How To Record Screen With Obs On Windows Mac And Linux

Method 1: Record Screen with OBS on Windows

Let’s start with the most commonly used platform, Windows. Since OBS has no restrictions on Windows, the steps are pretty straightforward.

Install OBS on Windows

There are two ways you can download and install OBS. Go to the OBS official website and press the Windows button. Once done, follow the basic installation steps. You can also go to the Microsoft Store and search OBS Studio, which will give an install button. Once you press the button, OBS will automatically install in your system.

Change OBS Settings

After opening OBS, the first thing you need to do is adjust your settings for recording. Here is how it goes:

Start Recording in OBS

Specific Window Capture

Additionally, OBS also introduced ‘Game Capture’ and ‘Window Capture’ for specific game screens or application screen recordings without showing any crucial information on your display. Learn to set it up in this section.

  1. To record only a specific game screen, click the Game Capture or Capture specific window option.
  2. Then select the game you want to record and click Start Recording.
    Similarly, you can use Window Capture for any application window on OBS without recording the whole screen.

Method 2: Record Screen with OBS on Mac

The recording screen on Mac through OBS is almost similar to Windows with slight restrictions. But don’t worry, as we have covered everything you need to know.

Install OBS on Mac

Before going on the OBS download page on their official website, make sure you have macOS 11 or higher. Once you have that dealt with, download the Mac Intel version or Mac Apple silicon version and follow the installation steps.

Start Recording

To start recording your screen on OBS on Mac, follow these steps below:

Method 3: Record Screen with OBS on Linux

Using OBS on Linux comes with a lot of complications. Follow the steps below to learn how to do so:

Install OBS on Linux

Before jumping on the steps to record your screen, let’s discuss how to install OBS on Linux. OBS is officially supported on Flatpack and Ubuntu. You can get the Flatpack version using the link here.
For Ubuntu users, if you have Ubuntu 20.04 or later installed, then open your terminal and type the following to install it :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studiosudo apt updatesudo apt install ffmpeg obs-studio

Start Recording

The recording in Linux on OBS is pretty similar to Windows with some little differences. Learn how to use it here:
And that’s how you can record your screen using OBS on any platform. Are you still having trouble? Let us know about it in the comments below!