We have beta build for OBS Studio 29.0 available for testing! This is a major feature release, focused on AV1 support and a few other features.

Features

• Added support for the AMD AV1 Encoder for RDNA3 GPUs [AMD/Jim]
  
• Added support for the Intel AV1 Encoder for Arc GPUs [Intel/Jim]
  
• Added support for the Intel HEVC Encoder [yuriy-chumak/rcdrone/Jim]
  
• Added an upward compressor filter [pkv]
  
• Added a 3-band equalizer filter [Jim]
  
• Added support for native HEVC and ProRes encoders on macOS, including P010 and HDR [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering/PatTheMav/gxalpha]
  
• Added support for macOS Desk View [Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering]
  

Tweaks and Improvements

• The Replay Buffer's memory limit is now set to 75% of installed system RAM rather than fixed to 8GB [derrod]
  
• Added media key support in Linux [kkartaltepe]
  
• Various improvements to NVIDIA Video and Audio filters, including a Mask Refresh slider [pkv]
  
• Improved Display Capture screen naming & saving on Windows; indexes should now match regardless of Mode, and reconnected displays should show the correct monitor [jpark37]
  
• Added support for encryption and authentication for SRT and RIST outputs [pkv]
  
• Disabled ScreenCaptureKit Display & App capture on macOS 12 due to various issues; users should either update to macOS 13 or use the existing Screen Capture source [PatTheMav]
  
• Removed the automatic numbering on Multiview labels [Warchamp7]
  
• Added the ability to mute individual browser docks [WizardCM]
  
• Added the ability to right click and 'Inspect' individual browser docks [WizardCM]
  
• Changed the default Simple Output NVENC preset to P5 for better compatibility & performance [RytoEX]
  
• Added support for higher refresh rates in the Video Capture Device source on Windows [WizardCM/EposVox]
  
• Added the Apple VT Hardware encoder to the Auto Configuration Wizard [gxalpha]
  
• Improved FFmpeg VA-API enablement by directly using Libva to check device capabilities [tytan652]
  
• Various minor UX/accessibility tweaks in the UI [Warchamp7/cg2121]
  
• Audio should now be automatically captured for most capture card brands using the Video Capture Device source on Windows [WizardCM/EposVox]
  
• Added a slide counter to the Source Toolbar when an Image Slide Show is selected [cg2121]
  
• Updated dependencies, including switching to Qt 6.4.1, which should fix a number of issues [RytoEX/tytan652]
  

Find the the full patch notes for OBS Studio 29.0 Beta 1 here: github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/29.0.0-beta1

We need your help tracking down as many bugs as you can find before we make a full release! Please give the build a try and let us know here or in the #beta-testing channel on