m3u8-getpack

m3u8-getpack (also m3gp) is a fast command-line tool and Python library.

It gets video segments (.ts files) from .m3u8 playlists and packs them into a single .mp4 video file.

Perfect for handling HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) content, m3u8-getpack provides both a streamlined CLI for easy use and a modular API for integration into your own projects.

✨ Features

⚡ Fast and simple CLI for quick use directly from the terminal.

🧩 Modular Python API for seamless integration into your own scripts and tools.

🚀 Multithreaded downloading for high-speed performance.

🎞️ Uses ffmpeg-python as a backend for accurate video merging.

📡 Designed to handle HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) content efficiently.

📌 Currently supports only static HLS playlists — direct .m3u8 files .containing segment .ts links (not master playlists or nested CDN manifests).

📦 Installation

⚙️ Requirements

Make sure python3 and pip are installed:

    python3 --version
    pip --version

If needed:

    sudo apt install python3
    sudo apt install python3-pip

✅ Install via pip from PyPI (Recommended-CLI)

    pip install m3u8-getpack

🛠️ Install via GitHub (dev mode)

For development or direct usage from source:

    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/m3u8-getpack.git
    cd m3u8-getpack
    pip install -e .

Running

✅ Recommended-CLI

    m3u8-getpack -i video.m3u8 -o myvideo.mp4
    # Or alternatively:
    m3gp -i video.m3u8 -o myvideo.mp4
    mgp -i video.m3u8 -o myvideo.mp4

🛠️ Run the package directly from source (without installation, live changes reflected):

    python3 -m m3u3-getpack -i video.m3u8 -o myvideo.mp4