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

How to install on Windows

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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Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

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

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OBS Studio 33.0.1 · 10/29/2026 ↗

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-Installer.exe

exe · x64 · 186.7 MB · 109,806 downloads · best match

Download

Runs the installer.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-Installer.exe" -OutFile "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-Installer.exe"
Start-Process ".\OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-Installer.exe"

Other Windows downloads (4)

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-PDBs.zip

zip · x64 · 65.9 MB · 311 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-PDBs.zip" -OutFile "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-PDBs.zip"
Expand-Archive "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64-PDBs.zip" -DestinationPath .

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64.zip

zip · x64 · 223.8 MB · 15,294 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64.zip" -OutFile "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64.zip"
Expand-Archive "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-x64.zip" -DestinationPath .

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64-PDBs.zip

zip · ARM64 · 59.8 MB · 808 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64-PDBs.zip" -OutFile "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64-PDBs.zip"
Expand-Archive "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64-PDBs.zip" -DestinationPath .

OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64.zip

zip · ARM64 · 200.2 MB · 1,195 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/download/33.0.1/OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64.zip" -OutFile "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64.zip"
Expand-Archive "OBS-Studio-33.0.1-Windows-arm64.zip" -DestinationPath .

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Parts list

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