OBS Windows Building

Purpose

Build OBS Studio plugins for Windows using MSVC (Visual Studio) or MinGW. Covers symbol exports, Windows-specific linking, platform source files, and DLL verification.

When NOT to Use

• Cross-compiling from Linux → Use obs-cross-compiling
• Qt/C++ frontend development → Use obs-cpp-qt-patterns
• Audio plugin implementation → Use obs-audio-plugin-writing
• Code review → Use obs-plugin-reviewing

Quick Start: Windows Build in 4 Steps

Step 1: Install Prerequisites