OBS STUDIO · LUA SCRIPT

OBS-MonitorDefaults

Monitoring defaults

New audio sources.
Your monitoring defaults.

Media, browsers, audio capture, and more.
Set each source type independently. Existing sources stay unchanged.

Automatic cover-art removal

No FFmpeg commands

New local media sources set to “Monitor and Output” have their cover art removed.

Updates the original file while preserving audio data and other tags.
Files with unsupported tags, read-only files, or unwritable files are skipped.

Choose monitors independently for program and multiview output. Disabled by default.

Use a text source as a clock with a custom format. Disabled by default.

Version: 3.0.0
Tested with: OBS 32.0.4
Platforms: Windows x64 · macOS ARM64
Languages: Simplified Chinese · Traditional Chinese · English, following OBS

Download script ↓

Interface preview

monitor-defaults.lua3.0.0

AirPlay (OBS-Air)

Audio Input Capture

Audio Output Capture

Browser

Media Source

VLC Video Source

Automatic fullscreen

Program Output

Multiview Output

Date and time

Text Source

Display Format

Save the script
Download monitor-defaults.lua and keep it in a permanent folder.
Add it to OBS
Open Tools → Scripts, click +, and select the Lua file.
Configure as needed
Set monitoring by source type and optionally enable fullscreen output or date/time text.