> How do you make OBS switch to showing your browser when you open it up to look at docs? Do you manually toggle it in OBS or is there a tool available for this?

I keep things as lazy as possible, and just stream my entire desktop (with slight crop) instead of a specific window. I have my browser window lined up and positioned on the left so the webcam doesn't cover up anything. I then can just CMD-tab to it quickly.

The benefit of this is that folks also see your development flow in a more realistic way, as switching scenes can look slick but departs from how you normally work.

Forgive my focusing on the unimportant things, but: what’s the slight crop for?

Sorry that probably sounded confusing - I was being pedantic in my description. In the article I explain that I want private areas on my desktop for watching chat and alert activity hence the crop of my desktop :)

Oh yeah I see that now. I was thinking that was all done in the scene devoted to privacy but that makes sense. Thanks!

> How do you make OBS switch to showing your browser when you open it up to look at docs

I do this by setting up multiple scenes in advance and then using the automatic scene switcher (under the Tools menu).

You can either use hotkeys for scene switching, or use screen capture instead of window capture. If you regularly forget to switch scenes screen capture is probably the way to go, just keep in mind that viewers will be able to see anything that shows up in the capture area.

hot keys for switching scenes are rad!