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Video Players, Video Editors, Live Streaming, Animation

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Video Tools

• Digital Video Intro - Digital Video Guides / Resources
• ️ AI Video Generators
• Reincubate Camo - Use Any Camera as Webcam
• Kast, Screen Share Party or Screenz - Online Screen Share
• ⁠LonelyScreen - AirPlay Receiver for PC / macOS
• Deep-Live-Cam, Rope, SimSwap or Roop - Video Face Swap Tools
• VideoHelp Forum - All Things Media / Video
• ICAT or Video Compare - Video Quality Comparison & Analysis Tools
• videoduplicatefinder - Duplicate Video Finder
• MkvDefaultTrackChanger - Easily Change Default MKV Subtitle / Audio Tracks /
• ⁠MP4Recover - Recover Broken MP4 Files
• VHS Decode - VHS Decoder
• VidClue - Short Form Video Inspiration

Disc Utilities

• ImgBurn, CDBurnerXP, DVDStyler, DeepBurner or Alcohol Soft - CD / DVD Burning
• VidCoder or XReveal - DVD / Blu-ray Ripping
• MakeMKV - Create MKV from Blu-ray / DVD / Beta Version, 2
• DGDemux - Blu-ray/UHD Disk Demuxer
• PgcDemux - DVD Disk Demuxer
• BatchGuy - Blu-ray Ripping
• UHD Drives Flashing Guide
• Redump - Disc Preservation Info Project

Video File Hosts

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Most file hosts remove files after inactivity, while some delete them regardless. Check each host if you're concerned about file expiry. Tags are: Account Space / Individual File Limit / File Retention.

• ️ Streaming Hosts - Host Videos on YouTube Style Sites
• DoodStream - 5GB / 60 Days / Requires Sign-Up
• Litterbox - 1GB / 3 Days
• Catbox - 200MB / Forever / Allows Hotlinking
• Gofile - 100GB Monthly / 10 Days
• Send.now - Unlimited / 30 Days
• VOE - Unlimited / 60 Days / 720p / Requires Sign-Up
• MixDrop - Unlimited / 60 Days / 720p / Requires Sign-Up
• FEX.NET - 100GB / 10GB Guest / 7 Days
• Byse, 2, 3, 4 - 50GB / 40TB per account / Forever / Requires Sign-Up
• Hexupload or AnonTransfer - 15GB / 30 Days
• Vidoza - 15GB / 15 Days / Requires Sign-Up
• ⁠Streamain - Unlimited / Forever
• Vidmoly - 15TB / 1 Year
• NetU - 7.5GB / 90 Days (after last view)
• Streamplay - 30TB / 20GB
• Luluvdoo - 15GB / 60 Days Since Last Download
• Streamtape - 15GB / Requires Sign-Up / .to
• ⁠Darkibox - 10GB / 53 Days
• Dubz - 100MB / Forever
• Streamable - 250MB / 2 Days (90 Days with Account)
• uguu - 128MB / 3 Hours
• webmshare - WebM & GIF Hosting / 20MB / Forever
• Videy - 100MB / MP4 Only
• ⁠Private Video Sharing - P2P Video Streaming / Temp Files

Screen Recording

• OBS Studio /
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• Shinobi - Network Video Recorder /
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• MythTV - Digital Video Recorder (DVR) /
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• FFmpeg /
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• Openscreen /
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• ShareX /
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• vokoscreenNG /
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• Cap /
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• Shar.ec /
• ScreenREC /
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• RecordScreen /
• Google Screen Recorder /
• ⁠Cursorful - Browser Screen Recording

Processing / Encoding

• HandBrake or VidCoder - Video Encoding Software /
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• FFmpeg - Multimedia Processors /
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• Shutter Encoder - Video Encoding Software /
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• MKVToolNix - MKV Editing Tools /
• archived-things, Codec Wiki /
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  , ⁠Video Noob Guide, JET Guide, The Encoding Guide or Silentaperture - Video Encoding Guides
• Basics to the Art of Remuxing, 2 - Learn How to Remux Videos
• DDVT - Dolby Vision RPU Demuxing / Injecting / Editing
• MKV Muxing Batch GUI - Mux Videos /
• IFME - Video Encoding /
• Av1an - Video Encoding /
• FastFlix - Video Conversion /
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• Winnydows - Video Conversion Software /
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• staxrip - Video Encoding / Contact Sheet + Thumbnails Creator /
• XMedia Recode - Video Conversion /
• NEAV1E - AV1 Encoding /
• sickbeard_mp4_automator - Automate Video Processing /
• selur - Video Encoding /
• vvenc, vvdec or VVCEasy - VVC Encode / Decode

Online Processing

• Compress Video Online - Compress / Unlimited
• 8mb.video - Compress / 2GB /
• autocompressor - Compress / 2GB
• Rotato - Compress / 2GB
• VideoSmaller - Compress / 500MB
• YouCompress - Compress / 500MB
• MP4Compress - Compress / 500MB
• VERT - Converter /
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• Video Express Converter
• VideoConverter - Converter
• Restream Tools - Converter

FFmpeg Tools

• FFmpeg-Builds or media-autobuild_suite - Autobuild Tools
• ffmpeg-web /
  , FFmpeg Online or ffmpegwasm / 2 - FFmpeg Web App
• FFmpeg Libav or ffmprovisr - FFmpeg Guides
• ASM Lessons - FFmpeg Assembly Language Lessons / Multiple Languages
• FFmpeg Cheat Sheet, FFmpeg Commander or FFmpeg Buddy - Command Lists
• WebMConverter - WebM Converter
• PureMPV - Info Copy Tool
• FFmpeg Batch - Bulk Conversion Tools

Live Streaming

• Awesome Streaming or StreamerFreebies - Live Streaming Resources
• OBS Studio - Live Stream Manager /
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• OBS Tools - Tweaks / Background Remover / Web App / Phone Controller / Smooth Zoom / Plugin Updater / Guide
• Streamer.bot - Live Stream Manager /
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• ⁠MeldStudio - Live Stream Manager /
• StreamLabs - Live Stream Manager /
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• Stream Elements - Streaming Service Manager
• Restream - Multi-Platform Streams
• TwitchChat - Live Stream Manager /
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• VDO Ninja - Live Stream Colab Tool
• LiveStreamDVR or ⁠StreamRecorder - Live Stream Recorder
• NVIDIA Broadcast - Stream Audio / Video Enhancer /
• Owncast /
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  or Restreamer - Self-Hosted Live Streaming
• WDFlat - Stream Elements
• Strem - Stream Automation
• ppInk, ⁠AnnotateWeb, glnk, Annotate Screen or Live Draw - Screen Annotation
• ⁠Overlays - Live Stream Overlays
• Amuse or Songify - Now Playing Overlays
• real-url - Copy Live Stream URLs
• Chat-Downloader - Retrieve Chat Messages from Livestreams

VTuber Tools

• Runa's Archive - VTuber Resources /
• Best VTuber - VTuber Resources
• VTResources - VTuber Resources
• VTuber Assets - VTuber Resources
• VTuber Kit or VRoid - VTuber Character Creators / Tracking
• VSeeFace, Kalidoface 3D or Animaze - 3D Tracking & Puppeteering (VRM)
• Vtube Studio or Inochi2D /
  - 2D / Live2D Tracking
• veadotube or TransTube - PNGTuber & Reactive Software
• avatarify-python - Real-Time Photo / Video Avatars
• VTuberized Logos - VTuber Style Logos

Subtitle Tools

Linux Video Tools

Mac Video Tools

Video Players

• Awesome Video - Video Streaming Resources
• Video Help - Video Player Index
• MPV Clients, MPC-QT or MPV (Official) - Video Player / Custom Builder / Frontends /
• MPC-HC or MPC-BE - Video Player / YT-DL Support /
• VLC - Video Player /
• FastStream - Fragmentation Streaming Extension /
• OpenVideo or Stream-Bypass - Use Streaming Sites in Ad-Free Player with Subs, Speed Control & More
• Codec Guide, ALF FreeWare VideoCODECs, or Free-Codecs - Video Player Codec Collections
• Screenbox - Video Player
• AVPlayer, ICAT or GridPlayer - Multi-Video Players
• SPlayer - Video Player with Smart Translation
• PotPlayer - Video Player / Twitch Addon / YouTube Addon
• ImPlay - Video Player
• SMPlayer, 2 - Video Player / YouTube /
• uView - Video Player
• Rise Media Player - Video Player
• Flyleaf - Video Player
• MoonPlayer - Video Player
• KikoPlay - Video Player
• Plyr - Online HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo Player /
• ⁠panoptic - Watch Multiple Live Streams At Once
• MotionMonkey - Stream Online Videos in Player
• ⁠Private Video Sharing - P2P Video Streaming / Temp Files
• StreamLink - Extract Videos from Sites to Players / Twitch Adblock /
• polsy.org.uk - Alt Players for Video Sites

Stream Sync

• SyncPlay - App
• Watch2Gether - Online Player
• SyncWatch - Online Extension
• Kosmi - Online Player
• WatchParty - Online / Virtual Browser
• neko - Docker Virtual Browser /
• HyperBeam / VIP - Virtual Computer Embed
• OpenTogetherTube, TurtleTV or twoseven - Online Player
• Metastream - Online Extension /
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• Caracal Club - Online Player
• CyTube - Online Player
• ⁠CinevoSync - Online Player
• VideoTogether - App
• baked.live - Online Player
• Rave.io - Online Extension
• MovieNight /
  - Docker

MPV Tools

• ⁠Awesome-MPV - MPV Tools / Resources
• igv's shaders - Various Shaders
• MPV Config Guide, 2, 3
• ModernX, tethys or uosc - Alt User Interfaces
• Simple MPV WebUI - WebUI Controller
• MPV Context Menu
• MPV Scripts - Userscripts
• VideoClip, 2 - Clip Tool
• MPV WebM - WebM Tool
• Play With MPV or ff2mpv - Open Videos with MPV
• MPV WebTorrent Hook - Torrent Streaming
• AutoSubSync MPV - Sub Sync
• MPV SponsorBlock, 2 - SponsorBlock for MPV
• ThumbFast - MPV Thumbnails
• ArtCNN, AniSD or Ani4k - Anime Upscaling
• FSR or CAS - AMD FidelityFX port
• MPV Prescalers - NNEDI / RAVU Upscaling
• GLSL CFL Prediction - Chroma Upscaling

VLC Tools

• Awesome VLC - VLC Resources
• VLSub - Sub Downloader
• VLC Slow Seek Fix

Media Servers

• ️ Torrent Automation
• Jellyfin - Media Server / Matrix /
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• Kodi or Xbox Kodi - Media Server
• TRaSH Guides /
  or The Complete Guide - Server Setup Guides
• Self-Hosted Anime - Anime Server Setup Guides
• Prowlarr /
  , FlexGet or r/softwarr - Autodownload Tools
• Reiverr - Media Server Manager
• Fixarr - Media Server File Renamer
• HTPC Download Box - Media Server Automation
• Seanime - Anime Server
• Plex - Media Server
• DMS - Media Server
• Emby - Media Server
• Universal Media Server - Media Server
• OSMC - Media Server
• Kawaii-Player - Media Server
• Streama - Media Server
• Gerbera - Media Server
• Homehost - Media Server
• Dim - Media Server
• Kyoo - Media Server
• Chocolate - Media Server
• Media-Hoarder - Media Catalog Frontend
• Frames - Google Drive Server
• HTPC - Home Theater PC guides /
• MSX - Web App
• Tunarr /
  , ErsatzTV or dizqueTV - Custom Live Channel Servers
• ⁠YAMS - Linux Media Server Auto-Install Script
• ansible-hms-docker or DockSTARTer - Automated Docker Media Server Setups
• Jellyseerr / Mobile or Ombi - User Request Management
• Dispatcharr or ⁠tuliprox - IPTV Playlist Managers for Servers
• YTDL-Sub - Add YouTube Channels to Media Servers /
• xTeVe - Plex / Emby M3U Proxy

Plex Tools

• Reddit Guide - Plex Setup Guides
• Tautulli - Server Monitor /
• SuperPlex - Plex Plugins
• Kitana - Plugin Frontend
• Reaparr - Merge Plex Libraries w/ Your Own
• PlexDrive or mergerfs - Mount Google Drive
• SyncLounce - Media Sync
• PseudoTV - Create TV Channels
• Overseerr - User Requests / IMDb Extension
• Pasta Tool - Audio / Sub Changer

Jellyfin Tools

• Awesome Jellyfin - Jellyfin Resources
• Fladder - Desktop Client /
• Blink - Desktop Client
• jellyfin-media-player - Desktop Client
• Findroid or Streamyfin - JellyFin Android Clients
• Jellyfin Forum - Official Jellyfin Forum
• Jellyfin Vue - Jellyfin Web Client
• Jellyfin "arr" Setup Guide
• Jellyfin Customization Guide
• Jellyfin Themes
• Jellyfin RPC - Jellyfin Discord Rich Presence

Kodi Tools

• Elementum - Torrent Streaming / Trakt Sync / Similar to Stremio + Torrentio
• EverythingKodi - Kodi Addon Tutorials
• Kodi Builds Chart
• r/Addons4Kodi / Tracker / Trending or ⁠TroyPoint - Kodi Addons
• Kodi Skins or WIP Skins - Kodi Skins
• Synko - Kodi Stream Sync
• Plex Kodi Connect or plex-for-kodi - Plex for Kodi
• quasar - Torrent Plugin
• IPTV Client
• Simkl - Media Tracker
• tinyMediaManager or MediaElch - Media Collection Managers

Video Download

• ️ YouTube Video Downloaders
• ️ Twitch Video Downloaders
• ️ Download Managers
• yt-dlp or YTDL-PATCHED - Multi-Site / Commands, 2 /
• cobalt - Multi-Site / Online / Instances, 2 / Playlist Support, 2 /
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• 9xbuddy, 2, 3 - Multi-Site / Online
• Video DownloadHelper /
  , FetchV or MPMux - Extensions
• CD(R)M-Project - DRM Tools /
• DRM Bypass Toolkit - DRM Bypass Guide
• ⁠VideoDL - Multi-Site
• VideoFK - Multi-Site / Online
• ⁠OFA Downloader - Multi-Site / Online
• ⁠imov.life - Multi-Site / Online
• you-get - Multi-Site / CLI /
• Hitomi Downloader - Multi-Site / Software
• SCrawler - Multi-Site / Software /
• Musvkrobot - Multi-Site / Telegram Bot
• SSSTik, myfaveTT or tiktok-to-ytdlp - TikTok
• Threads Downloader - Threads
• Piner - Pinterest / Online
• hls-downloader, hls extension or hlsloader - HLS Downloaders
• GetWVKeys - Send Widevine Requests /

Video Editing

• r/VideoEditing - Video Editing Subreddit / Wiki
• Eyecandy - Visual Technique Examples /
• Waifu2x GUI, ⁠TheAnimeScripter, Video2x, Enhancr, Warlock-Studio, Lossless Scaling (search) or Dandere2x - Video Upscaling
• Codecs and Containers - Info on Codecs & Containers
• VideoHelp Forum - Video Editing Forums

Video Editors

• ️ Editing Software
• Kdenlive - Video Editor /
• DaVinci Resolve - Video Editor / Requires Sign-Up (Fake Info Works) / Subtitle Generator /
• LosslessCut - Single Video Editor
• Shotcut - Video Editor /
• Satvrn - Video Editors / Plugins
• Auto-Editor - CLI Editor
• MoviePy - Python Editor
• Webm Generator - Webm Editor
• avisynth or VapourSynth - Video Processors
• Source Filmmaker - Steam Movie-Making Tool / Resources
• OpenRV - Image / Sequence Playback Review
• Remotion - Video Editor
• Olive - Video Editor
• OpenShot - Video Editor
• Lightworks - Video Editor
• VSDC - Video Editor
• Pitivi - Video Editor
• Visla - Video Editor
• Windows Movie Maker, 2, 3 - Video Editor
• Avidemux - Cut / Filter / Encode
• suckless-cut or vidcutter - Cut / Trim Videos
• Opus - Clip Creator
• Kurku or FreeMoCap - Motion Tracking Tools

Online Editors

• wide.video /
• Pikimov - Use Edge or Chrome
• Mastershot - Requires Sign-Up
• Klippy /
• FreeCut, 2 /
• Panzoid
• vidmix
• Video Cutter
• Omniclip /
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• Cuttr - Transcription Based Editor
• Vididoo - Multitool
• VideoCandy - Multitool
• Video2Edit - Multitool
• Crop Video - Crop Videos
• LoopVid - Loop Videos
• Crossfade - Video / Audio Crossfading
• VidLouder - Increase Video Volume
• Convert2Video - Image / Audio to Video

Effects / Enhancements

• Efecto or effect.app - Online Video Effects
• Video Enhance AI - Video Enhancement Tool / Search "Topaz" on LR
• Gyroflow /
  or ComfyUI-Video-Stabilizer - Video Stabilization
• Flowframes / Beta or SVP / Guide - Video Interpolation / Increase FPS
• VideoColorizerColab - Video Colorization Colab
• OpenColorIO - Video Color Manager
• FreshLUTs - Free LUTs (Color Filters)
• blur or Smoothie - Add Motion Blur to Videos / Tutorial
• ProPainter - Video Inpainting

VFX Sites

• FootageCrate
• FreeVideoEffect
• VideoCoPilot
• VFXmed
• Team V.R releases
• flex_cg_vfx
• Download Pirate - Use Adblock /
• ShareAE - After Effects
• HunterAE - After Effects
• AETemp - After Effects
• Visual Effects Pack - After Effects
• AERiver - After Effects
• AEDownloadPro - After Effects
• Intro HD - After Effects

Animation Tools

• Creator Resources - Art & Animation Resource Index
• Unreal Engine, MoonRay, cgsoftbox, SketchUp / Plugins or Twinmotion - 3D Creation Tools
• Unreal Engine Tools - Modding Guides / Megascans / Model Viewer / UPK Explorer / Wiki /
• Immersity AI - 2D Image to 3D Animation Tool
• OpenToonz /
  , Friction /
  , Wick Editor, Tixl /
  , Clipnote Studio, ⁠Touch Designer or Pencil2D - Motion Graphics Editors / Animation Tools
• Animaker - Animated Video Creator
• 3DThis - 3D Animation Tools
• Mega Scans - 3D Scans
• Mixer - 3D Texture Creation Tool
• PlanetSide - CG Environment Generator
• cgplugdump - CG Software Plugins
• Physically Based - RGB Values of Elements
• AnimeEffects, enve, Cavalry, TupiTube or Synfig - 2D Animation Tools
• ScribbleDiffusion - Turn Doodles into Artwork
• MonsterMash - Sketch-Based Modeling & Animation Tool
• Storyboarder - Quickly Visualize & Test Animations /
• LuxCoreRender - Rendering Engine
• RenderChan - 2D Animation Render Manager
• Mandelbulber or FragM - Fractal Rendering Software / 3D
• JWildfire, IFSRenderer or Fractorium - Flame Fractal Rendering Software
• BestSnip, Sketch Machine, Plask or Rive - Online Animation Tools
• Glaxnimate or Trangram - Vector Animation Tools
• LibreSprite, GraphicsGale, ⁠Poxil /
  , JPixel, Aseprite / Guide, ⁠KPix or SpookyGhost - Pixel Art Animation Tools
• Spritesheet Generator - Spritesheet Generator / Gitea
• Animated Drawings, ⁠FliiipBook, Mutsuacen, FAIR Animated Drawings or MotorPen - Animate Drawings
• FlipAnim - Create Animated Flipbooks
• Viggle - Animated Character Creators /
• Mixamo, Endorphin (search) /
  or Cascadeur - 3D Character Animation Tools
• MMHuman3D - 3D Human Model Creator
• Talking Face Avatar - Talking Avatar Generator
• Blender Open Movies - CGI Assets

Stock Videos

• Awesome Stock Resources or CuteStockFootage - Stock Video Indexes
• Pexels - Stock Videos
• Dareful - 4K Stock Videos
• Monzoom - 4K Stock Videos
• BeachFrontBroll - Stock Videos
• Videvo - Stock Videos
• veed.io - Stock Videos
• VidsPlay - Stock Videos
• MixKit - Stock Videos
• ineedfx - Stock Videos
• MotionPlaces - Worldwide Stock Videos
• DroneStock - Drone Video Footage
• MovieTools - Video Loops