rtmpdump ☆

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Description:
Tool for downloading RTMP streaming media

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.4-20151223@3 | Tracked Since: Oct 15, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: streaming video downloader rtmp multimedia

Install: brew install rtmpdump

About:
rtmpdump is a command-line tool for receiving media streams transmitted by the RTMP protocol. It supports downloading live streams and on-demand content by establishing a connection to an RTMP server. This utility is essential for capturing streaming video and audio that are not directly downloadable via standard HTTP.

Key Features:

Supports standard RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPS, and RTMPE protocols
Can save streams directly to disk or pipe to other applications
Provides low-level access to the RTMP stream handshake and protocol
Lightweight and scriptable for automation

Use Cases:

Archiving live video streams for offline viewing
Downloading on-demand video content from RTMP sources
Debugging or analyzing RTMP stream connections

Alternatives:

yt-dlp – A modern, actively maintained fork of youtube-dl that supports RTMP among many other protocols and sites.
ffmpeg – A comprehensive multimedia framework that can also handle RTMP streams, often used for conversion and processing.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 15, 2025 5:03pm	2.4-20151223	3	VERSION_BUMP	d7a41a08