VideoLAN Client (VLC) VS owncast

Compare VideoLAN Client (VLC) vs owncast and see what are their differences.

VideoLAN Client (VLC)

VLC media player - All pull requests are ignored, please follow https://wiki.videolan.org/Sending_Patches_VLC/ (by videolan)

owncast

Take control over your live stream video by running it yourself. Streaming + chat out of the box. (by owncast)
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VideoLAN Client (VLC) owncast
379 94
12,959 8,885
2.5% 1.8%
0.0 9.9
23 days ago about 16 hours ago
C TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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VideoLAN Client (VLC)

Posts with mentions or reviews of VideoLAN Client (VLC). We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-22.

owncast

Posts with mentions or reviews of owncast. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-14.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing VideoLAN Client (VLC) and owncast you can also consider the following projects:

mpv - 🎥 Command line video player

Restreamer - The Restreamer is a complete streaming server solution for self-hosting. It has a visually appealing user interface and no ongoing license costs. Upload your live stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, or other streaming solutions like Wowza. Receive video data from OBS and publish it with the RTMP and SRT server.

iina - The modern video player for macOS.

Ant-Media-Server - Ant Media Server is a live streaming engine software that provides adaptive, ultra low latency streaming by using WebRTC technology with ~0.5 seconds latency. Ant Media Server is auto-scalable and it can run on-premise or on-cloud.

Anime4K - A High-Quality Real Time Upscaler for Anime Video

rtsp-simple-server - Also known as rtsp-simple-server. ready-to-use RTSP / RTMP / LL-HLS / WebRTC server and proxy that allows to read, publish and proxy video and audio streams. [Moved to: https://github.com/aler9/mediamtx]

Invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

PeerTube - ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform using P2P directly in your web browser

celluloid - A simple GTK+ frontend for mpv

Screenshare-with-audio-on-Discord-with-Linux - A repo trying to gather all info regarding proper screensharing on Discord with Desktop Audio for linux users

mpd - Music Player Daemon