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33.0.0

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33.0 New Features

Updated CEF from 127/6533 to 150/7871 [WizardCM] (#13900)

This is a massive update to the underlying framework used for browser sources and docks from the July 2024 release to September 2026

All of this work is on the backend and should be invisible to users. Please be sure to report any new weirdness or problems you run into with browser sources!

Complete overhaul to plugin loading [FiniteSingularity/PatTheMav] (#13594)

First-party plugins are now in a new folder named core

Third-party plugins have an updated installation location and folder structure

Existing third-party plugins will continue to load from the legacy locations until OBS Studio 34.0

More information is available in our knowledge base article

Improved how source snapping works in the preview [Warchamp7] (#12298)

New visual indicator added

Sources now snap along the entire axis instead of only when directly touching

Sources no longer snap to hidden sources

Improved behavior of spinboxes for number values [Warchamp7] (#12337)

Typing is no longer mysteriously blocked in some situations

Numbers are no longer cut off in some situations

Values now update only after pressing Enter and Enter does not close the window

Holding Shift + Up/Down now advances multiple steps at a time

Dragging the cursor inside the input but outside the text itself now works properly

Enabled NVENC on Arm64 [RytoEX] (#13827)

33.0 Changes

Added a check for encoders being missing when loading a profile [derrod] (#11340)

Added support for newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects [pkviet] (#13838)

Added hotkeys for controlling audio monitoring of a source [Warchamp7] (#13599)

Changed Safe Mode to not start WebSocket Server [FiniteSingularity/RytoEX] (#13984)

Fixed issues with groups in Studio Mode [Warchamp7] (#11092)

Fixed moving sources inside a group causing them to glitch out in Program

Fixed moving sources inside a group showing up live in Program

Adjusted naming of Window Capture methods on Windows [Penwy] (#12047)

Improved detection of fullscreen games for Game Capture [Kira-NT] (#10880)

Improved transparency handling for macOS Screen Capture [jcm93] (#13030)

Scaled simple output recording audio bitrate by channel count [nickvonkaenel] (#13311)

Removed support for Ubuntu 24.04

33.0 Bug Fixes

Added a startup error if obs-transitions failed to load [notr1ch] (#13321)

Improved file splitting for Hybrid MP4/MOV [derrod] (#13386)

Fixed outputs getting stuck running when a bad rescale output resolution is set [suogesi] (#13375)

Fixed monitoring icon state getting desynced when using third-party tools or websockets [prgmitchell] (#13822)

Fixed a crash on macOS 27.2 when starting OBS Studio [RytoEX] (#14070)

Fixed potential crash when shader cache file is invalid [notr1ch] (#13538)

Fixed a potential crash on Linux when USB mic is removed [R0te/RytoEX] (#13922)

Fixed a potential crash when renaming a source with the Add Source window open [Warchamp7] (#13800)

Fixed a potential deadlock during video/audio tasks [exeldro] (#13579)

Fixed an issue with B-frame offset calculation in AMF that could cause streams to disconnect [lexano-ivs] (#13762)

Fixed PipeWire screencast sources being duplicated in studio mode [tytan652] (#13673)

Fixed a potential crash when switching off a newly created profile [Warchamp7] (#13182)

Fixed a source toolbar crash when source type is missing [Penwy] (#13539)

Fixed profile import failing on paths with a trailing slash [Ushkalovk] (#13863)

33.0 Developer Information

Added frontend event and output signal for replay buffer saving [Penwy] (#8955)

Added guidance regarding the theme system to the top of all theme files [Warchamp7] (#13733)

Added ability to set a file extension filter for OBS_PATH_FILE_SAVE path types [FiniteSingularity] (#10190)

Added obs_frontend_is_safe_mode for first-party plugins

Third-party plugins are not loaded at all in Safe Mode

Added versions to Flatpak plugin extension point [tytan652] (#13735)

Added obs_canvas_video_active() to check if the video of a canvas is active [exeldro] (#13110)

The minimum supported versions of Visual Studio, Windows SDK, and clang-format have been increased. Previous versions may continue to work, but will no longer be tested/supported. It is recommended that build environments are kept up-to-date with the project's toolchain.

Changed Windows builds to use Visual Studio 2026 and SDK 26100 [RytoEX] (#13543)

Changed clang-format version used to 22.1.3 [PatTheMav] (#13549)

Changed obs_canvas_reset_video() to allow resetting a canvas's video when any other canvas's video is active, but not its own video [exeldro] (#13110)

Updated libnsgif to 1.0.0 [RytoEX] (#11178)

This is a breaking change for any plugins using libobs/graphics gs_image_file

Clarified documentation for obs_module_unload [notr1ch] (#13327)

Required MbedTLS 3 and exclude 4 or later [tytan652] (#13799)

Removed support for FFmpeg 6.x and 7.x [RytoEX] (#13964)

Removed support for Qt 6.4-6.9 [RytoEX] (#13969)

Fixed repeated preview enable/disables not working [WarmUpTill] (#12580)

Only emit core signal handlers for public canvases [tt2468] (#13574)

Deprecated unused hidden API for sources [derrod] (#13122)

Deprecated APIs for audio source monitoring_type [Warchamp7] (#13599)

This is replaced by a new monitoring_enabled boolean

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