This plugin adds 3 sources for capturing audio outputs, inputs and applications using PipeWire
- OBS Studio 28.0 or later
- WirePlumber
PipeWire 0.3.62 or later is highly recommended (#17, PipeWire#2874)
For the plugin to be able to capture applications, PipeWire should be set up to handle audio on your system.
For most applications, the pipewire-pulse
compatibility layer should be enough, but there are also pipewire-jack and pipewire-alsa.
If applications aren't showing up in the plugin, your system may be missing one of those components.
See the PipeWire wiki for more info.
Get the linux-pipewire-audio-(version).tar.gz archive from the latest release
If OBS Studio is installed as a
- Regular package: Extract the archive in
~/.config/obs-studio/plugins/
Your files should look like this/home/user/.config/obs-studio/plugins ├── linux-pipewire-audio │ ├── bin │ │ └── 64bit │ │ └── linux-pipewire-audio.so │ └── data │ └── locale │ ... - Flatpak:
Important
THIS INSTALLATION METHOD IS UNSUPPORTED BY THE OBS STUDIO TEAM AND CAN BREAK AT ANY TIME
This plugin relies on a Flatpak permission that OBS Studio could remove at any time, so it can't be on Flathub.
If after updating OBS Studio the plugin stops working, check the latest release for a new version, or build the plugin yourself
against the latest OBS Studio.
Note that native OBS Studio packages do not have this problem.
Extract the archive in ~/.var/app/com.obsproject.Studio/config/obs-studio/plugins/
Note: If the plugin isn't working run flatpak override --filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0 com.obsproject.Studio
Ensure you have CMake, PipeWire and OBS Studio/libobs development packages, then in the repo's root:
cmake -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
cmake --build build
# To install it system-wide:
cmake --install buildThis plugin is currently in the process of being worked on to merge into upstream OBS Studio. See obsproject/obs-studio#6207
