Installing on macOS
Install OBS Plugin Installer on macOS 12 or later using the recommended DMG installer. This guide covers copying the app to Applications and handling Gatekeeper prompts.
Prerequisites
- OBS Studio 28+ installed (30+ recommended)
- macOS 12 or later
- Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
Download options
Recommended for most users: .dmg installer. Advanced option: .app bundle when distributed for managed deployment workflows.
macOS downloads
Download OBS Plugin Installer for macOS using the button below. The DMG installer is the easiest option for most users.
Other options: Application bundle (.app)
Having trouble downloading? Retry the download or contact support.
Step-by-step installation
Download the DMG
Download the latest macOS build from the button above.
Copy to Applications
Open the DMG and drag OBS Plugin Installer into your Applications folder.
Handle Gatekeeper
If macOS blocks the app, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click “Open Anyway”.
Launch and detect OBS
Open the app from Applications. It will scan for OBS Studio and prepare plugin directories.
If you see “App is damaged” or “unidentified developer”
First, approve the app in System Settings → Privacy & Security. If you still hit a quarantine issue, you can remove the quarantine attribute:
sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OBS-Plugin-Installer.appTroubleshooting
OBS not found
Ensure OBS Studio is installed in /Applications and re-run detection. If you keep OBS elsewhere, select the directory manually.
Permissions / disk access issues
If the app can’t scan or write to plugin folders, check Privacy & Security permissions and try again.