Open-source alternatives to Twire

Bluecherry surveillance system (server application)

Modern Windows GUI for youtube-dl/ yt-dlp. Download videos from hundreds of websites.

An alternative frontend for invidious built with vue.js

Node.JS Server and JavaScript/HTML Client for synchronizing online media

PeerTube is a decentralized, open-source video hosting platform that enables users to operate independent, interoperable servers. By utilizing the ActivityPub protocol, it connects these servers into a global, federated network where users can follow channels, discover content, and interact across different instances. The platform is designed to function as a self-hosted video content management system, providing a community-driven alternative to centralized media services. What distinguishes PeerTube is its hybrid approach to content delivery and infrastructure management. It integrates peer

Third-party Twitch client for Android

Restreamer is a self-hosted video broadcast platform and RTMP streaming server. It functions as a live media processing gateway and a multi-destination stream relay, providing a web-based management interface to configure video codecs, hardware acceleration, and stream routing. The system enables multi-platform video streaming by duplicating a single live video source and forwarding it to various third-party broadcast services and external servers simultaneously. It also supports direct-to-website broadcasting, allowing users to host live content for private or public audiences via customizab

cmyflix, a Netflix clone!

YouTube app

FreeTube is a privacy-focused desktop application for watching YouTube videos without ads, tracking cookies, or the requirement of a Google account. It functions as a local-first subscription manager that tracks channels and playlists in local files instead of a centralized cloud account. The application avoids tracking-heavy official APIs by using a content extractor that parses web pages directly. To further protect user identity, it can route network traffic through proxies or Tor to mask the hardware IP address. The software provides tools for distraction-free viewing, including the abil

Python application to watch YouTube videos through the Invidious API, in the terminal!

Self-hosted torrent video streaming service compatible with Chromecast, AppleTV & Kodi deployable in the cloud

Invidious is a privacy-focused, self-hosted alternative frontend for mainstream video platforms. It operates as a decentralized network of independent instances that provide a lightweight, ad-free interface for consuming media. By acting as a proxy between the user and the content provider, the platform prevents tracking and data collection while maintaining a familiar browsing experience. The project distinguishes itself through its robust suite of network-level traffic management and anonymization tools. It employs techniques such as IP rotation, reverse proxy stream routing, and integratio

A simple-to-use, cross-platform graphical interface for youtube-dl.

This project is a cross-platform desktop application that serves as a graphical wrapper for the youtube-dl command line tool. It functions as a web media extractor and batch video downloader, allowing users to save video files, audio tracks, subtitles, and metadata from supported online platforms. The application provides a visual interface to manage download quality, output formats, and file naming. It supports the retrieval of restricted or private content through browser cookie files, basic authentication, or video passwords. The software includes capabilities for bulk playlist archiving

An open and scalable video surveillance system for anyone making this world a better and more peaceful place.

Powerful online/offline video clipper/cropper/trimmer/downloader gif convertor for Linux Desktop

LibreTube is a privacy-focused mobile client designed for streaming online video content without requiring a platform account. It functions by routing all media traffic through intermediate proxies, which masks user identity, prevents data collection by third-party platforms, and bypasses geographic content restrictions. The application provides an ad-free viewing experience by automatically detecting and skipping integrated sponsored segments and promotional content within video streams. It maintains a stateless playback architecture that ensures no session cookies or tracking identifiers pe

cast YouTube videos to your smart TV from command-line

MediaCMS is a self-hosted media content management system designed for hosting, organizing, and distributing video, audio, images, and PDF files. It functions as a digital asset management platform that combines a transcoding pipeline with a server capable of delivering adaptive video streaming. The system is distinguished by its automated media transcoding pipeline, which converts uploaded files into multiple resolutions and codecs and generates automatic transcriptions. It integrates SAML and OAuth identity layers to connect external enterprise identity providers for managing user access an

TubeSync is a containerized media management tool and self-hosted archiver designed to automate the downloading and organization of video content from online sources, such as YouTube channels and playlists, into a local library for offline access. It functions as a download manager and metadata generator, utilizing a web interface to manage video subscriptions and synchronization settings. The system features a rule-based content filter that evaluates video metadata against user-defined conditions to determine which items enter the download queue. To handle restricted or age-gated content, it

mps-youtube is a YouTube terminal client and command-line media player. It allows users to search for, stream, and play YouTube videos and audio directly within a terminal emulator without requiring an API key. The project functions as a media downloader and search tool, providing capabilities to save video and audio content to the local file system in various formats and resolutions. It includes specialized discovery tools for finding music albums and matching individual tracks based on metadata. The software covers a broad range of media management capabilities, including headless media co

OvenMediaEngine (OME) is a Sub-Second Latency Live Streaming Server with Large-Scale and High-Definition. #WebRTC #LLHLS

An Electron Based Web Video Services Player. Supporting Netflix, Youtube, Twitch, Floatplane, Hulu And More

SRS is a real-time media server designed to ingest, route, and distribute live audio and video streams across various transport protocols. It functions as a multi-protocol stream relay, including a dedicated RTMP media gateway and a WebRTC signaling server to coordinate peer-to-peer media exchanges. The system features a multi-protocol relay engine that transforms incoming media packets between different transport formats without re-encoding. This allows it to serve as a video delivery proxy that routes live media from a single source to multiple concurrent viewers using diverse delivery prot

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server that provides full control over broadcast infrastructure and audience data. It functions as an RTMP video streaming server, accepting incoming video feeds and distributing them to viewers through HLS-based segmented streaming. The platform includes a built-in, stateful web-based chat interface that enables real-time viewer engagement during broadcasts. The project distinguishes itself through deep integration with the decentralized Fediverse, allowing servers to automatically broadcast stream status updates and notify followers across distributed