Skip to the main content

OBS Studio

Copy the source

CtrlC

Windows Desktop app OBS Studio desktop

Practice this

To copy the source in OBS Studio, press Ctrl + C. On a Mac, press Cmd + C instead.

Where it works: Source selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdC`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlC`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - OBS Studio

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Copy the selected cells Airtable Cmd + C
Copy the selection Audacity Ctrl + C
Copy the selected text Bitwarden Cmd + C
Copy the selection ChromeOS Ctrl + C
Copy selection Microsoft Excel Cmd + C
Copy the selection Final Cut Pro Cmd + C
Copy selection Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + C
Copy the selection GarageBand Cmd + C
Copy the selection GIMP Ctrl + C
Add CC Gmail Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy selection Google Docs Cmd + C
Copy selection Google Sheets Cmd + C

More OBS Studio shortcuts

Paste the source Cmd + V
Remove the source Delete
Move the source up the list Cmd + Up arrow
Move the source down the list Cmd + Down arrow
Move the source to the top of the list Ctrl + Home
Move the source to the bottom of the list Ctrl + End
Edit the transform Cmd + E
Reset the transform Cmd + R

See every OBS Studio shortcut

Report a correction