- Website: https://livecli.github.io/index.html
- Latest release: https://github.com/livecli/livecli/releases/latest
- GitHub: https://github.com/livecli/livecli
- Issue tracker: https://github.com/livecli/livecli/issues
- Kodi version: https://github.com/livecli/repo
- PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/livecli
- Free software: Simplified BSD license
Livecli is a Command-line interface utility that pipes videos from online streaming services to a variety of video players.
The main purpose of livecli is to convert CPU-heavy flash plugins to a less CPU-intensive format, also allow to watch livestreams on less powerful devices.
Livecli is a fork of the Streamlink and Livestreamer project,
- build in plugin that will try to open a stream on every website.
- build in local server command
- fully compatible with Kodi Leia
- pycryptodomex can be used
- some new plugins and some broken plugins are fixed
- more commands
pip install --user livecliThis will install livecli as a normal user, not as root.
You might have to add $HOME/.local/bin to your $PATH
open ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile and add
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"git clone https://github.com/livecli/livecli
cd livecli
pip install --user -U .This will install livecli as a normal user, not as root.
You might have to add $HOME/.local/bin to your $PATH
open ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile and add
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"Livecli is built via a plugin system which allows new services to be easily added.
Supported streaming services, among many others, are:
A list of all supported plugins can be found on the plugin page.
After installing, simply use:
livecli STREAMURL best
Livecli will automatically open the stream in its default video player! See Livecli's detailed documentation for all available configuration options, CLI parameters and usage examples.
Livecli can be used with Kodi Leia, it can be installed from the Livecli Kodi Repository.
For more information see service.livecli.proxy
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 first. Thanks!