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Streamlink vs RTMPDump: catalog facts
Streamlink	RTMPDump
Free Free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPLv2, with the librtmp library under the LGPL.
Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
Watch streams in a lightweight player instead of a heavy website Plugin system covering many streaming services	Supports all RTMP variants including encrypted ones Reusable librtmp library
Command-line only; graphical front ends are third-party Site plugins can break when services change	Releases are infrequent and mostly via git Command line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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