Description:
CLI for extracting streams from various websites to a video player
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 8.1.0@0
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Tracked Since: Nov 11, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@streamlink |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Multimedia
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Tags:
streaming
cli
video
downloader
multimedia
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Install:
brew install streamlink
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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.
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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
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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
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Alternatives:
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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.
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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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