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OBS Studio
Free desktop
PlatformWindows · macOS · Linux
Purchase basisFreePrice checked: 12 Sept 2026
Known 1-year cost · 1 person$0.00Tax excluded. Future upgrades and optional maintenance are not included unless stated.
Record your screenAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Screen/window capture and recording are documented.
Include your webcamAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Video Capture Device sources support webcams.
Record microphone audioAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Desktop and microphone audio sources are documented.
Save a local videoAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Start Recording saves a local recording; this is separate from streaming.
Send a hosted video linkNot supportedOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026OBS does not provide its own hosted video library. Publish a recording through a separate hosting service to obtain a viewing link.
Export without a watermarkAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026The official FAQ explicitly states that OBS has no watermarks or other license limitations.
Capture system audioNot established
Download an MP4Not established
Manage a hosted team libraryNot established
Record without a fixed time limitNot established
Offline core taskLocal core task documented · task test pending
A recording and streaming application; a hosted team video library is a separate workflow.
QuickTime Player
Included with macOS
PlatformmacOS
Purchase basisFreePrice checked: 13 Sept 2026
Known 1-year cost · 1 person$0.00Tax excluded. Included with macOS. Hardware and separate video hosting are outside the estimate.
Record your screenAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026New Screen Recording opens the Screenshot recording tools.
Include your webcamSource reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026A separate Record a Movie command does not establish simultaneous webcam overlay.
Record microphone audioAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The Screenshot workflow opened by QuickTime supports selecting a microphone. This does not establish system-audio capture.
Save a local videoAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The recording can be opened and saved on the Mac.
Send a hosted video linkSource reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Export without a watermarkSource reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Capture system audioSource reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Download an MP4Source reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Manage a hosted team librarySource reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Record without a fixed time limitSource reviewed · not establishedOfficial source · 13 Sept 2026The reviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Offline core taskLocal core task documented · task test pending
A saved local movie is not a managed hosted library. Camera recording is a separate workflow; a combined screen-and-camera overlay is not established here.