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## What you get

OBS is the Twitch streamer's daily driver. It's also the open source tool that ate Wirecast's lunch. As of 2026 it's at version 32.1.x.

- Multi source recording from screen, webcam, capture card, browser, NDI, you name it
- Scenes and Sources as the mental model (think layers in Photoshop)
- Per source audio routing with noise gate, noise suppression, gain, and VST plugin support
- Direct streaming to Twitch, YouTube, or any RTMP endpoint
- WHIP streaming output (WebRTC standard, added in OBS 30)
- Studio Mode for previewing before broadcast
- Multiview monitoring of up to 8 scenes at once
- Plugin ecosystem via Lua or Python API
- Built-in plugin manager (added in OBS 32) so you don't manage installs by hand anymore
- Hardware encoding: NVENC, AMD AMF, Intel QuickSync, Apple VideoToolbox
- NVENC AV1 encoding on RTX 40-series GPUs (stable since OBS 31)
- Hybrid MP4 recording (since 31) that recovers from crashes mid-recording

Platforms: Windows 10/11, macOS 12.0+ (Intel and Apple Silicon binaries), Linux.

## Who it's for

OBS is the right call if you're already comfortable in a video tool with a layer or source model (Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Logic, Wirecast).

1. Streamers, full stop. OBS was built for streaming first.
2. Technical creators who want full control over encoding, audio routing, and capture
3. Educators recording lectures with multiple cameras and screen sources
4. Solo founders shooting product demos with capture cards and external mics
5. Researchers and lab workflows recording multi-angle screen captures

Skip it if you want to record and post a video in the same 5 minutes. There's no editor. There's no sharing layer. There's no analytics. It is a recorder and a streamer. That's the whole pitch.

## The AI features

OBS doesn't ship native AI. The community has filled the gap with NVIDIA-backed plugins.

### NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects

- Voice Activity Detection (VAD) added in OBS 32 for cleaner speech suppression
- Noise removal that beats default audio filters
- Echo cancellation for room recording
- Requires NVIDIA RTX GPU

### NVIDIA RTX Background Removal and Blur

- Background removal works without a green screen
- Background blur as an alternative when removal looks weird
- Chair removal option added in OBS 32 (yes, really)
- NVIDIA Blur Filter added in OBS 31

### Plugin-driven AI

Beyond NVIDIA, the OBS community has shipped plugins for AI captions, speech-to-text, and translation. Quality varies by plugin. None are first-party.

If you want AI as a default workflow, OBS isn't the tool. Use Descript, Clueso, or Camtasia 2026. If you want AI as an optional add-on for noise suppression and background removal, OBS plus the NVIDIA plugins is hard to beat for free.

## Collaboration

There is no collaboration layer. OBS is a desktop app that writes files to disk.

If your team needs shared projects, version control, or comment threads on recordings, you'll layer that on top yourself (Git, Frame.io, Google Drive, etc.). The community has built scene collection sharing workflows, but they're community-driven and not officially supported.

For most OBS users this is fine because the production model is "one person owns the recording session." For training teams with multiple contributors, this is a real limitation. Camtasia or a SaaS tool will save you time.

## Security

OBS is open source software running locally on your machine. The security posture is different from SaaS.

- No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification (it's not a SaaS company)
- All recording data stays on your local disk by default
- Streaming credentials (stream keys, RTMP tokens) live in your config files
- Source code is auditable on GitHub
- No telemetry by default
- Plugins from third parties run with your user permissions, so vet what you install

For enterprises with strict governance, OBS being open source is a plus (you can audit it). It's also a thing your security team has to evaluate because there's no vendor to send a security questionnaire to. Some companies use a managed fork or pin to specific releases.

## What users actually say

OBS sits at 4.7/5 on Capterra with 1,074 reviews. The bimodal distribution is exactly what you'd expect: streamers and technical creators rate it 5 stars. People who wanted a wizard rate it 1 star.

> "What I absolutely love about OBS Studio is that it is an open-source software which is completely FREE to use."
> Swagat G., YouTube Video Creator, 5 stars (April 22, 2026)

> "It is a powerful and reliable tool for both recording and live streaming, offering high-quality output and extensive customization options."
> Don M., Assistant Manager, Telecommunications, 5 stars (March 27, 2026)

> "I can quickly and easily make changes to my set up to adapt with whatever I may be wanting to stream."
> Jeremy H., Host and Owner, Entertainment, 4 stars (May 8, 2026)

> "A practical, easy to install solution with a lot of headache if you are not a nerd and want an easy plug and play solution."
> Francesco P., CEO, Arts and Crafts, 3 stars (June 2, 2026)

> "After weeks of trying to overcome setup issues and finding the right plugins, I uninstalled it...wasted a LOT of my time."
> Theresa B., Owner, Printing, 1 star (March 25, 2025)

### What people like

- Free forever, zero ads, zero watermarks
- The plugin ecosystem is genuinely deep
- Hardware encoding support is excellent (NVENC, QuickSync, AMF, VideoToolbox)
- Hybrid MP4 crash recovery (since 31) saved a lot of long recordings
- 4K and AV1 output without paying for a Premiere license

### What people don't like

- The learning curve is real. Scenes, Sources, audio routing all assume background knowledge.
- No built-in editor, so you'll need a second tool for post production
- Plugin installs got better in OBS 32 but were a headache before
- Mac users on Intel are now on a different binary than Apple Silicon
- The audio mixer overhaul in 32.1 took some getting used to

## How we'd use it

### Use Scene Collections for different setups

One scene collection for streaming. One for screen-only recording. One for multi-camera podcasts. Switch via the menu instead of rebuilding sources every time.

### Set up hotkeys early

Scene switching, recording start/stop, mute toggles, push-to-talk. Spend 15 minutes setting these up. You'll save hours over the next month.

### Use Studio Mode for streams

Preview the next scene before pushing it live. Catch missed sources, wrong layouts, accidentally muted mics before viewers see them.

### Use Hybrid MP4 since OBS 31

If you're on 31 or later, switch your recording format to Hybrid MP4. You get .mp4 output natively and crash recovery if OBS dies mid-recording. No reason not to.

### Pair with a real editor

OBS records. DaVinci Resolve (free), Premiere, or Final Cut edits. Don't fight OBS to do post production. It's not designed for it.

### Lean on the plugin manager

OBS 32 added a built-in plugin manager. Use it. Don't manually drag .dll files into Program Files anymore.

## Pricing

Free. Forever. No tiers. No accounts. No watermarks.

The only "cost" is your time learning it. Plan a weekend if you've never used a layer-based video tool. Plan a week if you also want streaming dialed in.

If you want to support the project, OBS accepts donations through Open Collective. The project also gets sponsored by NVIDIA, YouTube, Twitch, and others. None of that gates features for you.

## OBS Studio vs the alternatives

Pick OBS when:

- Your budget is zero and your patience isn't
- You stream more than you record
- You need multi-source capture (capture card + screen + webcam + browser)
- You want hardware encoding control
- You're already comfortable in a layer-based video tool

Pick something else when:

- You want a recorder you can hand to a non-technical teammate (Loom)
- You need a real timeline editor in the same tool (Camtasia)
- You want cloud-first SaaS workflows (Descript, Clueso)
- You're on a Mac and want polished marketing demos (Screen Studio)
- You want auto generated step docs alongside the video (Clueso, Guidde)

## Integrations

OBS doesn't have a SaaS-style integration page. It has a plugin ecosystem.

### Streaming destinations

- Twitch (built-in service definition)
- YouTube Live (built-in)
- Facebook Live, X Live, custom RTMP
- WHIP (WebRTC streaming, added OBS 30)
- Most CDN and ingest endpoints supported via custom RTMP

### Hardware

- Capture cards (Elgato, AJA, Blackmagic) via standard video sources
- v210 format support for AJA capture (added OBS 31)
- Webcams via standard system video device source
- USB audio interfaces with multi-channel routing
- NDI for IP-based video sources (community plugin)

### Plugin ecosystem

- NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects and Background Removal
- StreamFX (effects and filters)
- Move plugin (animated transitions)
- Audio plugins via VST3 standard

### Output

- Direct MP4, MKV, FLV, MOV
- PipeWire output (added OBS 31.1) for Linux pipelines
- Virtual camera for piping into Zoom, Meet, Teams

## Use cases we've seen work

### Streaming setups

Multi-camera podcasts, Twitch streaming, hybrid in-person/online events. OBS plus a capture card is the standard kit.

### Lecture recording

University and bootcamp instructors recording lecture + slides + camera. Studio Mode for switching between layouts. Recording locally to MP4 for upload later.

### Product demos with capture card

iOS or Android product demos through a capture card. Higher quality than mirroring software. OBS plus an HDMI capture card gives you frame-perfect mobile screen captures.

### Multi-angle research recording

Behavioral or usability research with screen, webcam, and ambient audio. OBS routes each to its own track, post-production pulls them apart cleanly.

### Live event production

Small to mid-size live events use OBS as the production switcher. It's significantly cheaper than dedicated hardware and the WHIP support added in OBS 30 makes WebRTC delivery easy.

### Backup for crash-prone setups

Hybrid MP4 (OBS 31+) means a hardware glitch mid-recording doesn't lose your session. Critical for long-form content where re-recording isn't an option.

## ROI

OBS's ROI is structural: it costs zero, but the time investment is real.

What pays off:

- Zero recurring cost vs SaaS or paid desktop tools
- Hardware encoding means even modest PCs record 4K
- Plugin ecosystem extends the tool without vendor lock-in
- Open source means you can audit, fork, or modify
- WHIP and direct streaming means you don't need a separate streaming tool

KPIs to think about:

- Hours invested in initial setup (one-time cost)
- Annual license cost saved vs Camtasia, Premiere, or similar
- Streaming uptime vs paid streaming tools
- Crash recovery rate (Hybrid MP4) on long recordings

What can hurt you:

- Time tax on contributors who don't already know layer-based video tools
- Maintenance overhead when plugins break across version updates
- Lack of vendor support when something goes wrong

## Is it right for you?

OBS fits if you:

- Stream as your primary use case
- Want full control over encoding, audio, and capture
- Have at least one team member who can own the OBS setup
- Already use a real editor for post production
- Care about zero cost more than zero learning curve

Wrong fit if you:

- Need a non-technical teammate to record without training
- Want a SaaS workflow with sharing and analytics
- Need auto generated docs from recordings (Clueso, Guidde)
- Want AI features built in by default (Camtasia 2026, Descript)
- Don't have time to learn a new tool

## The honest take

OBS is the best free screen recorder and live streamer in existence. It's also the worst tool for someone who wants to hit record and post a video in 5 minutes. Both are true. The 2025-2026 releases meaningfully improved the experience: Hybrid MP4 recovery, the plugin manager, AV1 encoding, and the audio mixer overhaul.

If you stream, you're probably already using it. If you don't stream, you're probably better served by a SaaS recorder unless you want full control and have the time to invest. For software training teams specifically, OBS rarely makes sense as the daily-driver recorder. It might make sense as the streaming engine for live training events.

## Sources reviewed

- https://obsproject.com/ (verified June 2026)
- https://obsproject.com/blog/obs-studio-32-0-release-notes
- https://obsproject.com/blog/obs-studio-32-1-release-notes
- https://obsproject.com/blog/obs-studio-31-0-release-notes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBS_Studio
- https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/reviews/ (4.7/5, 1,074 reviews)
- https://obs-versions.com/blog/obs-version-history
- https://creatortrail.com/obs-studio-2026-review/

## Use with Knolbase

Record in OBS for max control. Edit in your tool of choice. Then upload the finished video to Knolbase. We handle distribution and learning paths so you don't have to build that part yourself.


Open source screen recorder and live streamer, the one Twitch built itself on

OBS Studio is the free, open source screen recorder and live streamer that more or less runs Twitch. It's not designed for training videos. It's designed for streaming and high-control recording. The 2025-2026 releases (versions 30-32) added WHIP streaming, Hybrid MP4 crash recovery, NVIDIA AV1 encoding, a built-in plugin manager, and overhauled the audio mixer.

OBS Studio

OBS Studio is a free, open source screen recorder and live streaming tool that records multiple sources at once (screen, webcam, capture card), routes audio per source, and streams to Twitch, YouTube, or any RTMP/WHIP endpoint. No built-in editor; runs on Windows, macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon), and Linux, rated 4.7/5 on Capterra.


## What you get

Vidyard is a business video platform, not a consumer recorder. The 2026 release made it the most AI-forward business video tool in the category.

- Screen and webcam recording for demos, walkthroughs, async updates
- Hosting and share links so distribution doesn't need separate infrastructure
- Engagement tracking (view info and watch behavior, plan dependent)
- Branded sharing pages with customizable CTAs
- Folder management and team libraries
- Embedded sharing for email, websites, and sales touch points
- Video Agent (2026): auto generates personalized videos from buyer signals
- AI Avatars: talking-head videos without re-recording
- AI script generation for blank-page outreach
- Captions and transcripts on Teams+
- Native CRM and MAP integrations on Teams (Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach)
- SSO, IP access control, and secure playback on Enterprise

For training, this means fast, repeatable communication that you can measure. Not cinematic editing.

## Who it's for

Vidyard fits revenue and customer-facing teams where video is part of an operational motion.

1. Sales reps sending personalized prospect outreach
2. SDR teams automating Video Agent on inbound signals
3. CS teams running renewal and adoption check-ins
4. Onboarding teams measuring video engagement against activation
5. Support deflecting tickets with reusable video answers
6. Training functions tied to customer lifecycle metrics

It is not the right tool for:

- Quick async messages between teammates (use Loom, cheaper)
- Cinematic editing (use Camtasia or DaVinci)
- One-off recordings without a CRM integration story (overkill)

## The AI features

The 2026 release made AI the headline. Two flagship features matter.

### Video Agent

Auto generates personalized videos in response to buyer actions across CRM, sales engagement, or marketing automation tools. Inbound lead opens a pricing page, Vidyard generates a video with the prospect's name and use case, then sends via your connected workflow. Current public pricing describes Video Agent as an add-on for Starter and Teams, with Enterprise on custom pricing.

### AI Avatars

Talking-head videos without recording. Record once, reuse for personalized variants at scale. The Free plan includes 3 custom AI avatars. Paid plans expand the limits.

### AI script generation

Drafts video scripts from a brief with customizable tone. Useful for repeatable outreach where you're sending the same shape of video 100 times with personalization.

### Captions and transcripts

Auto-generated, available on paid plans. Standard table stakes at this point.

### What it doesn't have

No AI voiceovers for non-avatar narration. No AI translation or dubbing. No transcript-based editing. If those matter, look at Descript, Clueso, or Camtasia 2026.

## Collaboration

For team collaboration, Vidyard's value is operational.

- Record and share quickly, no long publish cycles
- Folder management and team libraries
- Reuse videos across onboarding, support, and sales moments
- Standardize outreach and training motions with shared templates
- Engagement visibility informs who needs follow up
- Team performance analytics on Teams+ tier

Practical model:

- Product or enablement creates baseline content
- GTM and support reuse and personalize where needed
- Managers use engagement to refine the library

Result: less duplicated explanation and faster knowledge transfer across customer-facing roles.

## Security

Vidyard's security posture is solid for an enterprise sales tool.

- SOC Type II compliant
- NIST and ISO 27001 frameworks referenced
- AWS infrastructure
- World-class encryption in transit and at rest, frequent encrypted backups
- RBAC and least privilege IAM
- Quarterly penetration tests
- Vulnerability remediation prioritization
- OWASP training for developers
- State-of-the-art monitoring and alerting
- Quarterly business impact and risk auditing
- Annual disaster recovery and business contingency testing
- IP access control and domain restrictions (Enterprise)
- SSO and secure playback (Enterprise)
- Audit logs and account history (Enterprise)

The vidyard.com/security page is intentionally high-level. For specifics on GDPR/CCPA, SSO/SAML/SCIM, MFA, and data retention, contact security@vidyard.com or visit trust.vidyard.com.

For software teams handling customer-adjacent workflows, governance is non-negotiable. Vidyard is built to serve orgs that need structured governance. Validate scope and current certifications during procurement.

## What users actually say

Verifiable signals from sources accessible in our research run:

> "Video saves my team time. It also makes us look professional, tech-savvy and cool, everything we want to project as a brand."
> Eric Simmons, VP of Sales, MediaValet (Vidyard case study)

> "With no embedded call to action on our YouTube video content and no way to capture those leads, we were letting prospects slip through our fingers."
> Ashish Agarwal, Head of Digital Marketing and Strategy, Zycus (Vidyard case study)

> "Awful system and so over complicated to delete your account..."
> Trustpilot reviewer headline, Aug 12, 2024

The pattern: strong praise from successful deployments with CRM tie-in. Critical feedback from some users around account and support experience. Typical for B2B tools at this scale.

### What people like

- Faster async than scheduling meetings
- Strong workflow fit for sales, CS, and onboarding
- Helpful visibility into who watched and how much
- Easy link-based sharing for distributed teams
- The 2026 Video Agent automates outreach at scale
- Native CRM/MAP integrations on Teams (HubSpot, Salesforce, Outreach)

### What people don't like

- Team pricing is quote-based once you need CRM/MAP integrations
- Video Agent is an add-on below Enterprise
- Some account management friction
- Not a full editing suite

## How we'd use it

### Tie every recording to a CRM moment

The whole point of Vidyard over Loom is that engagement data flows into the CRM. Make sure the recordings are tagged to a contact and a stage. Otherwise you're paying Vidyard prices for Loom value.

### Define the objective before recording

Each video should map to one concrete buyer or learner outcome ("Configure SSO for first-time setup", "Create your first dashboard"). Don't combine outcomes in one recording.

### Build a reusable pattern

Same shape every time:

- Context (why this matters)
- Walkthrough
- Common pitfalls
- Success criteria
- Next action

### Use Video Agent for high-volume outreach

If you're sending the same video shape 100+ times with personalization, Video Agent can earn its add-on cost. If you're sending 10/month, it probably doesn't.

### AI Avatars for evergreen reuse

Use avatars for explainer content that doesn't need re-recording when staff turns over. Don't use avatars for personalized human outreach where the human relationship is the point.

### Role-specific variants

Admin, manager, and end user need different depth levels. Maintain separate versions where necessary.

### Review cycles with owners

Assign ownership. Refresh SLAs ("review every quarter", "update within 7 days of major UI change"). Prevents library decay.

## Pricing

The 2026 pricing structure:

- **Free**: $0. 5 videos/mo, 15 AI videos, 3 custom AI avatars, basic analytics
- **Starter**: public paid plan. Unlimited recording, full analytics, team performance analytics, branded sharing, password protection, folder management
- **Teams**: custom pricing for teams of 5+. CRM/MAP integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach), advanced analytics, customizable CTAs
- **Enterprise**: custom. SSO user management, secure playback, unlimited integrations, and custom security options
- **Video Agent (add-on)**: add-on on Starter and Teams; custom pricing on public pages. Includes unlimited AI videos, custom avatars, automated CRM-triggered delivery

The math to model: seat count, Teams quote, Video Agent entitlement, and whether Enterprise security is required. Vidyard is quote-driven once you need CRM workflows.

For revenue teams with clear pipeline attribution, the price works. For teams without that connection, it's expensive Loom.

## Vidyard vs the alternatives

Pick Vidyard when:

- You need business workflow integrations (CRM and automation)
- Engagement intelligence matters, not just file export
- You want customer-facing async communication at scale
- The Video Agent automation fits your outbound motion
- You need governance controls as video usage expands

Pick something else when:

- You want the fastest informal internal comms (Loom)
- You need a heavy timeline editor (Camtasia)
- Static docs are the deliverable, not video (Scribe)
- The per-seat math doesn't work for your team size
- You want AI translation or dubbing (Descript, Clueso)

If your training program is tightly connected to customer lifecycle metrics, Vidyard's operational model fits. If your primary need is polished post production, it's not the single tool.

## Integrations

Vidyard's integration story is the entire reason to choose it over Loom.

### CRM and sales engagement (Teams+)

- Salesforce (native, view data in lead/contact context)
- HubSpot (native, video view data in CRM workflows)
- Outreach (native)
- Salesloft (native)

### Marketing automation

- Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot referenced
- Lead scoring based on watch behavior
- Engagement triggers for nurture workflows

### Productivity

- Gmail and Google Workspace (record and share from inbox)
- Outlook (record and share)
- Slack (instant share)
- Microsoft Teams (record and share)

### Dev and other

- API access on Enterprise
- Webhooks for custom triggers
- Zapier for everything else

## Use cases we've seen work

### Personalized sales outreach

SDRs record a 60-second video referencing a prospect's website or LinkedIn. Open rates beat plain text by 2-3x in most teams' data. Video Agent automates this at volume.

### Tiered onboarding by segment

Role-based onboarding tracks (Admin, Power User, End User). Route the right sequence by account type via CRM integration.

### Support deflection

Convert top ticket categories into reusable video answers. Link in macros. Track engagement.

### Release enablement

Per release, short "what changed, why it matters" videos for CS, support, sales. Tag to feature areas.

### CS adoption nudges

Engagement signals trigger follow up when watch completion is low or high-value features are underused. Renewal motion benefits.

### Marketing nurtures

AI-generated personalized variant videos in drip campaigns. Higher response than text-only emails.

## ROI

Evaluate on workflow outcomes, not view counts.

- Input metrics: content production time, repeat explanations, training update velocity
- Process metrics: watch completion, response speed, follow-up cycle
- Business metrics: onboarding time to value, support ticket reduction, conversion influence, renewal lift

Vidyard case studies report meaningful commercial impact (pipeline, cycle time, retention). Treat those numbers as directional and validate against your own baseline.

What can hurt you:

- Per-seat pricing that grows faster than usage justifies
- Video Agent add-on that doesn't pay back if your outreach volume is low
- Adoption without CRM tie-in (you're paying for the integration value you're not using)

## Is it right for you?

Vidyard fits when your team needs:

- Fast screen and video comms
- Centralized hosting and distribution
- Engagement-aware follow up
- Integration with CRM and marketing automation
- Security and governance as adoption scales
- Automated personalized outreach at volume (Video Agent)

Less compelling as a one-stop choice if your dominant need is cinematic editing.

Wrong fit if you:

- Don't have a CRM tie-in for the video use case
- Are budget-sensitive at the per-seat level
- Want async team-to-team messaging at low cost (Loom)

For most software orgs focused on revenue, onboarding, and customer comms, Vidyard is an operational video layer, not just a recorder.

## The honest take

Vidyard in 2026 is one of the most AI-forward business video tools in the category. Video Agent and AI Avatars are real product investments, not feature checkboxes. The tradeoff is quote-based pricing once you need Teams, CRM/MAP integrations, or the Video Agent add-on.

For revenue teams that can attribute pipeline to video usage, the math works. For teams that want video as a low-cost async communication tool, Loom is cheaper and gets you 80% of the value. The right call depends on whether engagement data + CRM automation is part of your motion or not.

## Sources reviewed

- https://www.vidyard.com/ (verified June 2026)
- https://www.vidyard.com/pricing/
- https://www.vidyard.com/security/
- https://www.vidyard.com/screen-recording/
- https://www.vidyard.com/integrations/
- https://www.vidyard.com/case-studies/zycus-procurement-software-enterprise-video-case-study/
- https://www.vidyard.com/case-studies/mediavalet-cutting-sales-cycle/
- https://demosmith.ai/blog/vidyard-review-2026
- https://supademo.com/blog/vidyard-pricing
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/vidyard.com
- https://www.trustradius.com/products/vidyard/reviews

## Use with Knolbase

Produce role-specific product walkthroughs, onboarding clips, and support explainers in Vidyard. Ingest that content into Knolbase. We map each video to user personas, product modules, and lifecycle stages, then layer personalized learning paths and contextual delivery on top of your Vidyard library.


Business video platform that connects screen recordings to your CRM, sales, and support workflows

Vidyard is the screen recorder that grew up and got an enterprise sales motion. Record, host, share, track engagement, push view data into HubSpot or Salesforce, and trigger follow ups based on who watched. The 2026 push added Video Agent (automated personalized video creation from buyer signals) and AI Avatars (talking-head videos without recording).

Vidyard

Vidyard is a screen recorder and business video platform that ties recording to engagement analytics and CRM workflows, with native HubSpot and Salesforce integration on Teams, plus 2026 Video Agent for auto-generated personalized outreach and AI Avatars for talking-head videos. Current public pricing lists Free and Starter, with Teams and Enterprise on custom quotes; CRM/MAP integrations start on Teams. Windows and macOS.

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