Who should use streamgrabber?

streamgrabber is an open-source project built for developers.

Does streamgrabber have a free plan?

Yes — streamgrabber is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does streamgrabber run on?

streamgrabber runs on the command line.

Is streamgrabber still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to streamgrabber?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include git-build-commit, funkuino, and click-docs.

Who develops streamgrabber?

streamgrabber is developed by Enki013.

When did streamgrabber launch?

streamgrabber first shipped in 2026.

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streamgrabber

Name: streamgrabber
Author: Enki013

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streamgrabber is a Python library and CLI tool that captures HLS and DASH streams from web pages using Playwright. It downloads the streams while preserving original headers, cookies, and authentication data that many protected streams require. Ideal for developers and researchers who need to archive or process streaming video content that cannot be easily downloaded with standard tools like yt-dlp.

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2026since

Overview

5 features

In the Other dev tools space, streamgrabber takes a focused approach. It focuses on capturing and downloading protected HLS/DASH video streams from web pages while preserving authentication headers. streamgrabber is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (MIT). It ships for the command line.

Enki013 builds and maintains streamgrabber, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 14 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are HLS Capture, DASH Capture, and Header Preservation.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

HLS Capture
DASH Capture
Header Preservation
Playwright Integration
Stream Downloading

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source GitHub · ★ 2Active maintenance

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jul · 16:13 UTC
streamgrabber verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about streamgrabber

What is streamgrabber?: Streamgrabber focuses on capturing and downloading protected HLS/DASH video streams from web pages while preserving authentication headers. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who should use streamgrabber?: streamgrabber is an open-source project built for developers.
Does streamgrabber have a free plan?: Yes — streamgrabber is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does streamgrabber run on?: streamgrabber runs on the command line.
Is streamgrabber still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to streamgrabber?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include git-build-commit, funkuino, and click-docs.git-build-commit funkuino click-docs
Who develops streamgrabber?: streamgrabber is developed by Enki013.
When did streamgrabber launch?: streamgrabber first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 2
License: MIT
First seen: 30 Jul 2026
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Capturing and downloading protected HLS/DASH video streams from web pages while preserving authentication headers.

Registered as

GitHub: Enki013/streamgrabber
PyPI: streamgrabber

Developer

Enki013

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 2
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 9 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 14
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 30 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 30 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: streamgrabber-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 30 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/streamgrabber

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