OBS
16 projects shared since May 2026 were built for OBS.
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Summary
Builders made 16 add-ons, companions or plugins for OBS since May 2026, 12 of them in the last 12 weeks. Over the last 4 weeks, NoClippy drew the most discussion (3 comments). It hides user-selected Windows app windows from OBS captures and screen recordings while leaving them visible on the user's own monitor. The kinds of projects built for it most are Livestream viewing and streamer tools, Screen recording and screenshot tools and AI and desktop video editors.
Projects built with it
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Share of stated stacks, last 4 weeks
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Add-ons built for it
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Share of stated stacks, each week
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What's built with it
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Latest add-ons built for OBS
- CursorFollow — Captures the active window and renders it into one stable shareable window that follows focus across apps.“I made a small open-source tool that lets you share one window in meetings and have it follow whatever you're working on”
- Creator — Generates animated OBS overlay packs, scenes, alerts and stingers from prompts to ChatGPT or Claude, and tests them by loading them into OBS.“I built a ChatGPT/Claude workflow that creates animated OBS packs and tests them in OBS”
- NoClippy — Hides user-selected Windows app windows from OBS captures and screen recordings while leaving them visible on the user's own monitor.“I made NoClippy, a free Windows app that keeps the windows you pick off your stream while they look normal on your screen”
- ShiftCast — Adds or removes a live stream delay mid-broadcast and relays the stream to multiple platforms without restarting.“I built a stream delay app for Twitch/YouTube/Kick/TikTok that changes delay mid-live, without cutting the stream”
- tippin' — Lets customers tip staff or creators via a personal QR code and payment page, sending the money directly to the recipient's account.“Built a tipping app for Polish waiters, hairdressers and streamers. The first version took two weeks, getting traction took a year”
- Syncify — Displays the currently playing track from Spotify or other SMTC-compatible media players as a customizable overlay widget.“I made a Now Playing Widget for OBS that works with almost anything!”
- TetherCam — Sends an iPhone's camera over a USB cable into OBS on a Mac.“My iPhone kept disconnecting while recording YouTube videos, so I built a free USB camera plugin for OBS”
- Nox Frame — Provides recolorable HTML and PNG overlay scenes and alerts for OBS livestreams.“I made Nox Frame — a 12 USD local HTML OBS overlay pack you recolor without After Effects”
- SRT Camera Hub — Streams live low-latency video from an Android phone camera to OBS over SRT and sends a tally light signal back to the phone.“Best tool to transmit live video from Android's camera to obs. I got tired of laggy NDI camera feeds, so I built an ultra-low-latency SRT wireless camera app for OBS. Here’s how I built the architecture (Open Source).”
- TFT Live Overlay — Displays a rank-specific stat card overlay for Teamfight Tactics players, with metallic rank crest styling, animations, and rank-up transitions.“What would you prompt to improve this design?”
- Live Game Animator — Turns YouTube and TikTok live chat messages into real-time game commands and votes displayed through OBS.“Free - OpenSource -- I built an open-source OBS game system controlled by YouTube and TikTok live chat — includes 9 interactive games”
- CamFilterGpu — Applies real-time GPU video filters to webcam feeds, including background removal and brightness/level adjustment, with user-written Python filter scripts.“Built a live video 'super-tool' (CamFilterGpu) to improve low-light/cost webcams (like mine) with precise background removal and level controls (no green screen!). You can even write and run your own Python filter scripts on-the-fly! Here's a quick clip. Free V1.1 Beta is now live (see comments).”
- Stream Savant — Fans a local OBS stream out to Twitch, YouTube, Kick and TikTok with a custom vertical layout including live chat.“Built a feature rich streaming tool”
- snooker scoreboard overlay — Provides a live snooker scoreboard controlled from a phone and displayed as an OBS browser-source overlay for streams.“Built a free snooker scoreboard + overlay for streamers — first real side project, looking for feedback”
- Vanity Fair — Lets viewers collectively fund streamer-created challenges through donations, with live progress alerts in OBS and proof uploads after completion.“Built a platform that turns donations into funded challenges for streamers: looking for feedback”
Pitched as alternatives to OBS
- Screen FX — Overlays confetti, fireworks, fire effects, sound-backed text signs and other animations on top of the macOS screen via Stream Deck keys.“I made a Stream Deck plugin that throws confetti, fireworks and a full-screen "GAME OVER" over your Mac screen. Native, 200 KB, no extra apps”
- FastCast — Records the Windows screen to local MP4 files and streams it live over RTMP with stream keys.“I built a native Windows screen recorder/streaming app and need beta feedback”
- Capture Bridge — Displays a capture card feed in a low-latency window and shares it to Discord with audio routed without doubling.“i got tired of capture card software, so i built a tiny app to share one in discord”
- ScreenFlowy — Records screen videos in the browser with webcam, microphone, and cursor zoom effects, then exports them.“Built a browser based screen recorder, need your feedback on it.”
- Screenbolt — Records screen video and automatically adds camera zoom and edits around clicks, so the recording needs no manual editing.“Solo dev. $5k out of pocket. 10 sales in 48 hours. Here's the unsexy thing that's working”