OBS Studio Plugin Release Notes

This is a beta release for testing on macOS and Windows.

• Multiple OBS sources can now share one connection and decoder for the same device.
• Selected devices reconnect without silently switching to another camera, while automatic selection remains stable until the current device disappears.
• Disconnecting or changing devices now shows black instead of stale video.
• Reconnecting resets retained stream state to prevent video delay from increasing over time.
• Windows adds optional experimental H.264 and HEVC hardware decoding with automatic software fallback.
• Source settings now have clearer, fully localizable labels and guidance.

• Added HEVC video decoding on Windows.
• Fixed delayed video in OBS Studio 32 on Windows.

• Fixed the plugin not loading in OBS Studio 32 on Windows.

macOS users should continue to use v2.9.6.

• Fixed the plugin not loading in OBS Studio 31 on Windows.

macOS users should continue to use v2.9.6.

• Added preview support for OBS Studio 30.2 on Windows.

macOS users should continue to use v2.9.6.

• Added support for OBS Studio 29.1.1.

• Added support for OBS Studio 29.1.

• Added support for OBS Studio 29.0.

• Added support for OBS Studio 28.
• Improved performance on Windows.

• Added preview support for OBS Studio 28.

• Added native Apple silicon builds for macOS.
• Fixed disconnections that could occur when switching scenes.

This preview release was not ready for use on Windows.

• Added compatibility with OBS Studio 27.2 and later on macOS.

• Displayed device names in the source list.
• Fixed OBS Studio not opening when an iOS device was connected.
• Improved connection handling for more edge cases.
• Updated supporting libraries.

• Added automatic device connections.
• Fixed freezing during connection.
• Improved thread safety in the macOS hardware decoder.

• Improved connection behavior.
• Fixed a rare case where changing decoders or restarting a connection could leave the video decoder unable to recover.

• Added normal and low-latency modes, with low latency as the default.
• Added optional hardware video decoding on macOS.
• Improved packet-processing performance.

• Fixed unnecessary device reconnections when starting or stopping a stream in OBS Studio.

• Fixed the unidentified developer warning during plugin installation on macOS.

• Fixed the plugin not loading in OBS Studio 24 on Windows.

• Fixed crashes when using multiple devices or closing OBS Studio.
• Reduced unnecessary device reconnections to improve multi-device reliability.
• Removed the loading state that appeared after saving settings.
• Improved the release build process.

• Fixed distorted video from some older iOS devices.

• Fixed the plugin not loading in OBS Studio 22.0.1 and later on macOS.

• Improved USB audio decoding performance.
• Fixed the version number reported in the OBS Studio log.

• Fixed the plugin not loading correctly on macOS.

• Added audio decoding.

macOS users should install v2.2.1 instead.

• Fixed a framework-loading problem that prevented the plugin from opening.

• Added support for multiple devices.
• Added plugin preferences, including a button to reconnect a device.

This release is not compatible with earlier app versions. Update Camera for OBS Studio to v2.0.0 or later.

• Improved video decoding performance for higher frame rates and resolutions on supported hardware.
• Made device connections more reliable.
• Fixed a macOS dependency problem that required FFmpeg to be installed with Homebrew.

If a device does not reconnect, hide and show the iOS Camera source in OBS Studio. If that does not work, close and reopen Camera for OBS Studio on the device.

• Released the first version for Windows and macOS.