Mac OS · macOS
Record Your Mac Screen With OBS Studio
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Answer
Run the Auto-Configuration Wizard, grant Screen & System Audio Recording permission, add a macOS Screen Capture source, configure audio, and make a short test recording.
Install OBS and choose the recording goal
Preserve the original project, media, account data, settings, or installer and verify a second copy before erasing, converting, deleting, resetting, or reinstalling. Record file locations, formats, versions, and available storage first. Begin by confirming this task-specific prerequisite: Install OBS from obsproject.com and run Tools > Auto-Configuration Wizard for recording.
Configure OBS
Install OBS from obsproject.com and run Tools > Auto-Configuration Wizard for recording.
Grant permissions
Use OBS > Review App Permissions and enable screen recording plus microphone or camera only when needed, then relaunch OBS.
Add the capture source
Add macOS Screen Capture, choose a display, application, or window, and crop or resize it in the canvas.
Test before recording
Set the recording path and format, record one minute, and check picture, desktop audio, microphone, and available disk space.
Inspect a one-minute recording
Repeat the intended action with a harmless test and confirm this final condition: Set the recording path and format, record one minute, and check picture, desktop audio, microphone, and available disk space. Reopen the relevant settings, destination, account, project, device, or output and compare it with the recorded starting state before deleting an original or relying on the change.
Diagnose a black or silent recording
For a black source, recheck Screen & System Audio Recording permission and recreate only that capture source. For silence, confirm the Audio Mixer meter and selected input. Preserve the short test and OBS log before changing encoders or reinstalling.
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If it does not work
- If “Record Your Mac Screen With OBS Studio” remains unresolved, identify the first numbered step that produces a different result and preserve that screen, file, log, or message. Recheck the specific account, permission, storage, connection, source-media, or hardware prerequisite above, then follow only the matching OBS Project recovery path; do not combine unrelated resets, bypasses, unofficial installers, or third-party repair tools.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: macOS.
Follow the linked first-party guidance if labels differ after a platform or app update.