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Elgato and OBS Are Streamlining Creator Workflows

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Elgato, a Corsair brand, today announced it's sponsoring the OBS Project, developers of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). With the sponsorship, Elgato will help fund new innovations on the free, open-source platform for streamers and video creators. Additionally, Elgato revealed a brand-new plugin, making it easier for users to add and share OBS Studio setups.

"This partnership builds on a long history of collaboration," says Taylor Ward, Director of Ecosystem at Elgato. "Elgato tools and OBS Studio have always gone hand in hand—now we're taking that connection to the next level. Together, we're excited to bring creators new ways to enhance and streamline their workflows."



The sponsorship
The OBS Project is largely community-driven and relies on sponsors for the resources needed to maintain and improve its software. Elgato's Diamond-tier sponsorship delivers immediate funding to support key areas. These include developing new features, such as an expanded plugin infrastructure. It also helps cover operational costs, from fixing bugs to hiring developers.
Elgato is committed to keeping OBS free and available to anyone. It joins industry leaders like NVIDIA, AMD, and YouTube in supporting the project's continued success.
The plugin
Luckily, streamers don't have to wait—new tools are already here. Elgato's OBS Studio plugin, Marketplace Connect, links the two ecosystems for the first time, making workflows faster and easier than ever.
Returning visitors to Marketplace, Elgato's digital storefront, will spot a new, dedicated OBS section. Here creators can browse full broadcasting setups, called "scene collections," and install them directly to OBS Studio. This process used to take hours of manual setup and troubleshooting—now everything's ready in just a few clicks.

Even more, creators can now easily share their own OBS setups too. The export tool automatically gathers files and settings, bundling scenes in a few quick steps. It's then ready to be shared with other creators on Marketplace.

Elgato isn't stopping here—future updates will bring support for widgets, Stream Deck, and more powerful integrations.

The legacy
For over a decade, Elgato and OBS have helped shape the creator landscape, making easy-to-use tools that work together. Elgato capture cards were among the first with native OBS Studio support, giving gamers a more seamless way to share. When Stream Deck debuted in 2017, it came with built-in OBS integration, allowing streamers to manage scenes and sources with a press. Later, Wave Link streamlined creator audio, delivering pro control and a cleaner OBS Studio interface.

Today, millions of creators run OBS Studio alongside Elgato tools to enhance their production quality. It's a partnership that has made broadcasting more accessible than ever. And after today's announcement, it's clear there's much more to come.

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Not particularly too hot about that.

OBS is, afaik, a real FOSS project whereas Elgato makes capture cards and decks that cost an arm and a leg (the only proper alternative I know -and can recommend- is TouchPortal, a phone/tablet app with a one-time 7$ purchase) along with their mandatory (?) subscription mobile app and honestly, I don't see why they needed to collab with OBS to make their store plugin (as if OBS needed a store directly inside of it...), I *really* hope it doesn't mean they're preparing for a takeover of OBS or it'll be done for, that's going to get monetized to death, just like anything else Elgato makes.
 
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Will it make my damned Stream Deck work properly with Linux? No?
 
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...how is that related with anything in the article ? They don't mention neither the Deck or Linux !
 
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You know what, I'm cool with it. Some kind of sponsorship had to happen sooner than later.
I'm rarely a fan of Corsair. I struggle figuring out why people get interested in this and that. They're all over the place:

Gaming keyboards and related? Not exciting.
Elgato capture devices? Kinda interesting.
System memory? Nah.
Storage? Yeah okay.
Workstation furniture? Revolutionary.
I am a huge fan of modular desk systems.

The OBS streaming software is so good that it has become too important to NOT notice. So why not throw money/goods at it?
That one grift, Streamlabs OBS? They're making a killing off of a vibrant app store and Ultra subscriptions. So it works for them.
You like being able to integrate commands and streaming tools with OBS? Corsair is probably best suited to make it happen.
I'm not saying there aren't others out there making tools for streaming but OBS could definitely use some kind of app market.

Do you know what my plugins stash looks like?
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Most of these are outdated, I'm sure.
An app market might clean this up if it's even possible.
 
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You like being able to integrate commands and streaming tools with OBS? Corsair is probably best suited to make it happen.
Corsair makes streaming software ? That's news to me :thonk:
I'm not saying there aren't others out there making tools for streaming but OBS could definitely use some kind of app market.
that much I agree with, the plugin repo could use a plugin itself to integrate directly with OBS
Idk if you're familiar with Kerbal Space Program but a "mod manager" like CKAN would be a great addition to OBS QoL
 
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Corsair definitely has their own in house sauce for this stuff. I haven't messed with CKAN.
You know I didn't think about that. I'm not familiar with Kerbal but the guy that worked on it.
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