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How to install obs-studio on Linux (obsproject/obs-studio) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

obsproject/obs-studio

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

C/C++ (CMake)#c#c-plus-plus#directshow#facebook-live

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Website ↗obsproject.comThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

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OBS Studio 33.0.1 · 10/29/2026 ↗

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Ubuntu-26.04-x86_64.deb

deb · x64 · 159.4 MB · 2,897 downloads · best match

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curl -LO "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Ubuntu-26.04-x86_64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Ubuntu-26.04-x86_64.deb"

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.28...3.30runtime

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.github/workflows/pr-pull.yaml

.github/workflows/publish.yaml

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INSTALL

README.rst

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