# Page 9 | OBS Studio Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - Is OBS Studio the right Screen Recording solution for you? Explore 1074 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/reviews --- OBS Studio 4.7 (1074) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 13th, 2026 # Page 9 - Reviews of OBS Studio ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 1074 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MF Miguel F. Marketing Manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This is the tool to stream or record through your computer" January 8, 2023 5.0 OBS works great, it is not very hard to implement and it is even easier to use if you only intend to record instead of streaming because there is no platform implementation. Pros The ability to record and stream any window i want with as many elements i want and can use. Cons It didn't have all the features i would want such as implementation with widgets and third party elements, such as stream chat for example. Review Source RS Rapheal S. Rapheal movers Online Media Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The satisfaction of OBS studio" September 12, 2023 4.0 It's good and easy to use and can't disappoint Pros It's how easy it is to use and effective in streaming and screen recording Cons Nothing, because everything is so good and simple Review Source Joshua T. Digital Marketing Specialist Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Standard For Twitch Streaming" April 6, 2019 4.0 Once I got it set as I like it, it's been great. Everytime I stream it's literally "go live" and I'm up and running. I can count on one hand the number of times OBS has crashed during a stream. Pros It was pretty quick to get up and running with streaming, this was something I've wanted to do and this was the software that was widely used and after using it I can see why. Cons While it was quick to get setup and going at a "basic" level, the more advanced stuff was a little tricky but doable. I wish they had better tutorials on this stuff, such as adding "current song" playing or adding/moving alerts. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Consulente Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fantastico programma, consigliato per registrare lo schermo" September 15, 2023 4.0 Pros Pratico nelle funzioni base ma pieno di impostazioni da modificare se si è più esperti. Si registra lo schermo e fotocamera in contemporanea con molta facilità, perfetto per i video Youtube. Inoltre la funzione per fare le streaming è molto intuitiva. Cons Grava un po' troppo sulle risorse, quindi meglio avere un computer con prestazioni buone. La qualità audio registrata dallo schermo non è ottimale, devo sempre editare i video e aggiungere l'audio a parte. Review Source DR Darren R. Director Computer Networking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy simple and professional video capture" October 10, 2023 5.0 We like using OBS as it is fairly quick to pick up and gives excellent results and control of the end product Pros The simplicity yet multiple features to record both audio and video. With the options of every source available to you, it makes it very easy to change the audio source or volume the quality of video and even the output and capture format. Cons Some of the features are not easy to understand the settings. Sometimes the capture starts then fails due to the wrong settings being chosen. Review Source PQ Philip Q. Owner Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OBS is a tremendous option for LIVE Streaming to either Facebook or YouTube" November 22, 2021 4.0 It's been a bit of learning curve and some things are a little difficult to to figure out (it's not a very intuitive user interface) but overall it works well. I'm able to live stream on two of the platforms I am on most often and I can do this with a bit of finesse which is important to me as a video professional. Pros The ability to create multiple scenes and switch between them while live streaming. Each scene can be either a pre-recorded video source (thus giving you the option of going "Live" with a taped segment \[or segments\]), a camera (live video source) or a static image. Cons The inability to create a playlist of scenes so that I could more easily go from one to the next. OBS seems to require me to select a preview and then switch it to live. I'd rather be able to fading a sequence of scenes and then just press one button to go through them. Alternatives considered [Wirecast](https://www.capterra.com/p/196794/Wirecast/) Reason for choosing OBS Studio Price Switched from [Wirecast](https://www.capterra.com/p/196794/Wirecast/) OBS is a lot less expensive and has a similar feature set for my needs. Review Source AE Arinze E. Noc Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The Best free Screen recording software." May 8, 2022 4.0 Pros The best feature I like about the software is its easy to use and easy collaboration with other system OS. Cons The settings of the software are quite complicated. The support team should simplify things a bit for those who are using it for the first time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Operations Director Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Improved webcam recording and video tutorials" June 17, 2020 5.0 Spot on. With a little time and patience, you can create the same quality clips that you would expect to get from a design agency. Pros We've been looking for a flexible way to record and edit our webinars and have found OBS the most useful app so far. We've tried proprietary software such as Logitech Capture, but were really disappointed with the functionality. OBS Studio provides us with a more professional presentation and has helped us to improve the consistency of our tutorials. Cons There's so much OBS can do that it can be a little intimidating at first. I'm not a fan on the default black background and it did take quite some time to get my head around all the different options available. This said, it was worth investing the time to discover what you can achieve using the full range of tools available. Reason for choosing OBS Studio Too basic for our needs, also questionable image quality. Review Source Travis G. Senior Instructional Multimedia Designer Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and straight forward for more advanced streaming" February 15, 2019 4.0 Great overall experience. I use this time and time again and have had no issues versus any paid-for program! Pros I used to use one of Adobe's products, but when support for that got dropped, I had to find something easy to use and inexpensive. OBS fit that bill perfectly. It's simple enough to allow me to select my streaming destinations easily, but also allow me to use my professional capture devices. As long as the computer can recognize it, it can be loaded into OBS and used as an input source. I typically use a switcher for my streaming productions, but for times when I had to cue up other multimedia files, I can load those right into OBS and switch to them outside of the switcher easily. Very flexible software! Not having to use an external recorder is a life saver too. I can just select start streaming and start recording and now I have my clean file to work with later if anything happens with the stream. I also like being able to see my stream health right on the screen very clearly as well. Cons Not much! I haven't hit any issues with streaming to different sources, and if anything, maybe had some issues with stream health, but that's an internet connection thing and I'm guessing OBS can't work magic and give me unlimited bandwidth. Review Source Keziah M. Admin Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great screen recording when you are on a budget" August 19, 2021 4.0 It's free and quite easy to use once you know your way around it. Pros The first time we were able to Go live we used this software and we loved how easy it is to go live with it and still record the session. Cons It can take a bit of time to set up things on the back end which needs a lot of patience, but once it's up and running it gets really smooth and easier. Switched from [vMix](https://www.capterra.com/p/210599/vMix/) OBS is free and nothing beats free. Review Source AI Arda I. Computer Engineering Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Non-Replaceable Lead App" May 25, 2023 5.0 Pros The app allows you to capture videos or even create live streams. Its just perfect. Cons The user interface is a bit complicated, it made me quite confused when i was 12 years old and trying to improve my YouTube channel. Switched from [Bandicam](https://www.capterra.com/p/188396/Bandicam-Screen-Recorder/) It's way more better. Review Source TC Thomas C. Social Media & Content Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Best Option for Streaming, Bar None" September 10, 2020 5.0 I use OBS for various livestreams that I manage throughout the week and it's perfect. Once you've got your scenes and everything set up the way you want, it's one button push an you're off to the races. Pros There's not much to dislike about this software. I've been using it pretty consistently for 5 years, and if you're looking to manage any kind of livestream, there aren't many options that come close to this. It allows you to manage multiple scenes, add custom transitions/overlays, create hotkeys, etc. I could go on, but I have never even considered switching software. Cons There's literally nothing to dislike about the software. Not only is it completely free, it's the premier streaming platform. It's constantly evolving and getting better. The only thing I could possibly say is there's a potential learning curve, but if you have any background in video production, it shouldn't be an issue at all. Alternatives considered [XSplit Broadcaster](https://www.capterra.com/p/164141/XSplit-Broadcaster/) Reason for choosing OBS Studio OBS is free. While, yes, there might be something of a learning curve, there's no reason to pay for any other software, because OBS does literally anything you would need it to do. Review Source AC Aisa C. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "OBS Studio Simple Review" July 25, 2022 5.0 OBS Studio is perfect for streaming and recording. I would definitely love to recommend this application to others. It is free and easy to use. Excellent output and high quality. Pros I have been using this application for quite some time now and advantages I found while using OBS Studio. First, it is free to download. Anybody can download this application since it does not collect payments to avail. Second, streaming social media and other platforms is easy and convenient. Third, the output is of high quality. Video recording is clear. Excellent quality. Cons While the app is excellent in its quality, however, it is not available on android. I must say, it is one of the disadvantages in OBS Studio. If the developer will make updates on the application and made it available on android, it will definitely hit the market. Review Source MC Mando C. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Amazing tool" June 14, 2022 5.0 Its helping me a lot to control my camera crew (phone camera) to capture for instance church service while I take control in real time to edit and manipulate live views. Pros The product is not so easy to use first time but once you get the hang of it, its amazing. I have not used all the features yet. I mainly use it to connect my desktop pc to phone camera via DroidCam using OBS and the results are amazing in as far as performance is concerned Cons Its not user friendly, and for beginners and below average computer users, it can be a pain, as I realised when trying to teach my friends how to use it. Alternatives considered [SlideDog](https://www.capterra.com/p/140326/SlideDog/) Reason for choosing OBS Studio I thought the features and use was more to my test. Review Source Stevan S. Lead Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Our go-to choice for live streaming our worship gathering" August 2, 2022 4.0 We utilize weekly volunteers to run our OBS Studio instance. These individuals are mostly self-taught in their experience and have been able to pick up on the ins and outs of the software very well. We also utilize a number of third-party plugins that are invaluable to our situation. Pros OBS Studio has been our #1 tool every Sunday for a couple of years now and continues to perform like a champ. It allows us to get our worship gathering out to our at-home audience via live streaming on our Social Media platforms. Cons OBS Studio provides a seemingly never-ending list of "bells and whistles" that can seem overwhelming at first-glance. Setting up for our scenario took some time and was labor-intensive to dial it in for our needs. This was somewhat overwhelming, but worth the effort. Review Source RL Ronald L. Engineering Manager Plastics Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "OBS is a great software" June 8, 2023 4.0 I needed a video recording software to record webinars for work. I looked for an inexpensive software and they all seem like too much and difficult to learn to use, until I found OBS. I'm not a video junky, so I needed something simple. OBS is very powerful, but I was able to figure it out without reading a bunch of manuals which normally are Greek to me. It seems like it was made for the novice user but has most of the features you would find with a professional software. It was a great find and even better since it's free. Pros OBS was the easiest video recording software that I could find, and finding out it's free was a great plus. Cons Saving the recordings and the file location seemed a bit odd. I was confused at the beginning, but quickly figured it out. Review Source MB Mike B. DTC/CIO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Impressive number of features " November 17, 2022 5.0 We started a video club for the students at our school that has helped them to become very innovative. OBS Studio was the platform we settled on to get them up and running. They now want to broadcast other events here at the school such as ball games, Christmas programs, etc. Pros OBS Studio offers features that will satisfy any user from novice to the most experienced of videophiles. Cons Documentation is fairly extensive but it still doesn't explain HOW to use each of the functions and features. YouTube has a good number of tutorials on OBS Studio but it would be nice if the actual developers provided a library of usage videos. Reason for choosing OBS Studio Ability to modify recorded video and utilize ChromaKey ("green screen") capabilities. Review Source EP Elijah P. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "OBS Studio is the best!" November 21, 2023 5.0 I think it is a very good service and app in total Pros It is free to use and doesn't have any watermarks, or paywalls. It is very customizable and it can be changed to your liking. Cons It is very difficult to setup and learn the settings. Review Source Desi A. Company Owner Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Streaming at it's best." December 29, 2018 5.0 OBS is the best if you are new streaming or even a long time veteran. Having different options at the power of your own creativity. Pros Everything about this software is amazing. The ability to use different streaming platforms for output, the customization for scene inputs. Getting your stream to the right theme is a big plus. Cons At first, it is a hard software to understand. Getting the right output settings based off of your own ISP speeds and computer specifications. Once you figure out that learning curve, you will be streaming in no time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Marketing Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to get started and very decent quality " July 29, 2021 4.0 On the whole OBS was pretty easy to use and I got decent quality video out of it. Although I didn't use the upload to YouTube feature, I can see why it's useful. Lots of options to cater to people who have good knowledge of video editing and recording. I would have like a series of presets for video and sound so I wouldn't have had to spend time setting it up. However you can use the Auto-Configuration Wizard to do this once you have played with this. On the whole it's easy to set up, easy to use and I got good quality out of it after fiddling around with it. I would say if you already know video and editing programs this one is decent. Sure, the UX is not pretty (bare and functional) and the program would benefit from giving a user more guidance, but I like it. Pros It was easy to install and set up (I use an older iMac 27-inch). I spent a good hour going through all the options to see what was useful for me. Once I took a few tries at how best to position myself, and set the lighting in my office, it got easier to use. I was using the built-in camera and mic on my Mac and that I have used it for 3 videos that captured me speaking. The person who edited the videos afterwards was happy with the sound given I didn't have a good external microphone. Lots of options, filters and filters for video and sound if you're more professional. You can really fine tune the video if you're interested. Cons The UX is less than stellar. If you're not a regular user of video recording software it will take a while to get up to speed and know what to use or not use. It's a bit hit or miss but I did not consult any documentation, I just clicked around to see how it worked. Reason for choosing OBS Studio I read a review about it online and it came recommended. I didn't want to spend a lot of time hunting around so I looked for a good review. Review Source ZJ Zachery J. New York State Court Officer Law Enforcement Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Streaming made easy" November 11, 2019 4.0 Positive, I have been a streamer since Starcraft 2 came out and will continue to be one into many more games. This software is amazing for being free. Pros For a free product this is what I use to stream. I like that it is pretty simple to use, easy walkthroughs, it's pretty much click, click ready. But the best feature has got to be how easy it is to make each layer overtop of the other. My stream has 6 layers Game,Webcam,greenscreen, followers screen,donation screen, and gamer tag. Each super easy to set up and super easy to maintain. Cons I don't like that it is very demanding on your pc when you start running everything through it, but then again it is a streaming software, and free so who am I to complain. Switched from [XSplit Broadcaster](https://www.capterra.com/p/164141/XSplit-Broadcaster/) Didn't care for it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer content creator Broadcast Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My experience using the OBS program" December 1, 2020 4.0 An experience is more than excellent because, as I explained you will not find a free screen recording program that has all these capabilities that will help you do your work easily. Pros As I am a creator of content on YouTube, the most important thing I have in preparing any video is the screen capture program, and in fact, I was very amazed by the obs program in that it provides you with full control over the extraction of the video in terms of quality in the image and sound as well as creating a live broadcast through it and controlling the image quality And audio in the live broadcast Cons The user interface might be a little nicer, but it is very functional. Make it less taxing on CPU / memory. Review Source Thomas T. CEO Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OBS : The basic Software for 101 Broadcasting" October 22, 2019 4.0 OBS was the go to software at the beginning, it’s more used as a NDI Server now, but at the beginning of our channel, we used that software, and we were truly happy with it Pros This software can do all you want (unless you might wanted to use it as a tricaster) for Gaming, Chatting and all things you want on Twitch, Facebook Live, YouTube Live and all other RTMP live feed Cons You cannot use it for TV Broadcast or News Broadcast, because of the lack of preview on the software, but you might consider adding plugins (the CPU charge might increase) Review Source TF Tyler F. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful, free encoder that anyone can use" May 11, 2020 5.0 This is by far the best free streaming software out there. Works will nearly all hardware and streaming platforms. Needs hardware with a lot of CPU (or GPU) but works well when it gets them. Pros OBS is an incredibly powerful live streaming (and recording) x264 encoder software with a feature set that rivals some of the biggest names in the space - but all open source, and completely free. The breadth of production capabilities is impressive, including overlays, source/camera switching, source mixing, media file playback, and much more. OBS also has direct integrations with many popular hardware devices and streaming platforms, making setup quick and easy. Cons Occasionally we have found performance to be an issue, where even on the heftiest hardware the encoding process will still max out resources or drop frames. In addition, it can sometimes be difficult to find certain settings and features (intuitiveness), but this is also rare. Better formal documentation would be helpful, though usually asking a question in the forums will bring a helpful answer. Alternatives considered [XSplit Broadcaster](https://www.capterra.com/p/164141/XSplit-Broadcaster/)[Wirecast](https://www.capterra.com/p/196794/Wirecast/) Reason for choosing OBS Studio Open source, price Review Source James B. Clergy Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Small church livestream Option" January 12, 2022 5.0 We are able to put together a livestream that is professional quality without buying a ton of equipment thanks to OBS. Pros This product is easy to use and has multiple functions to make your livestream more professional looking. It is an economical way to produce a high quality production. Cons I feel that there are no downsides to using OBS! Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Screen Recording](https://www.capterra.com/screen-recording-software/)[Live Streaming](https://www.capterra.com/live-streaming-software/)[Video Making](https://www.capterra.com/video-making-software/)