While the application is available to users with macOS computers, was only compatible with Macs with the architecture of Intel processors.

However, as we recently saw with the latest optimization of Microsoft Teams for Mac Silicon, the Open Broadcaster Software Project recently released the first beta of OBS Studio 28. More than 30 new features and noticeably improve performance as well Can be played natively on Mac Silicon from Apple.

Performance change will be noticeable in appearance

Thanks to new native support for Apple Silicon, computers that mount M1 and M2 chips, according to the developers’ notes on GitHub for downloading the OBS Studio beta version on the web. will enjoy the program more optimally and without x86 emulation.

However, they add many third party plugins will not be available for Apple Silicon users yetIf that’s the case for you and you don’t want to lose some plugins, it’s a good idea to continue using x86 builds of OBS and wait for the developers to extend this support.

Although supported, previous performance was poor

OBS Studio is now natively supported by Apple Silicon

thanks to technology badge 2Silicon Macs can run natively developed applications for Intel architecture without much disruption. But this compatibility does not equal performance.

Although applications can be executed, no application can exploit the full potential of Applenian-made ARM chips. Fortunately, thanks to the new native support, it not only works faster and with better optimization, but also consumes less power, which is useful if you have a MacBook.

What other news does the OBS Studio 28 beta bring us?

There is no doubt that the best news for Mac users is that they will eventually be fully compatible, but to build on this news even more. many interesting changes it deserves to be mentioned.

OBS Studio 28 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This will be a MAJOR update with HDR support, Apple Silicon support, Qt 6, AMD encoder improvements, NVIDIA background removal, new theme and much more.

By OBS Project Tweet and information found on its forum, 10-bit HDR video supportlikewise we will enjoy ScreenCaptureKit API supportwill allow screen recording with high performance on macOS. Additionally, there’s also a big improvement in compatibility with Apple’s VT encoder.

But of course not everything can be that good; There’s also bad news. This new beta also dropout for some operating systemsNote: The new version OBS Studio 28 will not be compatible with macOS 10.13 and 10.14, Windows 7 and 8, as well as Ubuntu 18.04. This lack of support also will no longer support 32-bit architecture.