Window Capture

Window Capture allows you to capture a specific window and its contents. The advantages to using this source over Display Capture is that only the selected window will be shown, even if there are other windows in front of it.

Properties

Windows

Property	Description	Default
Window	Specifies the window to capture
Capture Method	Specifies the capture method to use. BitBlt is less efficient but may help with certain programs.	Automatic
Window Match Priority	Specifies the means by which to detect the window to capture if the previously-captured window cannot be found. If Window title must match is selected, the source will be blank until the original window (or one with the same title) is found	Match title, otherwise find window of the same type
Capture Cursor	Sets whether or not to capture the mouse cursor	On
Multi-Adapter Compatibility	Shows when the method is Window 7 BitBlt	Off
Client Area	Shows when the method is Windows 10	On

macOS

Property	Description	Default
Window	Specifies the window to capture
Show Windows with empty names	Sets the Window list to show unnamed windows	False
Show Window shadow	Sets the source to to show the window shadow	False

Notes

Windows

Disabling the Desktop Window Manager (DWM), sometimes called Aero, can interfere with the correct operation of this source on Windows 7 or later.

macOS

In the current version of OBS Studio for macOS, Window Capture is not as performant as on other platforms. For a smooth capture experience, use Display Capture instead.

Window Capture (Xcomposite)

Windows	macOS	Linux
❌ Not available	❌ Not available	✅ Available

Properties

Property	Description	Default
Window	Specifies the window to capture
Crop Top/Left/Right/Bottom	Sets the area of the display to crop	0/0/0/0
Swap red and blue	Changes red colors to blue and blue colors to red. This does not affect secondary colours such as greens, pinks, or purples	Off
Lock X server when capturing	Off

Window Capture (PipeWire)

Windows	macOS	Linux
❌ Not available	❌ Not available	✅ Available