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← Creator toolkit · Mission 10 of 13

Record tutorials that look like a YouTuber made them, free, with OBS

Set up OBS Studio, the free recorder streamers and YouTubers use, so it records sharp 1080p tutorials with your logo on top and a clean, even voice, then flip it to a vertical 1080x1920 canvas for Reels and TikTok.

36 minBeginnerTools: FreeStep 1 free
Tested 9 Oct 2026 · OBS Studio 32.2.2, Intel Core Ultra 7 laptop (Intel Arc graphics, no NVIDIA), Windows 11
OBS set up for recording in a few clicks, using your laptop's graphics chip so your computer stays responsive
A reusable sceneyour screen or a single window, with your logo in the corner
A microphone chain (noise suppression, compressor, limiter) that takes out background hum and evens out your voice
  • 1080p MP4 files ready for YouTube, plus a one-click vertical setup for Reels and TikTok
Before you start
  • A Windows, Mac or Linux computer. An ordinary laptop with no gaming graphics card is fine
  • About 500MB of free space for OBS, plus room for your recordings
  • Optional: a logo or any PNG image, and a webcam
01/06Install OBS Studio0 done
STEP 01 of 06~5 min

Install OBS Studio

OBS is free and open source. No account, no watermark, no trial.

  1. Download the installer from the official site, obsproject.com ↗, or install it with one command:

    Windows
    winget install --id OBSProject.OBSStudio -e

  2. The installer is about 152MB. Windows will usually ask for permission to make changes: click Yes. On a Mac or Linux, download your version from the same page.

    TipNo admin rights on your PC? Download OBS-Studio-32.2.2-Windows-x64.zip (179MB) from the official GitHub releases page ↗ instead, unzip it and run bin\64bit\obs64.exe. It unpacks to about 470MB and needs no installing.

  3. Open OBS Studio from the Start menu. The first time, a window called Auto-Configuration Wizard pops up straight away. Leave it open for the next step.

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CheckpointOBS is open and the Auto-Configuration Wizard is on screen.
If it breaks'winget' is not recognised + 1 more
'winget' is not recognised
Use the installer from obsproject.com ↗ instead. It's the same program.
The wizard didn't appear, or you closed it
Open it again any time from the Tools menu, then Auto-Configuration Wizard.
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