Livestreamer Alternatives

Livestreamer is described as 'command-line utility that pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC. The main purpose of Livestreamer is to allow the user to avoid buggy and CPU heavy flash plugins but still be able to enjoy various streamed content' and is a Live Streaming tools and service in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to Livestreamer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The best Livestreamer alternative is Streamlink, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Livestreamer are GNOME Twitch, StreamBuffRe, Unstream and NabiLive - RTMP streaming.

Livestreamer alternatives are mainly Live Streaming Tools and Services but may also be Video Streaming Apps or YouTube Downloaders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Livestreamer.

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Livestreamer

Free • Open Source
Live Streaming Tools and Service

Livestreamer is a command-line utility that pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC. The...

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Streamlink
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Free • Open Source
Live Streaming Tools and Service
Video Streaming App
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
7 Streamlink alternatives
Streamlink CLI pipes/directs video streams (RTMP, HLS) from various services (plugin list available) into a standalone media player of choice. (VLC, MPV).
- - Streamlink is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Livestreamer.
- - Streamlink is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Livestreamer.
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Streamlink Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsStreamlink can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Command line interfaceStreamlink either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Media Streaming
Dailymotion
Python-based
Record videos
Livestream recorder
Streaming
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GNOME Twitch
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Free • Open Source
Live Streaming Tools and Service
Video Streaming App
Linux
15 GNOME Twitch alternatives
Enjoy Twitch on your GNU/Linux desktop.
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last commit8e774a0on May 20, 2019Git statshttps://github.com/vinszent/gnome-twitch
StreamBuffRe
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Freemium • Proprietary
Video Downloader
YouTube Downloader
Music Downloader
Windows
46 StreamBuffRe alternatives
StreamBuffRe buffers online streams and redirects them to different destinations. This enables you to watch, download or record streams from many different video and livestream internet services. This all works even at the same time.
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StreamBuffRe Features
1. PortableStreamBuffRe can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Media Streaming
Unstream
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Free • Proprietary
Live Streaming Tools and Service
Windows
Windows Mobile
Xbox
5 Unstream alternatives
An unofficial Twitch application for the Universal Windows Platform which allows users to quickly and elegantly watch live Twitch streams on the go. Built using the MVVMLight Toolkit with a Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) architecture and abiding by Windows 10 (Universal Windows...
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Unstream Features
Game Streaming
Streaming
NabiLive - RTMP streaming
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Freemium • Proprietary
Live Streaming Tools and Service
Video Streaming App
iPhone
iPad
3 NabiLive - RTMP streaming alternatives
Looking for a live video streaming app? Stream live with NabiLive on YouTube live, Facebook live, Twitch or any RTMP compatibe service.
- - NabiLive - RTMP streaming is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Livestreamer.
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NabiLive - RTMP streaming Features
Streaming
Live Now
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Free • Proprietary
Live Streaming Tools and Service
iPhone
iPad
5 Live Now alternatives
Anyone with a YouTube channel can create a live video event to share with the world. You also can use custom RTMP to go live.
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Live Now Features
1. RTMP Live StreamingLive Now supports the Real Time Messaging Protocol to connect an encoder with a server.
Orion Desktop
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Free • Open Source
Live Streaming Tools and Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
5 Orion Desktop alternatives
QML/C++-written cross-platform desktop client for Twitch.tv.
- - Orion Desktop is the most popular Android alternative to Livestreamer.
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Orion Desktop Features
Live Broadcasting
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GitHub's status: This repository has been archived by the owner. It is now read-only.Developer Message: https://github.com/alamminsalo/orion/issues/307