Streamlink[-27]¶

Overview¶

Streamlink is a command-line utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC. The main purpose of Streamlink is to avoid resource-heavy and unoptimized websites, while still allowing the user to enjoy various streamed content. There is also an API available for developers who want access to the stream data.

Streamlink[-27] is a fork of the Streamlink project.

The project extension [-27] indicates that this project continues to support python 2.7, as the streamlink project has discontinued python 2.7 support as of version 1.7.0.

Releases (2.27.5.0): https://github.com/Billy2011/streamlink-27/releases
GitHub: https://github.com/Billy2011/streamlink-27
Issue tracker: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/issues
Free software: Simplified BSD license

Features¶

Streamlink is built upon a plugin system which allows support for new services to be easily added. Most of the big streaming services are supported, such as:

... and many more. A full list of plugins currently included can be found on the Plugins page.

Quickstart¶

The default behavior of Streamlink is to play back streams in the VLC player.

$ streamlink twitch.tv/day9tv best
[cli][info] Found matching plugin twitch for URL twitch.tv/day9tv
[cli][info] Available streams: audio_only, 160p (worst), 360p, 480p, 720p, 720p60, 1080p60 (best)
[cli][info] Opening stream: 1080p60 (hls)
[cli][info] Starting player: vlc

For more in-depth usage and install instructions, please refer to the User guide.

User guide¶

Streamlink is made up of two parts, a cli and a library API. See their respective sections for more information on how to use them.