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Streamlink

CLI utility that pipes video streams from various services into a video player

Media linuxmacoswindows Python BSD-2-Clause

Description

Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player. It supports many streaming platforms and can extract streams to be played in your preferred media player like VLC or mpv.

AI Summary

CLI utility for piping video streams into a local video player

Capabilities

  • + Extract video streams from various streaming platforms
  • + Pipe streams to local video players like VLC or mpv
  • + Support for Twitch, YouTube, and many other services

Use When

  • You want to watch streams in your preferred video player
  • You need to extract streams from streaming platforms

Avoid When

  • x You prefer watching streams in a web browser

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