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Synchronize media, chat, and more for an arbitrary number of channels.
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Self-hosted Media Streaming - Video Streaming software (2026)
[Video](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video) streaming tools and software.
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14 open-source apps · all free & self-hostable
Invidious
Alternative YouTube front-end.
MediaCMS source
Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API.
OvenMediaEngine
Streaming Server with Sub-Second Latency.
Owncast source
Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options.
PeerTube source
Decentralized video streaming platform using P2P (BitTorrent) directly in the web browser.
Rapidbay
Videostreaming service/torrent client that allows searching and playing videos from torrents in the browser or from a Chromecast/AppleTV/Smart TV.
Restreamer source
Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming provider.
SRS source
A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV and SRT.
SyncTube
Lightweight and very simple to setup CyTube alternative to watch videos with friends and chat.
Tiramisu
BitTorrent engine with a FUSE virtual filesystem that streams torrents live to Plex/Jellyfin without downloading (alternative to Real-Debrid).
Tube
Youtube-like (_without censorship and features you don't need!_) video sharing app written in Go which also supports automatic transcoding to MP4 H.265 AAC, multiple collections and RSS feed.
Tube Archivist source
Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface.
VideoLAN Client (VLC) source
Cross-platform multimedia player client and server supporting most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.