Network Audio/Video in OBS-Studio using NDI technology
DistroAV is an OBS plugin that add support for NDI technology for network audio/video. The DistroAV plugin support features to receive NDI (NDI Source), transmit the OBS Preview/Output to NDI (NDI Output) and transmit an OBS Source or scene to NDI.
In short
- This release support the new OBS 33+ plugin location (Windows installer & Portable)
- MacOS : IMPORTANT : Switch your installation to the DistroAV tap for homebrew - Important, as distroav cask on homebrew (default repo) will be disabled soon
- This has a few fixes but a lot of underlying required work for the dev-team
What's Changed
- Add A/V sync logging behind compile time switch by @BitRate27 in #1462
- Fix NDI frame resize mid stream from Teams by @BitRate27 in #1464
- General small fixes by @Trouffman in #1466 & #1459
- Remove forbidden filename chars from NDI names by @BitRate27 in #1468
- Simplify check for supported pixel format (no temp NDI sender) by @BitRate27 in #1470
- CI: Explicitly set the permissions for GH actions by @Trouffman in #1473
- Move to new obs_properties_add_button2 by @BitRate27 in #1481
- Add developer documentation by @BitRate27 in #1496
- Add web_control_url property to ndi source (obs-ptz integration) by @BitRate27 in #1460
- Handle unsupported-CPU NDI init failures as “not loaded” in plugin state/UI by @Trouffman with @Copilot in #1486
- Add full control of output using obs-websockets by @BitRate27 in #1472
- Update Brew tap link to new name by @Trouffman in #1500
- macos build improvements - clean package ID & less hardcoded values by @Trouffman in #1503
- CI: Set time-limit + bump runner version by @Trouffman in #1504 & #1506
- Add new plugin location (OBS 33+) for windows installer and portable by @Trouffman in #1508
- AGENTS.md: Relax instruction to never commit by @glikely in #1509
- Set timestamps before sending frames to NDI (receiver performance) by @BitRate27 in #1505
- Update plugin to 6.2.2 by @Trouffman in #1512
New Contributors
- @glikely made their first contribution in #1509
Full Changelog: 6.2.1...6.2.2
Checksums
distroav-6.2.2-macos-universal.pkg: fd95f2bd8b36b4792aed16627ab44a46a35d3c3da808719d0d897c16c6236e63
distroav-6.2.2-source.tar.xz: a96a26c8f7f466678ff4f6e86b81682cf1fc2b5bd1227db4a00ac75f27d1dc87
distroav-6.2.2-windows-x64-Installer.exe: 86087f8ac1f51886794e2a903e64e36341aca0a463a5278b88b2c760a06a6f7e
distroav-6.2.2-windows-x64-portable.zip: fae95a46683c7326c14dcc1d8c2782e4f0b510db99e0ea423e6a07142c3ceb6b
distroav-6.2.2-windows-x64.zip: 8dae9321c81440f9f7f55b8691c99b94943189e9a8bc20b28cbbe818d546fccd
distroav-6.2.2-x86_64-linux-gnu-dbgsym.ddeb: 35802d4b3203c57a93efe480bf0c71f79e12f40382ae588bb5ffb8ba5a86ceee …
| Publisher | DistroAV |
|---|---|
| Author | DistroAV Project |
| Version | 6.2.2 |
| Release date | 2026-10-14 |
| License | GPL-2.0 license |
| Installer type | inno |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | DistroAV.DistroAV |
| Admin rights | Required |
| Install scope | All users |
| Dependencies | NDI.NDIRuntime, OBSProject.OBSStudio |
winget install --id=DistroAV.DistroAV -ewinget upgrade --id=DistroAV.DistroAV -ewinget uninstall --id=DistroAV.DistroAV -e"distroav-6.2.2-windows-x64-Installer.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Yes. DistroAV is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license license.
The latest version is 6.2.2, released on Oct 14, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 86087f8ac1f51886794e2a903e64e36341aca0a463a5278b88b2c760a06a6f7e.
DistroAV runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with "distroav-6.2.2-windows-x64-Installer.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=DistroAV.DistroAV -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find DistroAV and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=DistroAV.DistroAV -e.
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