chrippa / livestreamer
Livestreamer is a `command-line utility`_ that pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as `VLC `_. The main purpose of Livestreamer is to allow the user to avoid buggy and CPU heavy flash plugins but still be able to enjoy various streamed content. There is also an `API`_ available for developers who want access to the video stream data.
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Author description: Livestreamer is a command-line utility_ that pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC . The main purpose of Livestreamer is to allow the user to avoid buggy and CPU heavy flash plugins but still be able to enjoy various streamed content. There is also an API available for developers who want access to the video stream data.
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- Apps & systems
- Subcategory
- Terminals & command line
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- First collected
- 2026-11-03
- Language
- Python
- License
- BSD-2-Clause · Permissive
- Repository created
- 2011-08-15
- Last push
- 2022-08-29
- Measured at
- 2026-11-03 09:39 UTC
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| Measured at | stars | Source |
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| 2026-11-03 09:39:06 UTC | 3,855 | Source |