# Streamlink (open-source media player)

> Streamlink is a free, open-source command-line media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player. It has 11,834 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-2-Clause license.

A Python library and command-line interface which pipes streams from various services into a video player. Avoid resource-heavy and unoptimized websites, and still enjoy streamed content.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 11,834 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://streamlink.github.io/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | 8.6.2 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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