Open alternatives2
Open-source apps that replace Twitch and YouTube Live
Owncast is a free program you run on your own server to broadcast live video and chat to your audience. It is for streamers who want to own their content, interface and moderation instead of using a big streaming site.
PeerTube is a video hosting platform where video creators upload and share videos across many independently run servers that connect to each other. It is for viewers and creators who want to publish video without ads or a single company controlling the content.
What's missing
What people still miss here, and wish existed. Upvote what matters to you.
Before you build
Planning something for live streaming? See what exists first, so you can reuse parts or explain what's different. Paste this into any AI assistant:
Fix the list itself
A project or closed app missing from this list, or a mistake on it? These open a short form on GitHub, and a mod reviews it. To say what a project can't do, use What's missing.
About this page
Replaces fully means it does the main job of these apps; Replaces partly means it covers some of it.
Licenses: every project here uses an open-source license (what each one means). Open core means some parts are paid or under another license.
GitHub stars are shown for reference. They measure popularity, not whether it replaces anything.
Verified means r/TrueOpenSource mods checked it: open-source license, maintained, and it really does the job.
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