OBS Linux Vulkan/OpenGL game capture

OBS plugin for Vulkan/OpenGL game capture on Linux.

Requires OBS 27. On X11 you need to explicitly enable EGL: OBS_USE_EGL=1 obs.

AUR: obs-vkcapture-git

Flatpak:

• Capture tools: org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.OBSVkCapture
• OBS plugin: com.obsproject.Studio.Plugin.OBSVkCapture

Building

mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib ..
make && make install

Usage

1. Add Game Capture to your OBS scene.
2. Start the game with capture enabled

Vulkan

obs-vkcapture game

OpenGL

obs-glcapture game

Known Issues

• Requires VK_EXT_external_memory_dma_buf - not available in NVIDIA proprietary driver

Troubleshooting

Cannot create EGLImage: Arguments are inconsistent

If you get this error with Vulkan capture, try starting the game with OBS_VKCAPTURE_LINEAR=1 environment variable.

No Game Capture source available in OBS

If you are on X11, make sure you run OBS with EGL enabled: OBS_USE_EGL=1 obs.