{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/5"},{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/7"},{"label":"Sound/Audio","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-sound-audio"},{"label":"Video","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-video"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Streamlink extracts video streams from various online services and pipes them into a video player or file, bypassing resource-heavy websites to access streamed content directly.","skillfed_tags":["stream-extraction","video-player-integration","cli-tool"],"use_cases":["Watch Twitch or YouTube streams without loading the website's player or ads in a browser.","Record live streams to disk by redirecting Streamlink output to a file instead of playing in VLC.","Automate stream monitoring or archival by calling Streamlink's Python API from a script.","Extract stream metadata (resolution, bitrate, codec) for analysis or logging without playback.","Integrate stream extraction into a custom media application using Streamlink as a library.","Access streams from services that require authentication or have region restrictions via plugin configuration."],"what_it_does":"Streamlink is a command-line tool and Python library that extracts video streams from online services and sends them directly to a video player or file. It was forked from the abandoned Livestreamer project in 2016 and uses a plugin system to support many popular streaming platforms. Rather than loading resource-heavy website interfaces, Streamlink retrieves the underlying stream URL and plays it in your choice of player\u2014VLC by default, but with options to write to disk, read metadata, or integrate into Python code.\n\nThe package depends on 13 runtime libraries covering HTTP requests, cryptography, XML parsing, and async I/O (trio and trio-websocket). It supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 and runs on Windows, macOS, and POSIX systems. The library is actively maintained, with a recent release and ongoing commits, making it suitable for both CLI use and programmatic integration into Python applications.","worth_installing":"Yes. Streamlink is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license. It solves a real problem\u2014lightweight stream extraction\u2014and is well-suited for both command-line and programmatic use. Install if you regularly watch or record streams from online services."},"id":"streamlink","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/streamlink","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/streamlink.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/streamlink/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-01","license_spdx":"BSD-2-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"streamlink","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Streamlink is a command-line utility that extracts streams from various services and pipes them into a video player of choice."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":217968,"position":9347,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"8.5.0"}