Livestreamer AlternativesLive & Video Streaming Apps like Livestreamer

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 more than 10 alternatives to Livestreamer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Livestreamer alternative is Kulve, which is free. Other great apps like Livestreamer are Streamlink, DistroAV, Streamlink Twitch GUI and GNOME Twitch.

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  1. Kulve icon
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    Introducing Kulve, your new macOS Twitch client. Lightweight, fast, and feature-packed for Twitch users on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Streamlink icon
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    Streamlink CLI pipes/directs video streams (RTMP, HLS) from various services (plugin list available) into a standalone media player of choice. (VLC, MPV).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. DistroAV icon
     1 like

    Network audio/video in OBS-Studio using NDI technology.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • OBS Studio
     
  4. StreamBuffRe icon
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    StreamBuffRe - (Buffer and Redirect Streams) enables you to buffer (download into ram) and redirect media streams towards various destinations. Based on this core functionality, you can watch, save and manage many available media streams.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Unstream icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Xbox
     
  6. Live Now icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. A simple, lightweight command-line tool to manage your favorite live streams, check their status efficiently, and launch them directly in your media player without needing a heavy web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  8. Command line tool for download stream VODs from Kick.com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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