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Hotkeys

Hotkeys

Use Push-to-Talk

Activate the Push-to-Talk hotkeys to be used with your Microphone/Auxiliary Device. You can set two different hotkeys, or clear them.

Push-to-Talk 1 and 2

Set hotkeys to use the Push-to-Talk function of OBS (must be activated above).

Mute/Unmute Mic / Desktop hotkeys

Set hotkeys to mute your Desktop or Microphone Input.

Start/Stop Stream hotkeys

Select your hotkeys to "Start" and "Stop" streaming. You can set this to the same key and it will act as a toggle.

Start/Stop Recording hotkeys

Select your hotkeys to "Start" and "Stop" recording. You can set this to the same key and it will act as a toggle.

Start/Stop Replay Buffer hotkeys

Select your hotkeys to "Start" and "Stop" the replay buffer. You can set this to the same key and it will act as a toggle.

Save Replay Buffer hotkey

Select your hotkey to save the current Replay Buffer as a videofile to your HDD.

Record from Replay Buffer hotkey

Select your hotkey to "Start" a recording that includes the current buffered video.

Source Hotkeys

The above shown hotkeys can be configured manually, but there are more options available in OBS:

Center source horizontal and vertical Ctrl + C
Center source horizontally Ctrl + Alt + C
Center source vertically Ctrl + Shift + C
Move source to left of canvas Ctrl + Alt + Left
Move source to right of canvas Ctrl + Alt + Right
Move source to top of canvas Ctrl + Alt + Up
Move source to bottom of canvas Ctrl + Alt + Down
Move source up in order Ctrl + Up
Move source down in order Ctrl + Down
Move source to Top of list Ctrl + Home
Move source to Bottom of list Ctrl + End
Fit source to screen Ctrl + F
Reset size of Source Ctrl + R
Remove Source Del
Move source around (pixel per pixel) Arrow-keys

Modifier Keys

Disable Source snapping to edges Ctrl
Ignore the Aspect Ratio while resizing a source Shift
Allow cropping the edges of a source Alt

Other things that can have a hotkey:

  • Hotkey for every Scene (Right click a scene to set the hotkey for it)