--- title: Install OBS Studio GPU Edition on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of OBS Studio GPU Edition for on Ubuntu - Live Multi-Source Scene Compositor, MJPEG/AVI Recorder & GPU Encoder Inspector url: https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio-pro/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install OBS Studio GPU Edition on **Ubuntu** # OBS Studio GPU Edition (obs-studio-pro) [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio-pro/ubuntu#install) #### Live Multi-Source Scene Compositor, MJPEG/AVI Recorder & GPU Encoder Inspector OBS Studio GPU Edition (obs-studio-pro) for Linux is a native desktop scene compositor, real-time RIFF MJPEG (.avi) + PCM (.wav) recorder, and hardware GPU encoder capability inspector (/dev/dri, /sys/class/drm, VA-API, NVENC, VMBus, PCI, and CPU SIMD). KEY FEATURES: • Live Multi-Source Scene Compositor & Recorder: Captures real desktop frames via X11/Wayland primary screen grab, composites real-time System Telemetry HUD, Lower-Third Broadcast Banner, and Picture-in-Picture overlays onto a 1280x720 canvas, and encodes real RIFF MJPEG (.avi), PCM audio (.wav), and PNG snapshots to /tmp/obs-recordings. • GPU Hardware Encoder & DRM/DRI Auditor: Scans real /dev/dri/\* render nodes, /sys/class/drm/\* connectors, /sys/bus/pci/devices/*, /sys/bus/vmbus/devices/*, /proc/cpuinfo SIMD flags, and /proc/modules to generate real OBS Studio profiles (obs\_gpu\_profile.json, basic.ini, streamEncoder.json). • Recording Output Inspector & Bitrate Analyzer: Audits real recorded .avi, .wav, .png, and .json files on disk with live byte sizes, frame counts, resolutions, bitrates, and SHA-256 integrity digests. SUPPORT & DONATE: • Created by Thanh Nguyen — Support ongoing development: ### Package name * obs-studio-pro --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 12 November 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ### Contact * [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio-pro/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about obs-studio-pro ›](https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio-pro) ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install OBS Studio GPU Edition Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install OBS Studio GPU Edition To install OBS Studio GPU Edition, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install obs-studio-pro ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio-pro/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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