This release brings some visual updates to the UI, a new Hybrid MP4 recording format, a wide array of fixes and improvements, as well as multitrack video output.
Note: NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 531.61 (Windows) / 530.41.03 (Linux) or newer.
Note: The code signing certificate for OBS is being updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions starting with the next major OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see https://obsproject.com/kb/capture-hook-certificate-update for more information.
New FeaturesMultitrack Video settings (maximum streaming bandwidth, maximum video tracks)
Added support for Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video [palana/kc5nra]
Replaces the old metadata-based "VOD Track"
Added "Hybrid MP4" output format (BETA) [derrod]
Added Linux support to the native NVENC encoder [derrod]
NVENC AV1 is now supported on Linux
Added Linux shared texture support to the NVENC encoder [derrod]
Added Linux shared texture support to the QuickSync encoder [kkartaltepe]
Added Linux shared texture support to the VA-API encoder [nowrep]
Added HEVC support to WebRTC output [murillo128]
Added Composable Themes system to simplify theme creation, maintenance, and enable future customization options [derrod/Warchamp7]
General ChangesVarious UI and Theme tweaks [Warchamp7]
Audio of multiple instances of a source in a scene/group is now deduplicated [derrod]
Deduplication is recursive, but does not apply on groups or nested scenes that are currently playing show/hide transitions, this may be fixed in the future
Scene Collection specific plugin data is now retained for plugins that are not currently loaded [derrod]
Closed-captions are now supported for HEVC and AV1 [jhnbwrs]
Qt Fusion style is now always enforced on Linux [tytan652]
Combined PipeWire window/display capture into unified "Screen Capture" source to align with other platforms [tytan652]
Renamed "Screen Capture (XSHM)" as "Display Capture (XSHM)" for consistency with other capture sources [tytan652]
Set default recording format on macOS to fragmented MOV [gxalpha]
Improved freetype2 text source performance [kkartaltepe]
File open dialogs now start in the directory of the currently selected file, rather than the default [Warchamp7]
Moved warnings in advanced output to bottom of settings window for better visibility [GPattenden]
Various performance improvements for texture encoding [kkartaltepe]
Prioritize NVDEC decoder on NVIDIA systems [moocowsheep]
Support NVDEC decoder for encoded DirectShow sources [moocowsheep]
Replaced non-texture NVENC FFmpeg fallback with native implementation [derrod]
Log now includes all available encoders [Penwy]
Reset duration of scene item show/hide transitions when removing the transitions [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of volume meters [Warchamp7]
Adjusted appearance of multiview borders and labels [Warchamp7]
Added support for audio-only and video-only WHIP outputs [tt2468]
Changed default container in non-macOS OBS Beta builds from Fragmented MP4 to Hybrid MP4 [derrod]
Bug FixesFixed packet priority not being set for some AV1 encoders, resulting in outputs never recovering from dropping frames [derrod]
Fixed various issues with audio channel layouts in (remuxed) recordings [pkv/derrod]
Fixed various issues with the native FLV muxer [palana]
Fixed various issues with the RTMP protocol implementation [palana]
Fixed minor errors in HEVC and AVC decoder configuration records [derrod]
Fixed change discard confirmation dialog popping up twice when closing source properties [tytan652]
Fixed QSV AV1 on multi-GPU systems [thyintel/derrod]
Fixed FFmpeg output erroneously checking disk space when not writing to a file [RytoEX]
Fixed auto-config wizard not working without a stream key [mar10iana]
Fixed text alignment with extents [exeldro]
Fixed encoder properties having nested scroll areas in output settings [derrod]
Fixed crash if input video resolution changes when using hardware-accelerated decoding [tt2468]
Fixed button text being cut off in controls dock [powersagitar]
Fixed undo action for filters showing UUID instead of name [derrod]
Fixed not all eligible Patreon supporters being shown in the "About" dialogue [Warchamp7]
Fixed copy-pasting show/hide transitions not including duration [Warchamp7]
Fixed settings dialog being cut off on low-resolution screens [tytan652/Warchamp7/derrod/RytoEX] (yes, this one took four people to figure out)
Fixed paused indicator text stacking [Aleksbgbg]
Fixed disabled audio sources showing up in advanced audio properties [Penwy]
Fixed Grid Mode setting not being persisted when enabled through the View menu [RytoEX]
Fixed CoreAudio not handling encoder delay, resulting in audio being 44-48 ms late [derrod]
Fixed OBS not handling negative audio timestamps at the start of an output correctly, resulting in Opus and CoreAudio AAC audio being delayed by a few ms [derrod]
Fixed VA-API AV1 encoder being unavailable if H.264 is unsupported [kkartaltepe]
Fixed WebRTC buffer size being too small for recovery with high-bitrate video [Sean-Der]
Fixed renaming multiple scenes when hitting Tab key while renaming [howellrl]
