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Kyle Campbell

OBS Studio is now available on Steam

OBS Studio, the software that powers most gaming influencers’ streams, is available now on Steam.

It’s free, of course — as OBS Studio always has been. Steam adds some nifty functionality that makes becoming the next Pokimane, TimTheTatman, or Disguised Toast (slightly) slightly daunting. Some features specific to the Steam version of OBS Studio include: automatic background updates, snappier downloads on MacOS, usage tracking, and easy opt-in for beta release builds once those are available. OBSProject’s FAQ page for the Steam release claims that additional features like Achievements and Workshop support aren’t coming.

Aside from that, OBS Studio on Steam is exactly the same as the standalone version. There is no limit to how many applications Steam can run simultaneously, so opening OBS Studio and whatever game you’d like to stream shouldn’t be an issue.OBSProject claims it’s working on cloud-saves integration, which would make keeping (often) finicky settings a breeze, but the feature isn’t working yet.

You can download OBS Studio for Steam here. Most of the biggest streamers out there use the software, and it’s been in high use for nearly a decade now. So get out there and start acting up in front of a live audience while playing Minecraft or whatever else the kids are into these days.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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