obsproject/obs-studio

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

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Open beginner issues: 5
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Merged PRs (30d): 12

Dominant language: C
License: GPL-2.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: No code of conduct
Beginner labels: good first issue

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6 beginner-friendly issues open

macOS: GetInputPropertiesListPropertyItems on screen_capture's display_uuid crashes OBS (strlen(NULL) on the placeholder list entry) Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

obsproject/obs-studio#13905 · Opened Sep 17, 2026
linux-v4l2: Adjusting camera controls (Zoom, Focus, etc.) triggers stream restarts on USB3 4k webcam (Elgato 4k facecam) Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

obsproject/obs-studio#13896 · Opened Sep 14, 2026
PipeWire camera source: out.linesize[i] never set for planes > 0 — NV12 renders green Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

obsproject/obs-studio#13823 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 25, 2026
Crash (NULL deref) in screencast-portal.c start() when a delayed portal SelectSources response arrives after the session is gone Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

obsproject/obs-studio#13809 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 20, 2026
FFmpeg VAAPI encoder fails to start when profile contains a stale vaapi_device path Open

Difficulty 2/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 68/100

obsproject/obs-studio#13773 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 10, 2026
Segfault (null pointer) when RTMP output receives error with missing description Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

obsproject/obs-studio#13144 · Opened Feb 19, 2026

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