---
title: "OBS Studio"
category: "Audio and video"
tagline: "Record your screen and camera, or stream live, with scenes you build yourself."
source: "Flathub"
package: "com.obsproject.Studio"
website: "https://obsproject.com/"
code: "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio"
---

## What it is

OBS Studio is open-source software for screen recording and live streaming. You build scenes from sources such as your screen, a window, a webcam, images and text, mix audio from your microphone and desktop, and switch between scenes as you go. It records to a file or streams to services such as YouTube and Twitch.

## Why it's here

- **Screen recordings and demos.** Tutorials, bug reports and walkthroughs, with your camera in the corner if you want.
- **Live streaming.** It's the standard tool for streaming to the major platforms.

## On CoreDesktop

CoreDesktop installs OBS Studio as a Flatpak from Flathub. Open it from the app grid; on GNOME, add a **Screen Capture (PipeWire)** source to record your screen. `update` keeps it current along with your other Flatpaks.