As a workaround, you can control OBS through its WebSocket interface, which can be enabled in OBS by going to Tools > WebSocket Server Settings and selecting Enable WebSocket server. The global shortcuts set in OBS only work when OBS is in focus. See PipeWire#WebRTC screen sharing to enable Wayland screen capture. Since OBS is a Qt application, see Wayland#Qt to make it work under Wayland.

If the v4l2loopback kernel module is not loaded yet, OBS will automatically try to load it and ask for administrative privileges to do so (using pkexec(1)). To use it, install v4l2loopback, then the Start Virtual Camera button will appear in OBS. Starting from version 26.1, OBS supports virtual camera output on Linux. All hotkey pairs highlighted in red upon selection can use the same keybind for toggling the pair's function. The output path, filesize, file format, filename style and more can be changed in Settings > Output > Streaming > Encoder.īy default, OBS assigns no hotkeys. See Hardware video acceleration if a hardware encoder is not detected.īy default, OBS will output recordings in the user's home path with spaces in the video filename and the same encoder selected for streaming. The encoder can be changed in Settings > Output > Streaming > Encoder (may have to first set Settings > Output > Output Mode to Advanced). Hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding is best for performance, CPU/GPU usage and quality. The wizard auto-selects bitrate, resolution and encoder based on your hardware (and network connection if streaming was set up).

Other clients that provide other functionality are available:įor easy configuration, Tools > Auto-Configuration Wizard can quickly set up base settings for both recording and live-streaming. OBS can be installed with the obs-studio package, or obs-studio-git AUR for the development version. It provides an easy to pick up and extensible workflow with customizable scenes, volume mixers, transitions, filters and more.

Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is an open source cross-platform video recording and live-streaming application.

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