When you download an OBS plugin you will either get an installer which will auto install the plugin or you will download a bunch of files to place into the correct directory/directories. This page tries to set out the steps required for manual installation.

You should have a zip file that extracts into a folder that contains the plugin folder inside. This should be named obs-plugin-countdown. It will contain two sub folders:

• A bin folder that will have the .dll and .pdbfiles inside (the main plugin files)
• A data folder containing the supporting files (e.g., .ini, .json, .data, or folders with assets)

Plugins are usually built for either 64-bit or 32-bit OBS. From v28+ OBS is only available in 64-bit on Windows.

OBS plugin files should be located in the following folder:

C:\ProgramData\obs-studio\plugins

Note: The ProgramData folder is a hidden folder on Windows. To see hidden files and folders:
- Open File Explorer from the taskbar.
- Select View > Show.
- Select Hidden items to view hidden files and folders.

Copy the plugin folder, in this case named obs-plugin-countdown to the following folder location:

C:\ProgramData\obs-studio\plugins

Restart OBS to detect the new plugin.

If you want to install the plugin for portable stand alone installs of OBS you can copy the files/folders into the OBS folder itself following these instructions.

You should have a zip file that extracts into a folder that contains the plugin folder inside. This should be named obs-plugin-countdown. It will contain two sub folders:

• A bin folder that will have the .dll and .pdbfiles inside (the main plugin files)
• A data folder containing the supporting files (e.g., .ini, .json, .data, or folders with assets)

Plugins are usually built for either 64-bit or 32-bit OBS. From v28+ OBS is only available in 64-bit on Windows.

Locate the folder where you have the portable version of OBS installed. The instructions below use the placeholder OBS_Portable for the location of OBS. For example, if OBS is extracted to:

D:\obs

Copy the .dll and .pdb files from the plugin ZIP (located under obs-plugins\64bit or obs-plugins\32bit) to:

{{OBS_Portable}}\obs-plugins\64bit

(or 32bit if it’s a 32-bit plugin)

Example:

D:\obs\obs-plugins\64bit

If the plugin includes a data folder, locate it inside the plugin ZIP:

{{main-plugin-folder}}\data

Copy the entire data folder into:

{{OBS_Portable}}\data\obs-plugins

Example:

D:\obs\data\obs-plugins\<plugin-name>\

Restart OBS to detect the new plugin.

Generally, you should have the following types of files for the plugin:

• A .plugin file (the main plugin)

Copy the .plugin file into the following folder on your Mac:

~/Library/Application Support/obs-studio/plugins

Note: The Library folder is a hidden folder on MacOS. Use the following command to toggle the view of hidden files and folders.

CMD + SHFT + .

Restart OBS to detect the new plugin.