Protocols & Transport

Browse 470 curated streaming protocol resources — HLS, MPEG-DASH, CMAF, WebRTC, and RTMP specs, servers, and tools on Awesome Video.

Subcategories

• Adaptive Bitrate Algorithms & Tools 22 resources
• Adaptive Streaming 123 resources
• CMAF & fMP4 Packaging 25 resources
• DASH Manifest Tools 24 resources
• DASH Tools 29 resources
• HLS Manifest Parsers & Generators 21 resources
• HLS Tools 21 resources
• Low-Latency Streaming Tools 51 resources
• Transport Protocols 74 resources

Resources (showing 313–336 of 470)

• go-m3u8Go HLS parser implementing the HLS Internet-Draft v20, parses from File/Reader/string.
• hls-parser (kuu)JavaScript library to read and write HLS playlists with Low-Latency HLS support.
• hls-playlist-generatorCLI tool that generates accurate HLS segment lengths from real keyframes and writes a proper .m3u8 playlist.
• hls_m3u8Rust RFC 8216 m3u8 parser and generator with full HLS v7 support.
• hls_m3u8 — Strongly Typed RFC 8216 Parser (Rust)Rust crate with TryFrom-driven strict typing per HLS tag, optionally parsing EXT-X-DATERANGE start/end into real chrono DateTime values.
• m3u-parser-generatorTypeScript library that both parses and generates m3u/m3u8 IPTV and HLS playlists, actively maintained (updated Sep 2025).
• m3u8 (sethdeckard)Ruby M3U8 library supporting RFC8216 and rfc8216bis-19, including Low-Latency HLS and Content Steering, with a CLI for validating playlists.
• m3u8 (ssttevee)Fresh idiomatic Go rewrite of an M3U8 decoder with spec text embedded in comments and a clean decoder API.
• m3u8-cppHeader-only C++ streaming m3u8 playlist parser.
• m3u8-parser (includeamin)Rust crate to parse and create M3U8 v7 playlists targeting RFC 8216, with builder API.
• m3u8-rs — Rust HLS Playlist Parsernom-based Rust crate parsing and writing master and media HLS playlists, with automatic playlist-type detection; widely depended upon.
• video-manifest-parserTypeScript library for manipulating both DASH MPD and HLS M3U8 manifests via a unified editor API (addStream, toString).
• Auto DASH HLSAutomated toolchain for generating DASH/ HLS compatible files from all videos inside a root folder
• HLS DownloadDownload HLS and convert to MP4.
• HLS Interstitials Web DemoApache-2.0 browser proof-of-concept playing HLS Interstitials, showing X-ASSET-URI/X-ASSET-LIST handling and interstitial player lifecycle.
• HLS To MP4Download HLS videos as MP4 (WebVTT for caption download optional)
• HLS-Stream-CreatorSimple no-dependency bash script that segments a media file and builds an M3U8 playlist for HLS serving.
• HLS-Tools (Apple official bundle mirror)Mirror of Apple's official HLS Tools bundle: Media Stream Segmenter, Media Stream Validator, Variant Playlist Creator, and ID3 Tag Generato…
• How to generate a fmp4 hls live stream with FFMPEGForum thread showing a complete FFmpeg command line for generating a fragmented MP4 (fMP4) HLS live stream, including drawtext filter usage…
• M3U8 DlA CLI m3u8-downloader program to parse .m3u8 playlist file and download mpeg2-ts video files, concat them and convert it to mp4 using FFMPEG
• M3U8 DownloaderTool for downloading video streams from m3u8 playlists. Utility for HLS content retrieval and testing.
• M3U8 Downloader (lcy0321)Download the ts files according to the given m3u8 file.
• NGINX HLS ModuleSmooth Streaming Module fork.
• Node Video LibNode.js Video Library / MP4 & FLV parser / MP4 builder / HLS muxer