--- title: Install OBS Studio (unofficial) on Linux | Snap Store description: Get the latest version of OBS Studio (unofficial) for Linux - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording url: https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio --- # OBS Studio (unofficial) (obs-studio) [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Snapcrafters](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/snapcrafters "View all snaps from Snapcrafters") * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) * [Photo and Video](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=photo-and-video) latest/stable 32.2.0 Install latest/stable of OBS Studio (unofficial) --- **Install using the command line** ``` sudo snap install obs-studio ``` Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd). --- ### Package name * obs-studio --- ### License * GPL-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 15 August 2026 - latest/stable * 15 August 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [obsproject.com](https://obsproject.com/ "https://obsproject.com/") --- ### Source code * [github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio](https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio "https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio") * [github.com/wimpysworld/obs-studio-portable](https://github.com/wimpysworld/obs-studio-portable "https://github.com/wimpysworld/obs-studio-portable") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues](https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues "https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio#report-snap-modal) --- * [Description](https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio#tab-description) * [Security](https://snapcraft.io/obs-studio#tab-security) #### Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording OBS Studio is software designed for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming video content, efficiently. \*\*NOTE: This is a community-supported modified build of OBS Studio; please file issues on the Snapcrafters GitHub: [https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues\*\*](https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues**) **Batteries included** The snap of OBS studio comes pre-loaded with some extra features: * Supports **nvenc (NVIDIA) and VA-API (AMD & Intel) accelerated video encoding**. * **Advanced Scene Switcher** plugin; an automated scene switcher * **Browser** plugin; CEF-based OBS Studio browser plugin * **Directory Watch Media** plugin; filter you can add to a media source to load the oldest or newest file in a directory. * **Dynamic Delay** plugin; filter for dynamic delaying a video source. * **Freeze Filter** plugin; freeze a source using a filter. * **GStreamer** plugins; feed GStreamer launch pipelines into OBS Studio and use GStreamer encoder elements. * **Move Transition** plugin; move sources to a new position during a scene transition. * **NDI** plugin; Network A/V via NewTek's NDI. * **RGB Levels** plugin; simple filter to adjust RGB levels. * **Source Switcher** plugin; to switch between a list of sources. * **StreamFX** plugin; collection modern effects filters and transitions. * **Text Pango** plugin; Provides a text source rendered using Pango with multi-language support, emoji support, vertical rendering and RTL support. * **Transition Matrix** plugin; customize Any -> One or One -> One scene transitions. * **Waveform** plugin; audio visualization using fftw. * **Websockets** plugin; remote-control OBS Studio through WebSockets. **Connecting Interfaces** For the best experience, you'll want to connect the following interfaces. ``` sudo snap connect obs-studio:alsa sudo snap connect obs-studio:audio-record sudo snap connect obs-studio:avahi-control sudo snap connect obs-studio:camera sudo snap connect obs-studio:jack1 sudo snap connect obs-studio:kernel-module-observe ``` **NDI** If you want to use the NDI plugin you'll need to connect the Avahi Control interface. ``` snap connect obs-studio:avahi-control ``` **Virtual Camera** Starting with OBS 26.1.0, Virtual Camera support is integrated. Here's how to install and configure `v4l2loopback`: ``` sudo snap connect obs-studio:kernel-module-observe sudo apt -y install v4l2loopback-dkms v4l2loopback-utils echo "options v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=13 card_label='OBS Virtual Camera' exclusive_caps=1" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/v4l2loopback.conf echo "v4l2loopback" | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/v4l2loopback.conf sudo modprobe -r v4l2loopback sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=13 card_label='OBS Virtual Camera' exclusive_caps=1 ``` **NOTE!** Using `video_nr` greater than 64 will not work. **Removable Storage** To access content on external storage, connect to the removable-media plug: ``` snap connect obs-studio:removable-media ``` **3rd Party plugins** To install pre-compiled plugins, download and extract the plugin to `~/snap/obs-studio/current/.config/obs-studio/plugins/`. This is how the Input Overlay plugin looks when correctly installed: ``` /home/username/snap/obs-studio/current/.config/obs-studio/plugins/ └── input-overlay ├── bin │   └── 64bit │   └── input-overlay.so └── data └── locale ├── de-DE.ini ├── en-US.ini └── ru-RU.ini ``` If you want to use the Input Overlay plugin, you'll also need to connect the joystick interface: ``` snap connect obs-studio:joystick ``` \*\*NOTE: This is a community-supported modified build of OBS Studio; please file issues on the Snapcrafters GitHub: [https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues\*\*](https://github.com/snapcrafters/obs-studio/issues**) --- ## Install OBS Studio (unofficial) on your Linux distribution Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd). [### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/arch) [### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/centos) [### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/debian) [### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/elementary) [### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/fedora) [### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/kde-neon) [### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/kubuntu) [### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/manjaro) [### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/pop) [### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/opensuse) [### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/rhel) [### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/obs-studio/ubuntu) --- ## More from Snapcrafters [#### GNU nano (UNOFFICIAL) Small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico](https://snapcraft.io/nano "GNU nano (UNOFFICIAL) – Small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico") [#### The Lounge The Lounge — Self-hosted web IRC client](https://snapcraft.io/thelounge "The Lounge – The Lounge — Self-hosted web IRC client") [#### pyradio Command line internet radio player.](https://snapcraft.io/pyradio "pyradio – Command line internet radio player.") 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