v1.5.0

Mac and Linux users please uninstall older versions first

• Support for OBS 28 on M1 Macs
• Add volume normalization option
• Rendering performance improvements (#24 thanks to Ori Sky)
• Update Chinese localization (#27 thanks to 神枪968)
• Fix typo resulting in slightly incorrect gaussian kernels
• Dropped 32-bit support

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Flatpak)

Click for instructions

Prebuilt Binaries

• Download Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x86_64.deb and install it using your distro's package manager (Debian/Ubuntu only).

Flatpak

• flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio.Plugins.waveform

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

Note: Should work for most distros, but do not mix with the .deb package above.

MacOS (10.13+)

Click for instructions

Intel Macs

• Download Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_x86_64.pkg and run it.

ARM64/Apple Silicon Macs (OBS 28+ required)

• Download Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_arm64.pkg and run it.
  Note: Use the ARM version only if you have a native ARM build of OBS.

OBS Music Edition 27.2.4 (Windows x64)

Click for instructions

• Extract for_OBS_ME_only.zip to the root of your OBS ME folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\obs-studio-ME).

v1.5.0-rc1

Mac and Linux users please uninstall older versions first

• Experimental support for OBS 28 on M1 Macs
• Add volume normalization option
• Rendering performance improvements (#24 thanks to Ori Sky)
• Fix typo resulting in slightly incorrect gaussian kernels

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Flatpak)

Click for instructions

Prebuilt Binaries

• Download Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x86_64.deb and install it using your distro's package manager (Debian/Ubuntu only).

Flatpak

• flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio.Plugins.waveform

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

Note: Should work for most distros, but do not mix with the .deb package above.

MacOS (10.13+)

Click for instructions

• Download Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_x86_64.pkg and run it.

Note: Use the ARM version only if you have a native ARM build of OBS.
The ARM version requires OBS 28.0 or newer.

OBS Music Edition 27.2.4 (Windows x64)

Click for instructions

• Extract for_OBS_ME_only.zip to the root of your OBS ME folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\obs-studio-ME).

v1.5.0-beta1

Mac users please uninstall older versions first

• Experimental support for OBS 28 on M1 Macs
• Add volume normalization option
• Rendering performance improvements (#24 thanks to Ori Sky)
• Fix typo resulting in slightly incorect gaussian kernels

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Flatpak)

Click for instructions

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Flatpak

• flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio.Plugins.waveform

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

MacOS (10.13+)

Click for instructions

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_x64.zip to your /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Note: Even if you have an M1 Mac, you probably want the x64. Use the ARM version only if you have a native ARM build of OBS.
The ARM version requires OBS 28.0 or newer.

OBS Music Edition 27.2.4 (Windows x64)

Click for instructions

• Extract for_OBS_ME_only.zip to the root of your OBS ME folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\obs-studio-ME).

v1.4.1

• Fix rendering artifacts when using curve graph
• Restore support for non-AVX CPUs
• Update Chinese localization (#18)

Changes from 1.4.0

• Add native support for Arm64 (aka 'Apple Silicon') based Macs
• Add Simplified Chinese localization (#14 thanks to 神枪968)
• Add option to roll-off the edges of the graph (#12)

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Flatpak)

Click for instructions

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Flatpak

• flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio.Plugins.waveform

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

MacOS (10.13+)

Click for instructions

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_x64.zip to your /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Note: Even if you have an M1 Mac, you probably want the x64. Use the ARM version only if you have a native ARM build of OBS.
If upgrading from a 1.4.0 ARM build, please be sure to delete libwaveform.so if present as it has been renamed in future builds.

OBS Music Edition 27.2.4 (Windows x64)

Click for instructions

• Extract for_OBS_ME_only.zip to the root of your OBS ME folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\obs-studio-ME).

v1.4.0

• Add native support for Arm64 (aka 'Apple Silicon') based Macs
• Add Simplified Chinese localization (#14 thanks to 神枪968)
• Add option to roll-off the edges of the graph (#12)

Installation

Note that on x86 Waveform requires an AVX capable CPU (all Intel and AMD since ~2011).

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Flatpak)

Click for instructions

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Flatpak

• flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio.Plugins.waveform

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

MacOS (10.13+)

Click for instructions

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_x64.zip to your /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Note: Even if you have an M1 Mac, you probably want the x64. Use the ARM version only if you have a native ARM build of OBS.

OBS Music Edition 27.2.4 (Windows x64)

Click for instructions

• Extract for_OBS_ME_only.zip to the root of your OBS ME folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\obs-studio-ME).

v1.3.0

• Add experimental MacOS support (x64 CPUs only)
• Add Channel Spacing option in stereo mode
• Fix alpha overlap with rounded caps (except in radial mode)

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Flatpak

• flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio.Plugins.waveform

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

MacOS (10.13+ with x64 CPU only)

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_MacOS_x64.zip to your /Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins folder.

v1.3.0-beta1

• Add MacOS support

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

v1.2.3

• Support more audio configurations
• Fix alignment when scaling bar graphs

Changes from 1.2.2

• Fix crash when 'Temporal Smoothing' is set to None and source is not visible

Changes from 1.2.1

• Fix rounded caps misaligned by 1 pixel
• Add option to hide the graph when audio is silent

Changes from 1.2.0

• Add circular display mode
• Add level meter display mode
• Add rounded bar caps
• Add option to capture OBS audio output bus (all active audio sources)
• Reduce minimum strength of gaussian filter to work better with bar graphs

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

v1.2.3-beta1

• Try to accomodate high channel count audio configurations

Changes from 1.2.2

• Fix crash when 'Temporal Smoothing' is set to None and source is not visible

Changes from 1.2.1

• Fix rounded caps misaligned by 1 pixel
• Add option to hide the graph when audio is silent

Changes from 1.2.0

• Add circular display mode
• Add level meter display mode
• Add rounded bar caps
• Add option to capture OBS audio output bus (all active audio sources)
• Reduce minimum strength of gaussian filter to work better with bar graphs

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.

v1.2.2

• Fix crash when 'Temporal Smoothing' is set to None and source is not visible

Changes from 1.2.1

• Fix rounded caps misaligned by 1 pixel
• Add option to hide the graph when audio is silent

Changes from 1.2.0

• Add circular display mode
• Add level meter display mode
• Add rounded bar caps
• Add option to capture OBS audio output bus (all active audio sources)
• Reduce minimum strength of gaussian filter to work better with bar graphs

Installation

Windows

Either

• Use the installer and select your OBS folder.
  or
• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_x86_64.zip to the root of your OBS folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio).

Both methods include 32-bit and 64-bit binaries.

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

Prebuilt Binaries

• Extract Waveform_v#.#.#_Ubuntu_x64.tar.gz to your ~/.config/obs-studio/plugins folder.

Source Build

• Step-by-step instructions in the readme.