HLS Manifest Parsers & Generators
Browse 21 curated hls manifest parsers & generators resources for video development on Awesome Video.
Resources
- M3U8 ParserM3U8 playlist parser from the Video.js project. Core utility for handling HLS manifests in JavaScript.
- M3U8.NETC#/.NET library to parse and write M3U8 playlists, supporting byte-ranges, discontinuities, and round-trip serialization.
- ManifestparserJavaScript library from Eyevinn for parsing HLS and DASH manifest files in video applications.
- Middleman SCTE35 104 ParserA web-based tool to parse and decode SCTE-35 markers for ad insertion and broadcast signaling analysis.
- N_m3u8DL-RECross-platform CLI stream downloader handling HLS/DASH/MSS manifests (M3U8/MPD/ISM) including decryption, actively maintained with 7k+ star…
- Open M3U8Open-source parser for m3u8 playlist files by iHeartRadio. Essential for HLS streaming implementations.
- PantomimeSwift M3U8 parser supporting both master and media playlists.
- Scte35 JSA SCTE 35 Parser for JavaScript.
- Vast InfoParse a VAST or VMAP to show valuable information in a readable format
- 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).