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What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,697
United States Rank #1,758
Reach 0.2253%
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Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.45 days
249.34 days >
Average installed length: 131.01 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
24.0.3 0.90%
24.0.1 0.07%
23.2.1 0.47%
23.1.0 0.27%
23.0.2 0.02%
23.0.1 0.07%
23.0.0 0.02%
22.0.2 0.29%
21.1.2 1.80%
21.1.0 4.84%
21.0.1 5.68%
21.0.0 0.02%
20.1.3 7.43%
20.1.2 0.05%
20.1.1 1.87%
20.1.0 0.86%
20.0.1 4.21%
20.0.0 0.07%
19.0.3 3.72%
19.0.2 3.40%
19.0.1 0.09%
18.0.2 0.09%
18.0.1 15.59%
18.0.0 2.57%
17.0.2 8.29%
17.0.1 0.05%
17.0.0 3.96%
0.16.6 3.92%
0.16.5 1.33%
0.16.4 0.59%
0.16.3 0.07%
0.16.2 4.68%
0.16.1 0.09%
0.16.0 0.02%
0.15.4 7.48%
0.15.3 0.09%
0.15.2 2.84%
0.15.1 0.27%
0.15.0 0.36%
0.14.2 4.73%
0.14.1 1.78%
0.13.4 2.05%
0.13.3 0.05%
0.13.2 1.62%
0.13.1 1.35%

OBS Studio

Overview

OBS Studio is a software program developed by OBS Project. The most common release is 18.0.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named obs32.exe. The setup package generally installs about 43 files and is usually about 55.4 MB (58,094,968 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 70% of users of OBS Studio come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: obsproject.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\32bit
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 55.4 MB

Program filesFiles installed by OBS Studio

Program executable:obs32.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\obs-studio\bin\32bit\obs32.exe
MD5:942e52fa74d14c723bb852f3726b47d7
Additional files:
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, https://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • avcodec-57.dll (by FFmpeg Project) - FFmpeg (FFmpeg codec library)
  • avdevice-57.dll (by FFmpeg Project) - FFmpeg device handling library
  • avfilter-6.dll - FFmpeg audio/video filtering library
  • avformat-57.dll - FFmpeg container format library
  • avutil-55.dll - FFmpeg utility library
  • swresample-2.dll - FFmpeg audio resampling library
  • swscale-4.dll - FFmpeg image rescaling library
  • libx264-148.dll (by x264 project) - x264 (H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) encoder library)
  • zlib.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
  • Qt5Core.dll (by The Qt Company Ltd) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
  • Qt5Gui.dll (by The Qt Company Ltd)
  • Qt5Widgets.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • libobs-d3d11.dll
  • libobs-opengl.dll
  • libogg-0.dll
  • libopus-0.dll
  • libvorbis-0.dll
  • libvorbisenc-2.dll
  • libvorbisfile-3.dll
  • libvpx-1.dll
  • lua51.dll
  • obs.dll
  • obs-frontend-api.dll
  • obsglad.dll
  • obs-scripting.dll
  • w32-pthreads.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • obs32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4B4527AA-A9EA-4CD3-ACB6-1C06FA80E874}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove OBS Studio?

You can uninstall OBS Studio from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program OBS Studio, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove OBS Studio.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 85%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,697

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 84.57%
Windows 7 15.37%
Windows Vista 0.07%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 43.14%
Windows 10 Pro 28.28%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.19%
Windows 7 Professional 4.10%
Windows 8.1 3.16%

Distribution by countryGeography

69.56% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 69.56%
  Germany 5.06%
  United Kingdom 4.07%
  Italy 3.38%
  France 2.93%
  Netherlands 1.90%
  Spain 1.36%
  Canada 1.30%
  Sweden 1.03%
  Poland 1.00%
  Brazil 0.57%
  Singapore 0.55%
  Norway 0.55%
  Australia 0.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 23.13%
ASUS 20.18%
Acer 14.89%
Dell 14.74%
Lenovo 7.89%
GIGABYTE 5.29%
MSI 3.95%
Alienware 3.35%
Toshiba 2.55%
Samsung 1.25%
Medion 1.10%
Apple 0.95%
Common models
ASUS All Series 18.91%
HP HP Notebook 3.56%
MSI MS-7693 2.86%
MSI MS-7817 2.17%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 2.08%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.99%

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