Owncast
Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options.
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Still maintained? Yes: 181 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.3.0 (Sep 2026).
Also an alternative to YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo and Loom.
At a glance
Owncast quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 11,633
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.3.0, Sep 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Owncast
Full rankings: YouTube alternatives, Twitch alternatives, Vimeo alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Take control over your content and stream it yourself."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Owncast scores 86/100, #8 of 19 in Media Streaming - Video Streaming: 181 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.3.0, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 11,633 stars add 16.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
181 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.3.0 released 2 months ago
- Stars 16.3 / 20
12k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 181
- Last 90 days
- 1,426
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 19 tools in Media Streaming - Video Streaming by health , between PeerTube (#7) and VideoLAN Client (VLC) (#9) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Go |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 11,633 |
| Open issues | 153 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | owncast/owncast ↗ |
Owncast vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Owncast (Media Streaming - Video Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OvenMediaEngine | 94 | 3.3k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| MediaCMS | 90 | 5.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| ClipBucket | 89 | 182 | AAL | yesterday |
| PeerTube | 87 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| Owncast (this tool) | 86 | 12k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| Restreamer | 35 | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | 5 months ago |
Owncast: common questions
What does Owncast replace?
Repoly lists Owncast as an open-source alternative to YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo and Loom. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Owncast stands against the others.
Is Owncast still maintained?
Owncast had 181 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v0.3.0, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.