Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC.
Streamlink is a command-line utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC or mpv. The main purpose of Streamlink is to avoid resource-heavy and unoptimized websites, while still allowing the user to enjoy various streamed content. There is also a Python API available for developers who want access to the stream data.
This project was forked from Livestreamer, which is no longer maintained.
📝 Changelog
See the full Streamlink 8.6.2 release changelog here.
- Updated certifi to 2026.10.19
- Updated Python from 3.14.8 to 3.14.9
- Updated build dependencies
⚙️ Instructions
See the README.md for all the details about the installers and portable archives.
Further information can be found in Streamlink's install docs and Command-Line Interface usage guide.
❤️ Support
If you think that Streamlink is useful and if you want to keep the project alive, then please consider supporting its maintainers by sending a small and optionally recurring tip via the available options.
Your support is very much appreciated, thank you!
| Publisher | Streamlink |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.6.2-2 |
| Release date | 2026-10-21 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Installer type | nullsoft |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | Streamlink.Streamlink |
Install Streamlink from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):
winget install --id=Streamlink.Streamlink -e
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