µStreamer
Lightweight and very quick server to stream MJPEG video from any V4L2 device to the net.
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Still maintained? Yes: 24 commits in the last 90 days.
Comparisons in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: Plex Pass alternatives.
At a glance
µStreamer quick facts
- Health score
- 51/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 2,042
- Last commit
- 20 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- No tagged release
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "µStreamer is a lightweight and very quick server to stream MJPEG video from any V4L2 device to the net. All new browsers have native support of this video format, as well as most video players such as mplayer, VLC etc. µStreamer is a part of the PiKVM project designed to stream VGA and HDMI screencast hardware data with the highest resolution and FPS possible."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
µStreamer scores 51/100, #13 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: 24 commits in the last 90 days earn 28.0 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 2,042 stars add 13.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 28.0 / 35
24 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
No tagged release found
- Stars 13.2 / 20
2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 24
- Last 90 days
- 135
- Last 12 months
- 20 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #13 of 17 tools in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming by health , between Karaoke Eternal (#12) and cmyflix (#14) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | C, deb |
| Latest release | No tagged release |
| Stars | 2,042 |
| Open issues | 12 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | pikvm/ustreamer ↗ |
µStreamer vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with µStreamer (Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellyfin | 99 | 59k | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
| Gerbera | 93 | 1.4k | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
| mikochi | 90 | 379 | MIT | 8 days ago |
| MistServer | 81 | 519 | Unlicense | 18 days ago |
| µStreamer (this tool) | 51 | 2k | GPL-3.0 | 20 days ago |
| cmyflix | 38 | 195 | AGPL-3.0 | 11 months ago |
µStreamer: common questions
Is µStreamer still maintained?
µStreamer had 24 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 20 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.