obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

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

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Expected Behavior

MacOS ScreenCapture - Application Capture:
Case A:

  1. Select App
  2. Close App
  3. Open App again
  4. App window is visible again
    Everything is fine here.
    Case B:
  5. Select App
  6. Close OBS
  7. Open OBS again
  8. App window is visible again
    Everything is fine here.
    Case С:
  9. Select App
  10. Close App
  11. Close OBS
  12. Open App again
  13. Open OBS again
  14. App window is visible again
    Everything is fine here.
    Case D:
  15. Select App
  16. Close App
  17. Close OBS
  18. Open OBS again
  19. Open App again
  20. App window is visible again
    And this case is problematic.
Current Behavior

Cases A, B and C work as expected.
But for case D:

  1. Select App
  2. Close App
  3. Close OBS
  4. Open OBS again
  5. Open App again
  6. 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).

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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.

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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

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