Open Source Python Live Streaming Software

Audio toolkit for streaming, aiming at complex Internet radio systems. Our stream generator is highly extensible and flexible. Script based, it can be a fully automatic daemon streamer, but is also used for live shows with an user-friendly GUI.

Streamlink is a command-line utility that 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 is built upon a plugin system that allows support for new services to be easily added. Most of the big streaming services are supported. 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. The default behavior of Streamlink is to playback streams in the VLC player. Please note that by using this application you're bypassing ads run by sites such as Twitch.tv. Please consider donating or paying for subscription services when they are available for the content you consume and enjoy.

TwitchDropsMiner is a desktop application that automates earning timed Twitch Drops by simulating “watch” activity without actually streaming video, letting users collect rewards while saving bandwidth and attention. It works by periodically fetching stream metadata to advance Drops progress, while maintaining a websocket connection to monitor which channels are online, offline, or changing status. The app is designed to reduce manual babysitting by switching channels automatically when a stream goes offline or when a higher-priority opportunity becomes available. It supports prioritisation logic, including game priority and exclusion lists, so users can focus on specific campaigns and avoid unwanted categories. The tool also discovers new drop campaigns based on linked accounts and validates streams using tags and campaign checks to avoid wasting time watching streams that cannot earn rewards.

Slim Camera is a lightweight RTSP viewer for IP cameras. On first launch, it prompts for the stream URL (saved for future sessions) and runs in the system tray to avoid taskbar clutter. It remembers window position, size, and camera URL via an INI file for seamless reuse. The interface keeps distractions minimal - just the video stream in an auto-sizing window. Right-click the tray icon to change the camera URL, restart the stream, reset window position, or exit. Press F1 to quickly modify the RTSP address. Optimized for low resource usage, it works reliably even on older hardware, making it perfect for background monitoring. With portable settings (single INI file) and focus on core functionality, Slim Camera delivers no-fuss video streaming for users who value simplicity. Support its free, open-source development with a donation at https://boosty.to/slim-camera/donate to help keep it ad-free and growing!

Conceived as an internet radio Shoutcast/Icecast client and DJ console IDJC has two main media players, a background track player, effects buttons, crossfader, webm, aac, ogg, and mp3 streaming, stream automation timers, aux input, voice and VoIP integration. Media file formats include: mp3, ogg, flac, wma, wav, m4a, m3u, xspf, pls, and cue sheet support, IRC track and station announcements, uses jack audio connection kit to provide a flexible audio chain. This list of features is by no means complete. More info at the project homepage.

A stream implementation for Python that provides transparent base64 encoding and decoding of an underlying stream. This project is designed to develop a class, :class:`base64io.Base64IO`, that implements a streaming interface for Base64 encoding. Python has supported native Base64 encoding since version 2.4. However, there is no streaming interface for Base64 encoding, and none is available from the community. The legacy base64.encode and base64.decode interface lets you shuffle data between two streams, but it assumes that you have two complete streams. We wanted a standard stream that applies Base64 encoding and decoding. :class:`base64io.Base64IO` provides an io streaming interface with context manager support that transparently Base64-encodes data read from it. You can use it to transform large files without caching the entire context in memory or to transform an existing stream.

Tuner for streaming internet radio and TV (nsv stream), written in Python, providing searchable listings of audio and video media broadcasts from the shoutcast (Winamp) and icecast servers. Helper programs can be specified to play video or audio streams.

WebCam Streamer is a professional, lightweight application that lets you stream your laptop or external webcams in real-time. Stream over a local network (LAN) or create a temporary Wi-Fi hotspot for direct access without complex setup. Features a modern, resizable dark-themed GUI with a dropdown to select any connected camera, live status display, and QR code for instant browser access. Supports multiple webcams, switching between them seamlessly, and keeps streaming simple with start/stop controls. Ideal for presentations, remote monitoring, or sharing video feeds.

OpenBroadcaster has a simple and effective web-based automation system with scheduler to conveniently manage your station from just about anywhere, through the creation of content lists that can play out over both terrestrial or internet radio and TV, using a mobile-friendly 'drag-and-drop' interface. Setting up repeating content, such as station identification, public service announcements or advertisements is "point and click" easy.

Want to watch Youtube video, but you don't have Flash plugin? (ex: gnu/linux ppc os), so try this great script to watch STREAMING VIDEOS from Youtube! You don't need to download video on your disk, you can stream directly the FLV videos from Youtube!

FATCAPS, the Freakin' Advanced Tremendously useful enCAPSulator, is a set of tools for DVB-H broadcasting. It builds on the JustDVB-IT DVB-T software to generating a standards-compliant DVB-H signal including PSI/SI.

Unmaintained! Remuco is a duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones using Bluetooth or WiFi.

Basic command line tool to async scan, detect, stream and control chrome cast devices. Great for pranking someone with a chrome cast device in your local network. Plus there is a GUI version here. https://sourceforge.net/projects/chrome-cut/

Cross-platform p2p live streaming system designed to broadcast real-time media content through a reliable and robust overlay network.

Define 2nd generation Bittorrent protocol with social networking, recommendation, tag-based navigation, distributed moderation, and real-time streaming. Remove .torrent, tracker, and website from architecture. Create reference implement. with ABC project

Bunghole Jukebox is a web interface to your MP3 collection. Use it to access your music collection wherever you are, publish in your website/blog and share with friends.

Castawesome has been taken down from Sourceforge due to Sourceforge's shady behavior regarding old projects. The project has been moved over to https://github.com/TheSamsai/Castawesome

Basic GUI, CLI tool programmed in Python 3.4 and QT5. It gives you the ability to detect, scan and send some useful HTTP requests "Commands" to endless amount of chromecast devices. As well as the ability to loop the commands so the process of repeating it will be automated with a set duration in-which the looping will be done.

DVBStreamer is an console based application to stream DVB/ATSC service(s) over UDP or to a file. It is more that just an app to stream AV though and feature a simple plugin architecture to allow more features to be added.

FAMOUSO is an event-based publish/subscribe middleware written in C++ for systems ranging from 8Bit micro-controllers up to 32Bit PC/Workstations.

Robust P2P streaming. Tolerates Byzantine users and selfish users!

Generic reconfigurable scriptable plug-in for Mozilla/Firefox is Elphel project to use external programs for display EMBED or OBJECT tags. Supplied with perl script for embedding mplayer and mencoder to a browser and controlling it with Javascript.

A project that uses GRID infrastracture to stream live video. Mostly in Python with the some help from PHP here and there.

A GUI for streamripper for the Gnome Desktop Environment

JackFX is a python module for midi control and realtime audio effects processing built using the Jack Audio Connection Kit. Effects are stackable, and can be chained in any configuration with only a few lines of python code.