streamlink 0.2.0

Streamlink is command-line utility that extracts streams from various services and pipes them into a video player of choice.

# Streamlink

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Streamlink is a CLI utility that pipes flash videos from online streaming services to a variety of video players such as VLC, or alternatively, a browser.

The main purpose of streamlink is to convert CPU-heavy flash plugins to a less CPU-intensive format.

Streamlink is a fork of the [livestreamer](https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer) project.

# Installation

Streamlink can be installed by using Python or through the installers below.

Installation via Python pip: ` sudo pip install streamlink ` Note: For Windows, omit “sudo”

Manual installation via Python: ` git clone https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink sudo python setup.py install `

Installers for Windows/Mac/Linux:

• [Mac OSX](https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#other-platforms)

• [Windows](https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#windows-binaries)

• [Windows portable version](https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#windows-portable-version)

• [Linux and BSD](https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#linux-and-bsd-packages)

# Features

Streamlink is built via a plugin system which allows new services to be easily added.

Major streaming services such as:

• [Dailymotion](http://dailymotion.com/live)

• [Livestream](https://livestream.com)

• [Twitch](http://twitch.tv)

• [UStream](http://ustream.tv)

• [YouTube Live](http://youtube.com)

Are supported.

A full list of plugins can be found on the [plugin page](https://streamlink.github.io/plugin_matrix.html).

# Quickstart

After installation simply use: ` streamlink twitch.tv/lirik source `

And Streamlink will automatically open a default video player and begin streaming!

For full details on how to use Streamlink visit our documentation at [streamlink.github.io](https://streamlink.github.io)

# Contributing

Feel free to open a bug or contribute to code!

No need to go through a large CONTRIBUTING.md doc. The only requirement being that we get at least one ACK from a maintainer. Fork / clone us and open a PR!