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

How to install on macOS

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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Start here

Website ↗obsproject.comThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

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

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Download for macOS

OBS Studio 33.0.1 · 10/29/2026 ↗

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Apple.dmg

dmg · 209.6 MB · 17,959 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Apple.dmg"
open "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Apple.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (3)

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Intel.dmg

dmg · Intel · 221.9 MB · 3,251 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Intel.dmg"
open "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Intel.dmg"

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Apple-dSYMs.tar.xz

tar.xz · 39.3 MB · 789 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Apple-dSYMs.tar.xz"
tar -xJf "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Apple-dSYMs.tar.xz"

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Intel-dSYMs.tar.xz

tar.xz · Intel · 40.0 MB · 457 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Intel-dSYMs.tar.xz"
tar -xJf "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-macOS-Intel-dSYMs.tar.xz"

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Parts list

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

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