OBS Studio is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
The three main uses for OBS Studio are:
Learn more: What is OBS Studio?
You can download OBS Studio from OBSProject.com.
It is also possible to run OBS Studio portably.
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