Removing OBS on Mac

May 22, 2026
OBSMacOS

Removing OBS on Mac

  1. Uninstall plugins from following path:

    sudo rm -rf /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/obs-mac-virtualcam.plugin         # OBS plugin
    sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/obs-studio/plugins/obs-mac-virtualcam # DAL plugin
    
  2. If virtual camera is still showing, remove it from system extension: Disable SIP > Remove OBS System Extension > Re-enable SIP

    • Check if OBS is in the system extionsion: systemextensionctl list
    • Disable MacOS SIP csrutil disable
    • Remove OBS system extension systemextensionctl uninstall [teamID] [bundleID]
    • Re-enable MacOS SIP csrutil enable

    To disable SIP, you need to boot MacOS into recovery mode.

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