Download OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1 Version

OBS Studio is a powerful software application tailored for the efficient capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming of video content. This platform is an evolution of the popular Open Broadcaster Software, now offering enhanced features and support across multiple operating systems. Users can easily integrate various sources, such as media files, games, web pages, application windows, webcams, desktop displays, microphones, and more.

Key Features of OBS Studio:

Real-time video and audio capturing and mixing with high performance, featuring unlimited scenes that can be switched seamlessly through customizable transitions.
Live streaming capabilities to platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Periscope, Mixer, GoodGame, DailyMotion, Hitbox, VK, and any RTMP server.
Incorporate filters for video sources including image masking, color correction, chroma keying, among others.
Support for encoding formats like x264, H.264, and AAC for both your live broadcasts and recordings.
Compatibility with Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVIDIA NVENC for optimized performance.
Advanced audio mixing tools featuring individual source filters such as noise gate, noise suppression, and gain, along with full VST plugin support.
Utilize GPU-based game capture for superior game streaming performance.
Unlimited scenes and sources, allowing for creative flexibility.
A variety of customizable transitions when switching between scenes.
Hotkey functionality for numerous actions, including starting and stopping streams or recordings, push-to-talk options, quick mute for any audio source, and scene switching, among many others.
Live preview capabilities in Studio Mode to view changes before they go live to your audience.
Support for DirectShow capture devices, such as webcams and capture cards.
Intuitive configuration options for adding, duplicating, and adjusting source properties easily.
A user-friendly Settings panel facilitates quick adjustments to your broadcasts and recordings, with easy profile switching.
Available in both light and dark themes to suit your workspace.
And much more, all for free!

New Features in OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1:

Introduction of the NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [pkviet].
Addition of preview scrollbars and zoom/scale indicators [cg2121/Warchamp7].
Support for the v210 format for AJA device capture [paulh-aja].
Integration with Amazon IVS service [palana].
Implementation of QSV AV1 Screen Content Coding [thyintel].
Activation of first-party YouTube Chat features [msuman-google].

Updates in Version 31.0:

Upgraded the browser source/docks CEF (Chromium) to version 127 (6533) across all platforms [reitowo/WizardCM/PatTheMav/tytan652/pkviet/kkartaltepe/Lain-B].
Adjusted scene items to utilize relative coordinates [derrod].
Existing scene collections will automatically convert to relative coordinates if a known output resolution is established.
Separated NVIDIA Audio Effects from Noise Suppression [pkviet].
Current filters will be automatically migrated.
Changed the Playback Mode property of the Image Slideshow from radio buttons to a dropdown menu [derrod].
Disabled the built-in Automatic Scene Switcher on Wayland for Linux, as it is currently unsupported [tytan652].
Enhanced error messaging for macOS Virtual Camera [jcm93].
Updated Display and Window capture on Windows to avoid capturing the first found display or window [Lain-B].
Updated display and window capture on Linux to prevent implicit capture [Lain-B].
Added alerts for Window Capture when capturing WinUI 3 applications with BitBlt [qhy040404].
Refined NVIDIA NVENC implementation with several improvements [derrod].
SDK 12.2 features, including split encoding, are now supported.
Support for additional features from older SDKs:
B-Frames for reference.
Target Quality VBR mode (CQVBR).
A custom options field has been introduced for setting options that do not require their own UI elements.
Improved screensaver inhibition functions for Linux in Flatpak.
Removed the default desktop audio device on macOS 13+ [jcm93].
Discontinued support for NVIDIA Kepler GPUs with NVENC [derrod].
Removed FTL support [derrod].
Legacy migrations from OBS Studio 28.1 and earlier have been removed [derrod].
For updates from these earlier versions, it is advisable to first upgrade to OBS Studio 30.2 before proceeding to version 31.
Support for Ubuntu 22.04 has been removed [derrod].
Application settings have been divided into “app” configurations and “user” configurations instead of being stored in global.ini [PatTheMav].

Bug Fixes in Version 31.0:

Resolved two crashes associated with the QSV encoder on Linux [kkartaltepe].
Fixed a crash linked to a race condition with multi-track video output reconnections [dsaedtler].
Corrected two potential crashes in Linux Window Capture [Lain-B].
Addressed a deadlock situation in the MP4 muxer [derrod/notr1ch].
Fixed a deadlock that occurred during muxer shutdown [exeldro].
Rectified a possible deadlock when halting an encoder [derrod].
Resolved a potential memory error and crash related to the text parser [fzwoch].
Corrected some minor memory leaks [pkviet].
Fixed a memory leak present while playing HDR media files [tt2468].
Rectified an SRT listener issue where the socket was improperly closed [pkviet].
Fixed a problem that could lead to the current scene collection being reset to default when switching to a different scene collection that is corrupted or invalid [derrod].
Corrected a buffer overrun in UTF-8 text conversion [derrod].
Resolved an issue that may cause bitrate fluctuations in QSV CBR [thyintel].
Note: This fix applies only to Lunar Lake or newer, except for Alder Lake N.
Fixed an issue where the Auto Configuration Wizard might unintentionally enable Enhanced Broadcasting [lexano-ivs].
Fixed various inaccuracies with audio clipping indicators on volume meters [norihiro].
Corrected several issues with Happy Eyeballs [notr1ch].
Resolved a problem leading to inconsistent hotkey registrations on macOS [jcm93].
Fixed an issue that could result in multi-track video output failures if the color format is set to I444 [dsaedtler].
Restored functionality for Custom CSS in browser sources that failed to work with certain sites (particularly YouTube chat) [vvto33].
Restored STUN support for WHIP output [mondain].