In this post, I link to the OBS Wiki (the online instruction manual) links.
The place to start is the Quickstart Guide. Review the whole guide and you’ll be off and creating content!
Home
Guides/Info
Getting Started
Get to Know OBS
Advanced Usage
- Launch Parameters
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Surround Sound Streaming and Recording
- Streaming with SRT or RIST protocols
- Getting Started With Track Matte Stinger Transitions
- Understanding Video Aspect Ratio
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Guides
- Game Capture
- Hardware Performance
- Stream Performance
- How to enable or disable Aero in Windows 7
- How to disable Windows 10 Gaming Features
- MacOS Virtual Camera Compatibility Guide
- Windows 10 App Audio To Devices
Development & Scripting
Post Production
- Install OBS Studio using the official builds
- Build OBS Studio from source
Support
If you’re looking for any kind of assistance with OBS Studio, the site has a help portal with links to resources and our support channels:
For Support Questions, Discord, the Discord server, IRC chat, and forums are available:
Guides
The community has created a few guides on how to use OBS Studio:
- Quickstart Guide: OBS Studio Quickstart
- Overview Guide: OBS Studio Overview
- Guide to Sources in Studio: Sources Guide
- Guide to Filters in Studio: Filters Guide
- General Troubleshooting Guides: Troubleshooting Guides
- Volume meters guide (v21+): Understanding the Mixer
- Surround sound features: Surround Sound Streaming and Recording
- Streaming with srt or rist protocols: Streaming With SRT or RIST Protocols
More info about OBS Studio can be found in the Readme:
Developers see the getting started tutorial, contributing guidelines, and copying info:
For Development related Questions there is also a forum available: