And then by adding mobile access, those platforms become easier, too. So while you could do all of this on OBS desktop, Streamlabs makes it easier – basically, it’s a bit like having a custom distro of OBS. It’s got its own desktop apps based on OBS, plus apps that let you easily stream from Android and iOS, too. But it’s still a bit intimidating as far as configuring settings for recording, to say nothing of the manual settings required to then make it upload to various streaming platforms. OBS has gotten a lot easier – a cash infusion from Twitch, Facebook, NVIDIA, and Logitech no doubt helped. (It quietly displaced a lot of pricey and often incomplete commercial screencasting software, too.) Open Broadcaster Software, aka OBS Studio, is indeed free and powerful – not only for streaming but live recording, too. Mention live streaming any time in the past year or so, and someone no doubt told you to use OBS. Now you’ve got Streamlabs – and it just added Mac support to its other platforms. Start with OBS, the now industry-standard streaming app, and add a bunch of special sauce to make it easier and friendlier.

Streamlabs app