OBS Studio for Windows

OBS Studio is free and open-source screen recording and live streaming software. The Windows x64 installer is served from the OBS Project CDN; the ARM64 build is served from the official OBS Studio GitHub release.

Which Windows download do you need?

Most Windows PCs use a 64-bit x64 processor, choose the Windows x64 installer (.exe). Only choose the ARM64.zip if your Windows device has an ARM64 processor. The ARM64 file is a.zip, not an installer: extract it and run OBS Studio from the extracted folder.

How to check your Windows system type

1. Open Settings → System → About.
2. Look at System type. It will say 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor on most PCs, or ARM-based processor on ARM devices.
3. Download the matching file above.

How to install OBS Studio on Windows

1. Download the Windows x64 installer above.
2. Double-click the downloaded.exe file and follow the setup wizard.
3. Open OBS Studio and review the first-run auto-configuration wizard.
4. Make a short test recording before a long session.

Full walkthroughs: How to Download OBS Studio for Windows, How to Install OBS Studio on Windows 11, and How to Install OBS Studio on Windows 10.

System requirements

OBS Project lists support for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Actual performance depends on your workload, capture resolution, frame rate and encoder, we do not publish a single minimum CPU, RAM or GPU specification because it depends on what you record or stream. Check the official OBS download page ↗ for current requirements.

Troubleshooting Windows downloads

If the installer will not run, check that the download completed, that you chose the correct architecture, and that your Windows version is supported. See How to Fix OBS Not Opening and How to Fix OBS Recording Problems.