# Pion WebRTC

Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API

Repository: https://github.com/pion/webrtc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pion-webrtc
Homepage: https://pion.ly
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, golang, webrtc, pion-webrtc, ortc, rtp, srtp, webrtc-api, webrtc-server, pion, webcam, video, wasm, webassembly, live-video, audio, voip, streaming, p2p, webrtc-libraries
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:03:19+00:00
Link (homepage): https://pion.ly

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3029, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 9.0, "n_releases_24m": 57}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 16742, forks 1876 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.132332+00:00)

## What it is
Pion WebRTC is a pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API, enabling real-time audio, video, and data communication without cgo or external dependencies. It is part of the Pion stack, a widely used open-source toolkit for real-time media and data transport.

## Use cases
- build a video conferencing server in go
- stream webcam video over webrtc
- implement peer-to-peer data channels
- build a voip or live streaming app in golang
- run webrtc on a headless server without a browser
- create a multiplayer game with real-time networking

## When to choose
- you need WebRTC in a Go backend or server
- you want a dependency-free, pure Go media stack
- you are building SFUs, streaming services, or P2P apps in Go

## When to avoid
- you need a browser-side JavaScript WebRTC implementation
- your project is not in Go
- you need a turnkey video conferencing product rather than a library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: websocket, streaming, networking, p2p, audio-processing, video-processing, sdk
- domain: networking, web-development, media, cross-platform
- platform: go, cross-platform, wasm, windows
- tags: webrtc, rtp, srtp, sctp, data-channels, voip, real-time-communication, pion, real-time, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- pion/webrtc (main) score 98
- pion/example-webrtc-applications (examples) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.132332+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 2026-08-29T17:04:46.248046+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pion/webrtc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.132332+00:00, sha 48bcf855211c)
  - homepage: https://pion.ly (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:53.721648+00:00, sha 4be7542b7cbe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.