# nilaoda/The-New-M3U8-Downloader

Rebulid of M3U8-Downloader. (Stop updating permanently)

Repository: https://github.com/nilaoda/The-New-M3U8-Downloader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/the-new-m3u8-downloader
Language: C#
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-12-23T09:30:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3601, "days_push": 2445, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1109, forks 262 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.369178+00:00)

## What it is
A rebuilt Windows GUI application for downloading video streams from M3U8/HLS playlists, written in C#. It is permanently discontinued; the author directs users to N_m3u8DL-CLI instead.

## Use cases
- download m3u8 video streams
- save hls segments to a single video file
- batch download streaming videos
- show download progress and speed for hls downloads

## When to choose
- you need a simple Windows GUI for M3U8 downloads and don't mind unmaintained software

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained downloader
- you need cross-platform support
- you want a CLI tool - use N_m3u8DL-CLI instead

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-client, file-system, cli
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: m3u8, hls-downloader, video-download, streaming, discontinued, video

## Member repositories
- nilaoda/The-New-M3U8-Downloader (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.369178+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 2026-08-30T06:43:37.314581+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nilaoda/The-New-M3U8-Downloader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.369178+00:00, sha ad550d81cffd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.