Features¶

Streamlink is built upon a plugin system which allows support for new services to be easily added. Most of the big streaming services are supported, such as:

• Twitch.tv
• YouTube.com
• Livestream.com
• Dailymotion.com

... and many more. A full list of plugins currently included can be found on the Plugins page.

Quickstart¶

The default behavior of Streamlink is to play back streams in the VLC player.

$ streamlink twitch.tv/day9tv best
[cli][info] Found matching plugin twitch for URL twitch.tv/day9tv
[cli][info] Available streams: audio_only, 160p (worst), 360p, 480p, 720p, 720p60, 1080p60 (best)
[cli][info] Opening stream: 1080p60 (hls)
[cli][info] Starting player: vlc

For more in-depth usage and install instructions, please refer to the User guide.