OBS Studio: Open-source software for video recording and live streaming
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI randomly learned OBS a while ago for doing some twitch streams in the evenings. I'm so glad I did. I run a 6,000 people company during the day and have OBS setup to push into Google Meet. I've done townhall with live on-screen Q/A voting, hosted podcast discussions, done PIP product reviews. I use its video record feature to react to figma prototypes and post the MP4s in the respective channel for discussion. OBS is an amazing tool and…
When I was half my age, OBS was unfathomable. I was shooting video on digital 8, editing in Final Cut Pro 4 which was the new hotness, and trying but failing to use DSS on my college network. Actual streaming at scale required a massive server and a massive license from RealNetworks. If I wanted to do anything with animation, it was all $$$$$ software. This all took place in a shared lab at my college with stuff I could…
Very popular: 2022 (669 points, 238 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31830046 2020 (1518 points, 367 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22748247
Github: https://github.com/jp9000/obs-studio
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 2206
- Total comments
- 604
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-18 | OBS: Free, open source software for live streaming and recording | vmorgulis | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-08-15 | Open Broadcaster Software: for live streaming and recording | based2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-01-27 | Open Broadcaster Software – OSS for Video Recording and Live Streaming | 0x54MUR41 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019-02-12 | Open Broadcaster Software | gjvc | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-04-01 | OBS Studio: Open-source software for video recording and live streamingFirst breakout · Best thread | open-source-ux | 1518 | 362 |
| 2022-06-21 | OBS – Open Broadcaster SoftwareHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | axiomdata316 | 669 | 238 |
| 2024-03-07 | Open Broadcaster Software | colinprince | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-12-18 | OBS – Open Broadcaster Software | punnerud | 5 | 3 |