Love that it's open source and available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes tricky to correctly configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Love that it's open source and available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes tricky to correctly configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OBS allows you to record and broadcast video from your computer even if you don’t have the technical skills required by other broadcasting software. You can create customized scenarios and place frames with your camera and monitor, combining everything in a single video stream. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Recorded videos have to be remuxed. This procedure is done manually, and it creates a new file of about the same size as your recording. The so-called 'Studio mode' should have editing functionalities such as other video editing software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A free, open-source solution that allows for extreme customization and all necessary options to put on live-streaming events of all sizes and topics. Does everything as well as its competitors, at a free cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
To fully maximize the usefulness of OBS, technical knowledge and incorporation of plugins and third-party work is nearly required. These are also available, but effort is needed to use them well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have to record the screen frequently for work. Tried a lot of different software for it, even tried the paid ones as well. But OBS Studio blew my mind. It is the best software I have ever used for screen recording. And even being absolutely free it is way better than paid software. This one is highly recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is nothing to dislike when you are getting this kind of quality software that too for free. Been using this for almost a year now and once you get used to the UI this software will provide everything you will ever want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Open Broadcaster Studio allows me to create truly professional online meetings through any platform like Zoom. I can use multiple cameras, deliver video and web content, do top-tier chromakey, and more. I constantly get comments about how the quality of my online meetings is the best they've ever seen. I've created many special effects people aren't used to seeing on a zoom call, like intros and outros, overlays, desk cam view so people can see me writing on paper, etc. I can also play videos with much higher quality than screensharing through zoom and deliver PowerPoint presentations better, too. I have more control of the audio as well. I can adjust the sound to give my voice that 'radio announcer' tone. In fact, I've been asked more than one time if I ever do voiceovers or if I've done radio work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The complexity can be overwhelming. There are so many things you can do with this software; it has a big learning curve. Using it is not for the faint of heart; you are delving into professional production territory. You need to be willing to open multiple pieces of software to do an online meeting properly. I have found that after I set up a new function in OBS then want to tweak it later, it takes me a while to get back to the nuts and bolts of how I created the effect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OBS allows to use multiple audio and video sources and composite them into scenes which can then be switched to on the fly using customizable keyboard shortcuts or supported decks or apps. Giving the user complete control on broadcast cameras and sources easily and on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish there were some much needed video filters like white balance, realtime facial tracking, a.i. background removal which is currently lacking, although some basic functionality can be added using add-ons, that catalog is quite limited and doent have any AI capabilitues also it would be awesome if an official OBS deck app existed to control for people withouth dedicated hardware controller (although 3rd party ones do exist). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Open Broadcaster Software or OBS Studio is free, open-source software. It has a big community for support. We can add many customizable hotkeys by adding customs scripts. It automatically saved your scenes. Also, we can export the scenes and then import to any other device for the same scene. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's true that it has a huge community, but for some issues, this is not enough. It has fewer hotkeys as compared to other streaming software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OBS is so helpful for broadcasting plus it is free so it makes it great for anyone. There are lots of great plugins for the software that make it easy to develop the software specifically for what you are using it for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I would like to see more features in the software itself. Sometimes there is difficulty in getting the software to work properly. These are just a few of the improvements that I would like to see made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ITS A MULTI FUNCTION SOFTWARE WHICH IS VERY EASY TO USE AND HELPFUL. AS I AM A CONTENT CREATOR I CAN EASILY RECORD AND CAST MY SCREEN ON THE WEB. I AM IN LOVE WITH IT. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
THERE IS NOTHING TO DISLIKE BUT SOMETHINGS ARE NEED TO BE IMPROVED THAT IS USER INTERFACE. ITS NOT FOR THE VERY BEGINNER. AS A BEGINNER I FACED DIFFICULTIES TO FIND THE FEATURES. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like that I can also use it as a screen recording tool, for both audio and video Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dislike that there are some technical bugs with capturing video, and a technical learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.