# GStreamer/gstreamer

GStreamer open-source multimedia framework

Repository: https://github.com/GStreamer/gstreamer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gstreamer
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:22:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3928, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3298, forks 762 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:54.116344+00:00)

## What it is
GStreamer is an open-source multimedia framework for building pipelines that handle audio and video streaming, playback, recording, and processing. It is written in C with a plugin-based architecture and supports a wide range of codecs, formats, and platforms.

## Use cases
- build a media player application
- transcode video files between formats
- stream live audio and video over the network
- record from a webcam or capture device
- process and filter audio/video streams in a pipeline
- build a video conferencing or streaming server

## When to choose
- you need a flexible, plugin-based multimedia pipeline framework
- you need cross-platform audio/video playback, capture, or streaming
- you need support for many codecs and container formats
- you are building media applications in C/C++ or via language bindings

## When to avoid
- you only need simple video playback in a web browser
- you want a high-level media library with minimal setup
- your project is not multimedia-related

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: video-processing, audio-processing, streaming, graphics
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp, c
- tags: multimedia, pipeline, gstreamer, media-playback, encoding, decoding, audio, video, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- GStreamer/gstreamer (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.116344+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 2026-08-30T07:22:41.250737+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GStreamer/gstreamer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.116344+00:00, sha 8a05c471eed0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.