# grafov/m3u8

Parser and generator of M3U8-playlists for Apple HLS. Library for Go language. :cinema: Moved to https://github.com/Eyevinn/hls-m3u8

Repository: https://github.com/grafov/m3u8
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/grafov-m3u8
Homepage: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: m3u8-playlist, hls, manifest, parsing, library, golang, lib, m3u8, playlist-parser, playlist-generator, rfc-8216, http-live-streaming
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-09-11T17:33:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 41, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4957, "days_push": 356, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1289, forks 326 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:15.347240+00:00)

## What it is
A Go library for parsing and generating M3U8 playlists used in Apple HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), supporting master and media playlists, encryption keys, and Widevine tags. The project is now archived read-only and succeeded by Eyevinn/hls-m3u8.

## Use cases
- parse m3u8 playlists in go
- generate hls media playlists
- parse hls master playlists
- extract segments from hls manifests
- handle widevine drm tags in m3u8
- build hls streaming tools in golang

## When to choose
- you need a mature, well-tested Go m3u8 parser for legacy HLS specs up to version 5
- you are maintaining an existing codebase already using this library

## When to avoid
- you need support for newer HLS protocol features - use the successor Eyevinn/hls-m3u8 instead
- you are starting a new project, since this repo is archived and unmaintained

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: parser, serialization
- domain: media, web-development
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: hls, m3u8, playlist-parser, playlist-generator, rfc-8216, http-live-streaming, drm, archived, video, streaming

## Member repositories
- grafov/m3u8 (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.347240+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:55:44.091016+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/grafov/m3u8 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.347240+00:00, sha 39a6f8df1ab4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.