The OBS Project media kit
OBS Project in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by OBS Project.
Media kit
OBS Studio is made by the OBS Project, an open-source project run by volunteer contributors and released under the GPLv2 licence. It takes no payment for the software and is paid for by donations and company sponsorships through Open Collective and Patreon.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from OBS Project’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by OBS Project. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2012
The year OBS Project was founded
In a sentence
OBS Studio is made by the OBS Project, an open-source project run by volunteer contributors and released under the GPLv2 licence. It takes no payment for the software and is paid for by donations and company sponsorships through Open Collective and Patreon.
In a paragraph
OBS Project was founded in 2012. Volunteer contributors around the world working in their free time; the project gives no headcount.
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Lain
Creator and maintainer
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Paid for by donations rather than a funding round. Its contribute page asks for recurring money through Open Collective, which it says funds core contributors, and through Patreon, which it says goes to the OBS Project business account for core developers and administrative costs. Company sponsors pledge at published tiers.
OBS Studio, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming
#3 of 53 screen recording and video toolsFree plan
Our pick for anyone who wants to pay nothing, on Windows, Mac or Linux. OBS Studio is free, open-source software for recording video and streaming it live.
OBS Studio’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
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Announcements since Mar 28, 2025
Only accounts OBS Project’s own site links to. No personal addresses.
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ToolGPA, "OBS Project Media Kit" (unofficial), read Oct 18, 2026. https://toolgpa.com/tools/obs-studio/company
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what OBS Project’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by OBS Project, and OBS Project’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are OBS Project’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
