The NVIDIA SDK was updated to version 13 in this release. This means that the minimum supported driver version is now 570. If you experience any issues with NVENC, please ensure that your GPU driver version is fully up to date.

New Features

• Replaced add source dropdown with new dialog [Warchamp7]
• Added copy paste functions to frontend API [exeldro]
• Added filter to compose SDR into HDR [jpark37]
• Added delete as a hotkey to delete sources on macOS [PatTheMav]
• Added dynamic bitrate support to multitrack video [lexano-ivs]
• Added missing file support for filters [exeldro]
• Added ability for plugins to set custom icons for new source types [cg2121]
• Improved FPS selector UX [jcm93]
• Included .webp files when adding a directory to Image Slide Show source [TarunCore]

Changes

• Forced Intel-based installations to update to Apple Silicon version on macOS [PatTheMav]
  • This change means that OBS Studio versions built for Intel-based Macs but running on Apple Silicon Macs will automatically update to OBS Studio built for Apple Silicon Macs. If an installation was using third-party plugins, those plugins will no longer load until replaced with Apple Silicon versions.
• Fixed audio mixer state getting out of sync when changing settings via websockets or plugins [Warchamp7]
• Added theming for checked QToolButtons [glikely]
• Added minimum width to spinboxes [Warchamp7]
• Changed new capture devices to use fallback frame rate by default [PatTheMav]
• Improved OpenGL performance slightly on low-end machines [kkartaltepe]
• Set minimum size for color source to 1 pixel [exeldro]
• Disallowed overwriting the crash handler [sebastian-s-beckmann]
• Applied process mitigation policies for Windows [notr1ch]
• Adjusted description of multitrack video [jhnbwrs]
• Improved DLL loading behavior on Windows [notr1ch]
• Limited multitrack video config to Custom service [PatTheMav]
• Removed redundant "Monitor Only" from the Advanced Audio Properties window [Warchamp7]
  • Mute and Monitor are handled independently in the new Audio Mixer
• Removed Close button from What's New dialog [Warchamp7]
• Removed margins from What's New dialog [Warchamp7]

Bug Fixes

• Fixed OAuth and dock state save corruption [PatTheMav]
• Fixed group bounds not resizing when removing items [howellrl]
• Fixed canvas mixes not being restored after video reset [dsaedtler]
• Fixed some erroneous crashes during shutdown [Warchamp7]
• Fixed display capture sometimes capturing black after a duplicator failure [ThrowTop]
• Fixed color of controls dock output buttons in System theme [shiina424]
• Fixed virtual camera reset failures [stephematician]
• Fixed potential crash when user discards changes in the settings window [suogesi]
• Fixed incorrect return value in virtualcam filter [xtfo]
• Fixed source toolbar buttons not working after dragging a source into a group [Warchamp7]
• Fixed properties hint icon spacing [Warchamp7]
• Fixed potential crash when a video device reconnects on macOS [jcm93]
• Fixed an issue where PipeWire could fail on NVIDIA GPUs [hoshinolina]
• Fixed obs_canvas_get_video_info returning incorrect framerate [dsaedtler]
• Fixed NVENC using incorrect bitrate in CQVBR mode [Lordmau5]
• Fixed VAAPI AV1 not working when streaming with WHIP [RytoEX]

Deprecations

• Deprecated obs_properties_add_button [sebastian-s-beckmann]