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Setup, platforms and updates
Installing OBS Studio, building first scenes and sources, and updating without losing your setup.
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Recording
Screen and game recording, encoders, Replay Buffer clips and where the files are saved.
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Streaming and overlays
Going live on Twitch and YouTube, settings your upload can carry, multistreaming and chat overlays.
6 guides
Capture sources
The right source for a game, an app or the whole screen, capture cards and black previews.
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Cameras and Virtual Camera
Webcams and phone cameras, and Virtual Camera for Zoom, Discord and other video apps.
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Audio
Mic levels and filters, separate tracks for voice and game sound, and audio monitoring.
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Troubleshooting
Fixes for dropped frames, Twitch sign-in errors and other problems that stop a session.
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Record your screen, a lesson or a game, with each audio source on its own track.

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Setup, platforms and updatesNov 10, 2026

OBS scenes and sources: how to build, switch and reuse them

Arrange OBS sources, separate shared settings from scene placement, nest reusable layouts and send the intended scene to Program.

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TroubleshootingNov 10, 2026

OBS failed to authenticate with Twitch: causes and fixes

Find the failed hop before changing OBS: renew the Twitch authorization, handle a blank login or token timeout, or send video with a stream key while the account link stays broken.

Read the guide: OBS failed to authenticate with Twitch: causes and fixes

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Setup, platforms and updates

Installing OBS Studio, building first scenes and sources, and updating without losing your setup.

Nov 10, 2026OBS scenes and sources: how to build, switch and reuse them
Nov 1, 2026How to update OBS Studio, and how to go back to an older version

Recording

Screen and game recording, encoders, Replay Buffer clips and where the files are saved.

Nov 8, 2026Which encoder should OBS use? CPU versus GPU encoding explained
Nov 3, 2026Where does OBS save recordings? Find the folder and change it
Nov 1, 2026OBS Replay Buffer: Set Up, Save and Find Your Clips

Streaming and overlays

Going live on Twitch and YouTube, settings your upload can carry, multistreaming and chat overlays.

Nov 9, 2026How to connect Twitch to OBS: account link or stream key
Nov 9, 2026How to stream to YouTube with OBS: account link or stream key
Nov 8, 2026How to set up OBS for streaming: service, bitrate and a test stream

Capture sources

The right source for a game, an app or the whole screen, capture cards and black previews.

Nov 3, 2026How to set up a capture card in OBS Studio for consoles and cameras

Cameras and Virtual Camera

Webcams and phone cameras, and Virtual Camera for Zoom, Discord and other video apps.

Nov 3, 2026How to stream OBS to Discord: video and audio routes

Audio

Mic levels and filters, separate tracks for voice and game sound, and audio monitoring.

Nov 3, 2026How to record good audio in OBS: levels, filters and tracks

Troubleshooting

Fixes for dropped frames, Twitch sign-in errors and other problems that stop a session.

Nov 10, 2026OBS failed to authenticate with Twitch: causes and fixes
Nov 4, 2026Why OBS drops frames and which settings to change

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