# Streamlabs Desktop

Application: Logitech

Dem still dey call am streamlabs obs, slobs, streamlabs

Logitech, Creative

OBS fork with extra widgets, wey Logitech own now. Streamlabs OBS.exe na the process. E no be OBS Studio.

## Wetin you need know

Streamlabs Desktop na the fork. OBS Studio na obs64.exe.

Streamlabs OBS.exe dey add widgets on top OBS fork. Logitech own am. obs64.exe na the OBS Project. Dem no be the same Start tile.

- **Wetin e be?**: Streaming overlay app

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If Streamlabs OBS.exe na the process, that one na the Logitech fork, no be OBS Studio. I no go dey find obs64.exe to explain Streamlabs theme.

## Wetin be Streamlabs Desktop?

Streamlabs Desktop na streaming app wey dem build on top OBS fork. The Windows executable na Streamlabs OBS.exe.

## If you never use am before

Streamlabs Desktop na fork of OBS with alerts and widgets. Streamlabs OBS.exe na the process. E no be OBS Studio. Logitech own Streamlabs now. Download from streamlabs.com. Themes and Streamlabs account na the extra layer.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Widget overlays**

Alerts and donation tiles. Vanilla OBS dey use Browser Sources wey you add yourself.

**Scenes**

Still be OBS-like scene tree. Themes fit hide that one. obs64.exe na the other product.

**Streamlabs account**

Login features wey Streamlabs dey sell. OBS Studio no dey require that account.

## Na who e dey for?

- Streamers wey want packaged widgets
- People wey click Streamlabs ad
- Anybody wey dey compare Streamlabs OBS.exe with obs64.exe

## Current status

Streamlabs Desktop (2016) na current streaming overlay app from Logitech. The vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://streamlabs.com/.

## How old e be?

Streamlabs fork OBS around 2016 as Streamlabs OBS. Logitech buy Streamlabs. The process name still dey write Streamlabs OBS.exe. obs64.exe na the upstream project.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| Streamlabs OBS.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ------------------ | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Streamlabs fit start with Windows if you gree. That one na the fork, no be Windows service.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Streamlabs OBS\\ |
| --------------- | --------------------------------- |

## File formats

MP4, MKV, Streamlabs scene JSON

## Common wahala dem

### Theme hide the mixer

Streamlabs UI no be vanilla OBS. Switch editor or open OBS Studio.

### Account dey required for feature

Na Streamlabs be that, no be OBS plugin failure.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm Streamlabs OBS.exe

The Streamlabs folder na the fork. Program Files\obs-studio na obs64.exe.

### Install from streamlabs.com

Avoid random slobs.exe hosts.

### Sign out and clear cache for Streamlabs documents

Stuck login na account wahala, no be GPU failure.

## Alternatives

OBS Studio na the usual alternative. Streamlabs no dey replace obs64.exe for vanilla scene collection.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [streamlabs.com/ ](https://streamlabs.com/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [help.streamlabs.com/ ](https://help.streamlabs.com/)Vendor support          |
| Official site | [streamlabs.com/ ](https://streamlabs.com/)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Same class of need like OBS: GPU encoder and enough CPU for the scene. Widgets dey add browser cost.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[OBS Studio: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/obs-studio/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Streamlabs Desktop official site ](https://streamlabs.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Streamlabs Desktop help ](https://help.streamlabs.com/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Logitech

  **Category**: Streaming overlay app

  **Process**: Streamlabs OBS.exe

  **License**: Free to install, with Streamlabs account features

  **First released**: 2016

  **Official site**: [streamlabs.com](https://streamlabs.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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