Open Source
Browse 158 curated Open Source resources, tools, libraries, and guides for video developers on Awesome Video.
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Open Source brings together 158 curated resources for video developers. Explore projects and guidance across Encoding & Codecs, Players & Clients, and Infrastructure & Delivery.
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- libmpeg2A free library for decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video streams. It's lightweight and portable, used in several open source media players for M…
- VLMC (VideoLAN Movie Creator)An experimental non-linear video editing software from the VideoLAN project. Aims to offer basic editing (cutting, transitions, etc.) with…
- MP4Joiner & MP4SplitterFree open-source tools to losslessly join and split MP4 files without re-encoding. Useful for simple video file merging and cutting tasks.
- IcecastAn open source streaming media server primarily for audio streaming (Ogg/Opus), which can also deliver video in formats like Ogg/Theora. Co…
- XineAn open source multimedia playback engine and player for Unix-like systems, featuring support for CD/DVD playback and a wide range of codec…
- MythTVAn open source DVR and media center that lets you capture broadcast TV, schedule recordings, and play them back on various devices.
- GNOME Videos (Totem)The default video player for the GNOME desktop (formerly Totem). It provides simple playback for local and network video streams on Linux.
- BansheeAn open source media player for Linux (and other platforms) that can play and organize video and audio, with support for podcasts and devic…
- Apprentice VideoAn open source cross-platform media player focusing on high quality playback and unique features like alpha channel preview and timeline lo…
- Elephants Dream (Open Movie)The first open movie from the Blender Foundation (2006). It's an animated short film widely used in the past as a standard test video for n…
- Sintel (Open Movie)A 15-minute open source animated film (2010) by Blender Institute. It's frequently used for benchmarking video encoders and playback device…
- Tears of Steel (Open Movie)A Blender Foundation live-action/CGI short film (2012) released as open content. Often used as test material for visual effects, 4K streami…
- slowmoVideoAn open source tool that creates slow-motion videos from existing footage by interpolating intermediate frames, allowing extreme slow motio…
- GalicasterAn open source lecture capture system often used with the Opencast platform. It provides an interface for recording multiple video sources…
- GNU MediaGoblinA decentralized, federated media hosting platform supporting video, images, and audio. MediaGoblin allows users to run their own instances…
- IINAA modern, open source macOS media player built on mpv. IINA features a sleek UI, gesture support, and wide format compatibility.
- SMPlayerA free, open source media player for Windows and Linux with built-in codecs. SMPlayer provides a graphical front-end for MPlayer and MPV, i…
- JellyfinAn open source media server and client solution, providing streaming of video (and other media) to a variety of devices as a self-hosted al…
- SVT-VP9Intel's Scalable Video Technology implementation of the VP9 codec. SVT-VP9 is an open source VP9 encoder/decoder designed to leverage multi…
- YouTube-DLThe classic command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and hundreds of other sites. youtube-dl is open source and supports ex…
- MPlayerOne of the original open source media players for UNIX-like systems, known for its wide codec support and command-line interface. MPlayer c…
- MLT FrameworkAn open source multimedia framework for video editing applications. MLT provides a toolkit for developers to build editors (used by Kdenliv…
- FreeTubeA standalone YouTube client for Windows, macOS, and Linux that is open source and privacy-friendly. FreeTube lets users watch YouTube conte…
- MeteoriteThe first (experimental) open source MKV/Matroska repair tool. Meteorite can attempt to fix corrupted .mkv files or those still downloading…