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## Downloads
Binaries for Windows, MacOS, and Linux are available in the [Releases](https://github.com/Palakis/obs-websocket/releases) section.
### Homebrew
If you're using MacOS you can use Homebrew for installation as well:
```sh
brew install obs-websocket
```
## Using obs-websocket
Here is a list of available web clients: (compatible with tablets and other touch interfaces)
It is **highly recommended** to protect obs-websocket with a password against unauthorized control. To do this, open the "Websocket server settings" dialog under OBS' "Tools" menu. In the settings dialogs, you can enable or disable authentication and set a password for it.
### Possible use cases
- Remote control OBS from a phone or tablet on the same local network
- Change your stream overlay/graphics based on the current scene
- Automate scene switching with a third-party program (e.g. : auto-pilot, foot pedal, ...)
### For developers
The server is a typical Websockets server running by default on port 4444 (the port number can be changed in the Settings dialog).
The protocol understood by the server is documented in [PROTOCOL.md](docs/generated/protocol.md).
Here's a list of available language APIs for obs-websocket :
- Javascript (browser & nodejs): [obs-websocket-js](https://github.com/haganbmj/obs-websocket-js) by Brendan Hagan
- Python 2 and 3: [obs-websocket-py](https://github.com/Elektordi/obs-websocket-py) by Guillaume Genty a.k.a Elektordi
- Python 3.5+ with asyncio: [obs-ws-rc](https://github.com/KirillMysnik/obs-ws-rc) by Kirill Mysnik
- Python 3.6+ with asyncio: [simpleobsws](https://github.com/IRLToolkit/simpleobsws) by tt2468
- Java 8+: [obs-websocket-java](https://github.com/Twasi/websocket-obs-java) by TwasiNET
- Java 11+: [obs-java-client](https://github.com/harm27/obs-java-client) by harm27
- Golang: [go-obs-websocket](https://github.com/christopher-dG/go-obs-websocket) by Chris de Graaf
- Rust: [obws](https://github.com/dnaka91/obws) by dnaka91
- HTTP API: [obs-websocket-http](https://github.com/IRLToolkit/obs-websocket-http) by tt2468
- CLI: [obs-cli](https://github.com/leafac/obs-cli) by leafac
I'd like to know what you're building with or for obs-websocket. If you do something in this fashion, feel free to drop a message in `#project-showoff` in the [discord server!](https://discord.gg/WBaSQ3A)
### Securing obs-websocket (via TLS/SSL)
If you are intending to use obs-websocket outside of a LAN environment, it is highly recommended to secure the connection using a tunneling service.
See the SSL [tunnelling guide](SSL-TUNNELLING.md) for easy instructions on how to encrypt your websocket connection.
## Compiling obs-websocket
See the [build instructions](BUILDING.md).
## Translations
**Your help is welcome on translations.**
Please join the localization project on [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/obs-websocket)
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