We are very careful when making updates, and test everything as extensively as we can. I updated and now nothing in OBS is working, what happened? For more in-depth options, see our local recording guide. If you have an available hardware encoder, try to use that for your recordings. If you are recording, try using Simple output mode and the recording presets. If you are streaming, check out our Streaming with x264 guide for a primer on video encoding and how to adjust settings further to get the most out of your stream. This will get most basic settings correct for you. The quickest way to make sure you have good settings is to use the Tools / Auto Configuration Wizard in OBS. The quality on my stream or recording is bad! How can I fix it? Any connection problems are between you and the service you're streaming to. Even if the OBS website and everything else run by us went offline, you can still stream with OBS as there is no dependency on anything run by the OBS Project. There are no OBS servers - the connection goes directly from your computer to the streaming service. * When we say 'server', this means the server of the service that you're streaming to (eg Twitch, YouTube, etc). You can check out our detailed guide here for more info, and what options you have to correct the issue: OBS opts to drop the frames to avoid buffering and keep your stream playing. Because of this, OBS was forced to drop some of the video frames in order to compensate. When the 'Dropped frames' counter is increasing and the connection square is yellow or red, this means that your connection to the server* isn't stable or that it can't keep up with your set bitrate. OBS contains no advertisements or bundled software / adware - if you've been asked to pay for OBS, this is a scam and you should request a refund or charge back the payment. As long as you download OBS from this website, you will receive the latest version which is safe to use and free of malware. Any changes to the code are reviewed by other OBS contributors, so no one can add anything malicious.

Yes! OBS is an open source project, which means the programming code is open for anyone to look at or improve, so you can see exactly how it works. OBS has no watermarks or other limitations and can be used commercially with no restrictions. Other developers can use the OBS code in their own projects as long as they obey the guidelines set forth in the GPLv2 license. The summary of the license is that OBS is free for anyone to use, for any reason. OBS is distributed under the GPLv2 license.

Absolutely! OBS is open-source software developed by volunteer contributors around the world in their free time.

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