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Wolf vs Sunshine: catalog facts
Wolf	Sunshine
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, from the LizardByte project.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Several users can stream from one server at once Each session runs in its own container	Works with AMD, Intel and NVIDIA hardware encoders, not just NVIDIA Configured and paired from a web interface in any browser
Requires Docker and comfort with server setup Linux server only	macOS hosts cannot emulate gamepads at all Encoder support varies a lot by platform and graphics vendor
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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