streamlink ☆
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Description:
CLI for extracting streams from various websites to a video player
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 8.1.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 11, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @streamlink  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: streaming cli video downloader multimedia
Install: brew install streamlink
About:
Streamlink is a command-line utility that extracts video streams from various websites and pipes them to a video player. It acts as a proxy, fetching the stream URL from the website and relaying the data to a player like VLC or MPV without downloading the entire file. This enables high-quality, ad-free playback directly from the source.
Key Features:
  • Supports a vast number of streaming websites and services
  • Pipes streams directly to external media players (VLC, MPV, etc.)
  • Highly configurable with options for stream quality, authentication, and proxy settings
  • Lightweight and scriptable for automation and integration
Use Cases:
  • Watching live streams from platforms like Twitch or YouTube without a browser
  • Downloading or archiving video content from supported websites
  • Automating stream capture or processing via scripts and cron jobs
Alternatives:
  • yt-dlp – yt-dlp is primarily focused on downloading video/audio files, whereas Streamlink focuses on piping live streams to a player in real-time.
  • youtube-dl – The predecessor to yt-dlp, it has a narrower scope of supported sites and lacks some of the advanced features and maintenance of modern forks.
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