Command-line utility that extracts streams from various services and pipes them into a video player of choice.
Livestreamer is a command-line utility that pipes video streams from various services into a video player such as VLC. The main purpose of Livestreamer is to allow the user to avoid buggy and CPU heavy flash plugins but still be able to enjoy various streamed content. There is also an API available for developers who want access to the video stream data.
Livestreamer is a command-line utility that pipes video streams from various services into a video player such as VLC. The main purpose of Livestreamer is to allow the user to avoid buggy and CPU heavy flash plugins but still be able to enjoy various streamed content. There is also an API available for developers who want access to the video stream data.
To install livestreamer, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install livestreamer
To see what files were installed by livestreamer, run:
port contents livestreamer
To later upgrade livestreamer, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade livestreamer
Reporting an issue on MacPorts Trac
The MacPorts Project uses a system called Trac to file tickets to report bugs and enhancement requests.
Though anyone may search Trac for tickets, you must have a GitHub account in order to login to Trac to create tickets.