OBS Studio Reviews & Product Details

I like that OBS Studio gives me complete control over my streaming and recording setup. The software is lightweight, fast, and highly customizable, which is ideal for creators who want maximum performance without unnecessary clutter. I appreciate the open-source nature of OBS because it means I get constant improvements, community plugins, and a level of flexibility that paid tools rarely match. I find scene transitions, audio routing, and source management to be smooth and reliable. The performance impact on my system is noticeably lower compared to many all-in-one streaming apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the biggest drawback's probably the learning curve. OBS does not guide you through setup the way a lot of beginner focused tools do. So new users can feel lost. You often need to configure plugins, filters, and settings manually, which takes time. Some features that should be simple require extra steps or third party add-ons. The interface is powerful, but it's not always intuitive, and it can take a while to build a work that feels comfortable. There's a bit of a learning curve, so it can take a while. And there's a lot of manual stuff you have to get set up before you get a comfortable workflow going. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use OBS Studio for reliable screen capture during meetings, and I love that it's free. I appreciate the high control I have over recording devices and the ability to choose to record a specific screen or window. It records any audio sources, including wireless headsets, and I can even set up a virtual camera playing a video file. It's a great piece of software with extensive features for streaming and more complex tasks, even if I don't use those myself. I find it particularly valuable that the files produced by OBS Studio are small, which is a great advantage over other recorders like the Windows screen recorder. The initial setup was simple, just answering a couple of questions on the wizard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it complains about my hardware. I guess it's a bit complex to use and has a high learning curve. For example, it is possible to record a specific region on the screen, but it is not very easy to understand how this works. I was able to do it once, but had to reset the configuration to get it back to how it was. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use OBS Studio mainly for streaming, recording, and mirroring screens through the output mode. What I like most about OBS Studio is streaming and adding and playing SRT & NDI Inputs. Since I work in live broadcast production, we mostly use SRT Feeds, so the option to integrate the feeds directly saves us a lot of time since we don't have to rely on SDI inputs and waste our I/O cards. Also, being free, it helps solve budget issues for some projects, and the initial setup was extremely easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

After every update something breaks, maybe the features can be stress tested before deployment so that it doesn't break the existing features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate the simplicity of use and design of OBS Studio. It's free, which is a huge plus for me. I'm also impressed by how easy the initial setup was. I use OBS Studio for recording games in good quality and possibly streaming them as well, and it helps me manage both tasks efficiently. I love that it offers a lot of settings to manipulate the video and streaming quality and handle different kinds of inputs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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This is the easiest to use Streaming software around, it has a clear UI UX, it has good integrations with all platforms. It is performance friendly. It has an amazing pricing by being free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It could have more AI integrations or plugins that allow to make special streaming setups or automations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that OBS Studio is stable and has an active community where you can get help, advice, and great plugins. The community creating plugins allows us to do essentially unlimited things with OBS. I also really like how it integrates seamlessly with JACK Audio in Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI is really dated. I would also like some kind of plugin manager to make it easier to see what plugins are installed at a quick glance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to setup live programme... And also we can do pre recorded event to go as live programme with OBS Studio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it’s very slow, with almost a 5-second delay on live events. It’s also hard to manage multiple camera workflows, because the UI could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to Set up a simple One Camera Scene to record Talking head Videos . The System Finds all the devices quickly and there appears to be a robust user community Online Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the Menu's are not intuitive. I will need to Look at my Set up and reduce number of menus Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a free software that helps you create engaging, attractive live streams as well as digital meetings, workshops and webinars. It also help you creating greatvrecordibgs for videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some applications are not supported when upgraded so it us important to create backups if scenes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Setting up streaming and recording my screen was straightforward and simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This program requires your computer to be fairly powerful, and it can cause your device to get warm while running. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.