{"id":17998,"date":"2026-02-13T09:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=17998"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:53:18","slug":"obs-love-letter-to-open-source-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/obs-love-letter-to-open-source-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"OBS: A Love Letter to Open Source Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I recently had a very busy weekend! 14 hours to setup, test and teardown cameras, audio interfaces, mixers, PoE switches and microphones, 6 hours of broadcasting and, at the heart of it all, OBS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re big fans of FOSS for the freedom and control it gives users. Since 2012, one of the most empowering examples has been Open Broadcaster Software<\/a> (OBS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve watched live events, tutorial videos and anything on any public video streaming platform (YouTube, Twitch, Rumble, Kick etc), there\u2019s a very good chance you\u2019ve already seen what this software can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OBS runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and scales from someone streaming their first game from their bedroom to international broadcasters running complex, multi-scene live productions – all without locking you into a platform, a pricing tier or a proprietary ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What does OBS actually do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At its core, Open Broadcasting Software does three things exceptionally well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n