What it is
The project describes itself as: “OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording”E1 It's written mainly in C (files: c, h, cpp, hpp).E1 The latest release (32.2.2) has downloads for Linux, Windows and macOS.E4 77500 people starred it on GitHub; the code was last updated 2026-10-14.E3
Where your data goes
Advertising Show ads and follow you across sites to target them.
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www.facebook.com Meta / Facebook : Facebook ad tracking
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Backend & data services Databases, search and APIs the app runs on.
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www.googleapis.com Google APIs : Google services
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oauth2.googleapis.com Google APIs : Google services
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Not identified Services we don't have in our list yet.
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cacerts.digicert.com not identified
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crl3.digicert.com not identified
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ocsp.digicert.com not identified
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www.twitch.tv not identified
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blake2.net not identified
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github.com not identified
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restream.io not identified
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www.openssl.org not identified
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dashboard.twitch.tv not identified
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doc.qt.io not identified
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glad.dav1d.de not identified
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sourceforge.net not identified
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twitch.tv not identified
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api.twitch.tv not identified
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cdn.betterttv.net not identified
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cdn.frankerfacez.com not identified
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crl4.digicert.com not identified
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globalcdnweb.nimo.tv not identified
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ingest.contribute.live-video.net not identified
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ingest.twitch.tv not identified
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jira.red5.org not identified
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security.google.com not identified
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www.1024cores.net not identified
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www.asseca.org not identified
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www.digicert.com not identified
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www.google.com not identified
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What it can do on your computer
No tracking SDKs found
None of its dependencies is a known analytics, telemetry or crash-reporting library. Signals: dependency scan.E1
dependency scan
Starts other programs
It can start other programs on your computer, for example to open files or links. Signals: CreateProcessW and ShellExecuteExW.E37
CreateProcessWShellExecuteExW
Loads extra code
It can load code libraries while running (often graphics drivers, plugins or scripts). Signals: LoadLibraryExW.E38
LoadLibraryExW
The app you download
We downloaded OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe (159.8 MB) from the project's latest release and read it without running it.
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe
Format PE · 159.8 MB
Signature code-signed
Libraries 7: ADVAPI32.dll, COMCTL32.dll, GDI32.dll, KERNEL32.dll, SHELL32.dll, USER32.dll
Starts programs CreateProcessW, ShellExecuteExW
Loads code LoadLibraryExW
Web addresses 5: ocsp.digicert.com, cacerts.digicert.com, crl3.digicert.com, www.digicert.com, crl4.digicert.com
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The latest release (32.2.2) has downloads for Linux, Windows, macOS.
Evidence
Every sentence above points to one of these. Code references show the file, line:column and the short identifier that matched, never the site's code itself.
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Repository: obsproject/obs-studio
OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording
GitHub description · https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
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Licence: GNU General Public License v2.0
GitHub license · https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
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77500 stars, last push 2026-10-14
GitHub activity · https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio
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Latest release 32.2.2 (2026-08-14) with 14 files
GitHub release · https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/32.2.2
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Web address in source: www.openssl.org/source/license.html
deps/blake2/src/blake2-impl.h @ 9:26 · “www.openssl.org/source/license.html” · source scan
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Web address in source: blake2.net
deps/blake2/src/blake2-impl.h @ 13:4 · “blake2.net” · source scan
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Web address in source: glad.dav1d.de/
deps/glad/include/glad/glad_egl.h @ 33:9 · “glad.dav1d.de/” · source scan
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Web address in source: doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwidgets-layouts-flowlayout-example.html
frontend/components/FlowLayout.cpp @ 3:6 · “doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwidgets-layouts-flowlayout-example.html” · source scan
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Web address in source: obsproject.com/tools/analyzer
frontend/dialogs/LogUploadDialog.cpp @ 144:27 · “obsproject.com/tools/analyzer” · source scan
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Web address in source: github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/AUTHORS
frontend/dialogs/OBSAbout.cpp @ 131:44 · “github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/blob/master/AUTHORS” · source scan
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Web address in source: restream.io/chat-application
frontend/oauth/RestreamAuth.cpp @ 150:9 · “restream.io/chat-application” · source scan
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Web address in source: twitch.tv/popout/frankerfacez/chat
frontend/oauth/TwitchAuth.cpp @ 41:32 · “twitch.tv/popout/frankerfacez/chat” · source scan
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Web address in source: api.twitch.tv/helix/
frontend/oauth/TwitchAuth.cpp @ 70:21 · “api.twitch.tv/helix/” · source scan
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Web address in source: cdn.frankerfacez.com/script/script.min.js
frontend/oauth/TwitchAuth.cpp @ 195:25 · “cdn.frankerfacez.com/script/script.min.js” · source scan
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Web address in source: cdn.betterttv.net/betterttv.js
frontend/oauth/TwitchAuth.cpp @ 203:26 · “cdn.betterttv.net/betterttv.js” · source scan
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Web address in source: www.twitch.tv/
frontend/oauth/TwitchAuth.cpp @ 239:26 · “www.twitch.tv/” · source scan
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Web address in source: dashboard.twitch.tv/popout/u/
frontend/oauth/TwitchAuth.cpp @ 335:9 · “dashboard.twitch.tv/popout/u/” · source scan
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Web address in source: www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube
frontend/oauth/YoutubeAuth.cpp @ 239:26 · “www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube” · source scan
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Web address in source: www.facebook.com/live/producer
frontend/settings/OBSBasicSettings_Stream.cpp @ 426:20 · “www.facebook.com/live/producer” · source scan
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Web address in source: www.google.com/policies/privacy
frontend/settings/OBSBasicSettings_Stream.cpp @ 1115:15 · “www.google.com/policies/privacy” · source scan
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Web address in source: security.google.com/settings/security/permissions
frontend/settings/OBSBasicSettings_Stream.cpp @ 1117:15 · “security.google.com/settings/security/permissions” · source scan
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Web address in source: cdn-fastly.obsproject.com/
frontend/updater/updater.cpp @ 39:40 · “cdn-fastly.obsproject.com/” · source scan
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Web address in source: oauth2.googleapis.com/token
frontend/utility/YoutubeApiWrappers.cpp @ 26:39 · “oauth2.googleapis.com/token” · source scan
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Web address in source: www.1024cores.net/home/lock-free-algorithms/queues/unbounded-spsc-queue
plugins/decklink/decklink-device-instance.hpp @ 38:1 · “www.1024cores.net/home/lock-free-algorithms/queues/unbounded-spsc-queue” · source scan
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Web address in source: sourceforge.net/projects/libb64
plugins/obs-outputs/librtmp/cencode.c @ 5:18 · “sourceforge.net/projects/libb64” · source scan
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Web address in source: jira.red5.org/confluence/display/docs/Ping
plugins/obs-outputs/librtmp/rtmp.c @ 2420:6 · “jira.red5.org/confluence/display/docs/Ping” · source scan
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Web address in source: www.asseca.org/vst-24-specs/efIdentify.html
plugins/obs-vst/vst_header/aeffectx.h @ 112:37 · “www.asseca.org/vst-24-specs/efIdentify.html” · source scan
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Web address in source: ingest.contribute.live-video.net/ingests
plugins/rtmp-services/service-specific/amazon-ivs.c @ 33:6 · “ingest.contribute.live-video.net/ingests” · source scan
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Web address in source: globalcdnweb.nimo.tv/api/ingests/nimo
plugins/rtmp-services/service-specific/nimotv.c @ 82:19 · “globalcdnweb.nimo.tv/api/ingests/nimo” · source scan
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Web address in source: ingest.twitch.tv/ingests
plugins/rtmp-services/service-specific/twitch.c @ 40:72 · “ingest.twitch.tv/ingests” · source scan
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Web address inside the released app: ocsp.digicert.com
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe @ byte 0x9865feb · “ocsp.digicert.com” · string scan
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Web address inside the released app: cacerts.digicert.com/DigiCertCSECCP384RootG5.crt0E
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe @ byte 0x9866011 · “cacerts.digicert.com/DigiCertCSECCP384RootG5.crt0E” · string scan
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Web address inside the released app: crl3.digicert.com/DigiCertCSECCP384RootG5.crl0
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe @ byte 0x986605b · “crl3.digicert.com/DigiCertCSECCP384RootG5.crl0” · string scan
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Web address inside the released app: www.digicert.com/CPS0
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe @ byte 0x9866378 · “www.digicert.com/CPS0” · string scan
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Web address inside the released app: crl4.digicert.com/DigiCertG5CSECCSHA3842021CA1.crl0~
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe @ byte 0x986640f · “crl4.digicert.com/DigiCertG5CSECCSHA3842021CA1.crl0~” · string scan
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REA identified OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe as pe (sha256 c3a0b880adbe…)
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe · “c3a0b880adbe64dc” · REA inspect-artifact
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OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe imports functions that start other programs: CreateProcessW, ShellExecuteExW
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe · “CreateProcessW, ShellExecuteExW” · LIEF import table
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OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe can load code libraries at runtime (LoadLibraryExW)
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe · “LoadLibraryExW” · LIEF import table
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OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe links 7 system libraries
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe · “ADVAPI32.dll, COMCTL32.dll, GDI32.dll, KERNEL32.dll” · LIEF
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OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe is code-signed
OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64-Installer.exe · “signature” · LIEF
Limits
We read the app's code and its official download without running it. Code that exists may never run for you, and behaviour decided by servers is invisible. Web addresses and libraries show what the app can talk to or do, not that it does so every time you use it. Only open-source apps with a public GitHub repository are analysed. The release we inspected may differ from builds in app stores.
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