source on Windows [WizardCM/EposVox]$$$Added a slide counter to the Source Toolbar when an Image Slide Show is selected [cg2121]$$$Bug Fixes$$$Fixed issues with async filters (such as Delay) not rendering correctly [jpark37]$$$Various performance improvements to Decklink preview output [jpark37]$$$Fixed an issue where source Projector windows wouldnt close when a source was deleted [cg2121]$$$Fixed an issue where cursors would disappear or display incorrectly on screen captures on Windows [caesay]$$$Fixed issues with CQP rate control for SVT and AOM AV1 encoders [flaeri]$$$Fixed an issue with CQP rate control for AMD HEVC and H264 [flaeri]$$$Fixed Virtual Camera not working with Webex and GoToMeeting [Jim]$$$Fixed capturing UHD/4K YUV on the AJA Kona HDMI [paulh-aja]$$$Fixed a bug where slideshow sources wouldnt remove cleared files when removing missing files [gxalpha]$$$Fixed slideshow counter on the source context toolbar showing 1/0 when empty; now shows -/- instead [cg2121]$$$Fixed chroma location for VAAPI [jpark37]$$$Fixed a case where macOS VideoT
OBS Studio x64 Version 28.1.2
Release Date
11/6/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

28.1.2 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed a Browser Source crash that could happen under certain circumstances [WizardCM]$$$Fixed Always on Top not saving on exit [notr1ch]
OBS Studio x64 Version 28.1.1
Release Date
11/2/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

28.1.1 Hotfix Changes$$$Fixed NVENC preset not being migrated properly in simple output mode [RytoEX]$$$Fixed the inability to start the encoder when NVENC is set to a bframe count higher than is supported by the device [RytoEX]
OBS Studio x64 Version 28.0.2
Release Date
9/23/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Fix macOS updater not updating to newer versions [Rodney]$$$Fix YouTube Manage Broadcast dialog being too large for 768p displays [cg2121]$$$Fix broken prefix for obspython binary module on Linux [PatTheMav]$$$Fix hotkey settings screen not accepting all input on macOS [PatTheMav]$$$Fix memory leak with mpegts [pkv]$$$Fix crash when left-clicking on non-multiview projectors [r1ch]$$$Fix I420 HLG support [rcdrone]$$$Fix resource leak in v4l2-output [shoffmeister]$$$Fix source name edit textbox not accepting input on enter [PatTheMav]$$$Add support for reading NV12/YUY2 PQ/HLG [rcdrone]$$$Fix spacing in scene and source tree [gxalpha]$$$Fix Qt5-linked plugins crashing Qt6-based OBS builds on Linux [kkartaltepe/norihiro]$$$Update volume controls decay rate on profile switch [PatTheMav]$$$Fix crash when removing filter after changing a value [PatTheMav]$$$Fix frame sharing and colorspace issues for macOS Virtual Camera [PatTheMav]$$$Fix crashes and unusable property button for VSTs on M1 Macs [PatTheMav]$$$Fix Light theme Studio Mode labels and T-bar [shiina424]$$$Update media states when image source is de-/activated [WarmUpTill]$$$Dont save/overwrite browser docks if CEF hasnt loaded [WizardCM]$$$Fix DeckLink Output color range and space [rcdrone]$$$Undeprecate traditional capture sources on macOS 12 [gxalpha]$$$Fix startup crash on Intel Macs [Jim]$$$Fix NVIDIA Audio Effects not updating according to user selection [pkv]
OBS Studio x64 Version 28.0.1
Release Date
9/3/2022
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

For details refer:$$$https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/28.0.1
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