Isocast: Rust rewrite of OBS boots in 0.7s vs 4s, controllable via CLI and MCP
johnlindquist · x · 2026-10-16
- John Lindquist highlighted Isocast, a Rust rewrite of OBS-style recording/streaming for macOS that boots in 0.7 seconds versus OBS's 4 seconds.
- Open-sourced on GitHub (Apache-2.0/MIT, 70 stars), it offers scenes, per-source ISO recording, streaming, and full control from a CLI and MCP, designed agent-first with AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md included.
- Lindquist suggests building a "pi"-style minimal-core, extension-based video editor but says he lacks the time and tokens for now.
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