Use OBS Virtual Camera on Windows
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Start Virtual Camera in OBS
In OBS: click Start Virtual Camera in the Controls panel (bottom right). The button turns blue when active.
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Select in your video app
Open Zoom, Teams, Discord or any other app. Go to the camera settings and select OBS Virtual Camera from the device list.
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What it sends
Virtual Camera outputs your current active OBS scene — including your webcam, game capture, overlays, everything visible in the OBS preview window.
Fix OBS Virtual Camera not working
Virtual camera questions
Does OBS Virtual Camera require a green screen?
No. Virtual Camera outputs your entire OBS scene — you can use any background, effects or filters. If you want background removal without a green screen, install the obs-backgroundremoval plugin and add it as a filter to your webcam source in OBS.
OBS Virtual Camera not working after Windows update
Windows updates sometimes remove the virtual camera driver. Fix: open OBS as administrator, go to Tools → Virtual Camera → Configure Virtual Camera and click Install/Reinstall. This reinstalls the camera driver.