upgradeq / obscounter

OBS Studio hotkey based counter

Obscounter

Python implementation of hotkey counter in OBS Studio.

Requirements

For Windows install python3.6 64 or 32 bit depending on your OBS. Since 28 version OBS Studio supports most 3.x Python versions.

Installation

1. Download source code.
2. Unzip the file to be able to access hotkey_counter.py. Remember the file location because you will need this later.

Usage

1. On OBS, under Sources, click + to create a new text source (below, you will see Text GDI+). You may leave it blank.

2. On the OBS menu, click Tools > Scripts

3. Under the Python Settings tab, make sure the Python path is configured.

4. Under the Scripts tab, click the + sign to add this script.

5. Close the scripts window, and return to your OBS window and configure OBS settings by clicking File > Settings.

6. Configure the hotkeys.

How do I use more counters?

If you need additional counters, duplicate the hotkey_counter.py file and save it with a new filename (e.g. hotkey_counter2.py), and repeat the process.

Alternatives

There is a Lua alternative with helpful blogpost (JP) on how to install and setup those kinds of scripts in OBS. Lua support in OBS Studio is built-in , so you don't need install anything extra.

Contribute

Contributions are welcome.

obscounter's Issues

Counter Resets on Reload of OBS

It seems that when using the counter, if you exit out of OBS (closing by task manager or a computer restart) and start up again, when starting to use the counter again, it will change the existing number back to 1. So if the counter was at 15 before close, when you open up OBS, it will still be at 15, but using the counter will set it to 1 instead of 16.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Use counter to any number higher than 1
2. Close OBS via task manager
3. ReOpen Task Manager
4. Use Hot Key to increase counter
5. Notice counter goes back to 1.

Enhancement request

Please add a function/setting to set the initial/starting value of the count. I am starting at 4184