obs-streamlink vs obs-ios-camera-source

obs-streamlink

OBS source plugin to receive stream using streamlink. (by dd-center)

obs-ios-camera-source

Use your iPhone camera as a video source in OBS Studio and stream high quality video from your iPhone's camera over USB (by wtsnz)

obs-studio obs-studio-plugin Plugin Iphone Camera H264 Usb

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1	Mentions	6
228	Stars	330
0.0%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	2.9
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	12 months ago
C++	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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obs-streamlink

Posts with mentions or reviews of obs-streamlink. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-02.

Is there a widget that I can use to easily play youtube videos in a small window?
2 projects | /r/obs | 2 Mar 2021

Streamlink should do what you want. The obs-streamlink plugin is probably the easiest way to set it up.

obs-ios-camera-source

Posts with mentions or reviews of obs-ios-camera-source. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-04.

Podcast setup advice
1 project | /r/podcasting | 7 May 2023
Filming with iphone
1 project | /r/youtubers | 23 Jan 2023

Well, I could offer the suggestion of using the NDI cam, but it's not always the easiest to setup. I've also had some good results using OBS Camera.
Help With Multi Camera Vinyl Streaming Setup
2 projects | /r/videography | 4 Jan 2023

One of the other options could be NDI/OBS Camera. Obs.Camera supports USB connection for higher quality video, or an iOS NDI app would allow for wireless video.
Dj streaming help please ( how to)
1 project | /r/DJs | 3 Jan 2023

If you want to use it as a camera via USB, there are a few iOS apps + OBS plugins, for example: https://obs.camera/ I don't know how well this one works, but just to showcase how it works.
You’ll soon be able to use an iPhone as a Mac webcam
1 project | /r/apple | 6 Jun 2022
What macOS API are they using?
2 projects | /r/macapps | 31 Mar 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing obs-streamlink and obs-ios-camera-source you can also consider the following projects:

obs-v4l2sink - obs studio output plugin for Video4Linux2 device

obs-color-monitor - Vectorscope, waveform, and histogram for OBS Studio

yewtube - yewtube, forked from mps-youtube , is a Terminal based YouTube player and downloader. No Youtube API key required.

RewardsTheater - An OBS plugin that lets your viewers redeem videos or sounds on stream via Twitch Channel Points.

obs-kinect - OBS Plugin to use a Kinect (all models supported) in OBS (and setup a virtual green screen based on depth and/or body detection).

obs-midi - Use MIDI devices to trigger events in OBS and vice versa

obs-backgroundremoval - An OBS plugin for removing background in portrait images (video), making it easy to replace the background when recording or streaming.

spectralizer - Audio visualizer plugin for obs-studio