Extract streams from services and send them to a video player of choice with Streamlink, a command-line utility.
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Mpv vs streamlink
How do Mpv and streamlink compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Mpv | streamlink |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Play media from the command line with mpv, which supports a wide range of formats, codecs, and subtitles. | Streamlink pipes streams from supported services into a media player through its command-line utility and Python library. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Open-source project | Open-source project |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Not recorded | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Open source | Not stated | Yes |
| Language | English | English |
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