OBS Studio

OBS on Linux is the real thing, not a port afterthought: scenes, sources, filters, virtual camera, and streaming to any RTMP endpoint. On modern distros, PipeWire screen capture means Wayland recording finally just works, and VAAPI/NVENC hardware encoding is solid. If you streamed or recorded tutorials on Windows, your muscle memory transfers wholesale.

Differences to know: some Windows-only plugins and capture methods (game capture hooks) don’t exist here — window/display capture via PipeWire covers most cases but individual game capture is less granular. Browser-source audio and certain plugin ecosystems can need extra setup in the Flatpak. Check your specific plugins before a critical stream.