# [Streamlink][streamlink-website]

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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.

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][livestreamer] project.

Please note that by using this application you're bypassing ads run by
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# [Installation][streamlink-installation]

Please refer to our documentation for different ways to install Streamlink:

- [Windows][streamlink-installation-windows]
- [macOS][streamlink-installation-macos]
- [Linux and BSD][streamlink-installation-linux-and-bsd]
- [Source code][streamlink-installation-source]

# Features

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

Supported streaming services, among many others, are:

- [Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com)
- [Livestream](https://livestream.com)
- [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv)
- [UStream](http://www.ustream.tv/explore/all)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com)

A list of all supported plugins can be found on the [plugin page][streamlink-plugins].


# Quickstart

After installing, simply use:

```
streamlink STREAMURL best
```

Streamlink will automatically open the stream in its default video player!
See [Streamlink's detailed documentation][streamlink-documentation] for all available configuration options, CLI parameters and usage examples.


# Contributing

All contributions are welcome.
Feel free to open a new thread on the issue tracker or submit a new pull request.
Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md][contributing] first. Thanks!

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## Backers

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  [streamlink-website]: https://streamlink.github.io
  [streamlink-plugins]: https://streamlink.github.io/plugin_matrix.html
  [streamlink-documentation]: https://streamlink.github.io/cli.html
  [streamlink-installation]: https://streamlink.github.io/install.html
  [streamlink-installation-windows]: https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#windows
  [streamlink-installation-macos]: https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#macos
  [streamlink-installation-linux-and-bsd]: https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#linux-and-bsd
  [streamlink-installation-source]: https://streamlink.github.io/install.html#source-code
  [livestreamer]: https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer
  [contributing]: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
  [changelog]: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
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