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rtmpdump

brew install rtmpdump v2.6 GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later

Command-line utility to download RTMP streaming media.

Why you might care

Used to capture and save RTMP streams (Real Time Messaging Protocol) to local files, commonly for archiving video content from older streaming servers. Primary build dependency for media tools that need RTMP support; also useful directly if you encounter RTMP-only sources. Single-binary tool with minimal dependencies beyond OpenSSL.

Categories

networking http-client video-tool

Alternatives

ffmpeg youtube-dl streamlink
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365-day · #261

Runtime dependencies

openssl@3

Links

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