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MacOS ScreenCapture (Application Capture) does not restore window after restart of OBS and App in particular order.
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Description
Operating System Info
macOS 26
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
32.1.0
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/GPWtOfdCNM70lkey
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
MacOS ScreenCapture - Application Capture:
Case A:
- Select App
- Close App
- Open App again
- App window is visible again
Everything is fine here.
Case B: - Select App
- Close OBS
- Open OBS again
- App window is visible again
Everything is fine here.
Case С: - Select App
- Close App
- Close OBS
- Open App again
- Open OBS again
- App window is visible again
Everything is fine here.
Case D: - Select App
- Close App
- Close OBS
- Open OBS again
- Open App again
- App window is visible again
And this case is problematic.
Current Behavior
Cases A, B and C work as expected.
But for case D:
- Select App
- Close App
- Close OBS
- Open OBS again
- Open App again
- App window is NOT visible
But if switch on/off "show cursor" in menu app window becomes visible again
Steps to Reproduce
Follow the steps from Current Behaviour section.
Anything else we should know?
From a developer point of view I suppose that if cases A, B and C work - most likely case D can be fixed too.
If somehow no - maybe hotkey should be available to make visible all windows (like simulation of switching cursor On/Off).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing Case D on macOS 26 with OBS 32.1.0 and inspect the linked OBS log, comparing it with Cases A–C. The fix is complete when reopening OBS before the captured app restores its window without toggling Show Cursor, while the other cases still pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, macos
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100