# nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE

Cross-Platform, modern and powerful stream downloader for MPD/M3U8/ISM. English/简体中文/繁體中文.

Repository: https://github.com/nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/n_m3u8dl-re
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: m3u8, m3u8-downloader, mpd, hls, dash, ffmpeg, live, recorder, ism
Last push: 2026-07-03T13:43:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 58, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1561, "days_push": 61, "days_rel": 66, "gap_med": 242, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8620, forks 858 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.838774+00:00)

## What it is
A cross-platform command-line stream downloader for DASH (MPD), HLS (M3U8), and ISM streams, supporting both VOD and live recording. Written in C# with multithreaded segment downloading, track selection, and ffmpeg-based muxing.

## Use cases
- download m3u8 hls streams to mp4
- record live dash streams
- download streaming video from mpd manifest
- save ism smooth streaming media
- merge downloaded video segments with ffmpeg
- batch download segmented video streams

## When to choose
- you need to download or record HLS/DASH/ISM streams from the command line
- you want cross-platform support with multithreaded downloads and automatic track selection
- you need live stream recording with retry and timeout controls

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI-based downloader
- you only need DRM-protected content that requires license circumvention
- you want a browser-integrated video downloader

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, http-client, cli
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli, windows
- tags: m3u8-downloader, hls, dash, stream-downloader, live-recording, ism, ffmpeg, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.838774+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 2026-08-29T17:25:52.809014+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.838774+00:00, sha 64d7d23a01fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.