OpenBroadcaster
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OpenBroadcaster, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from OpenBroadcaster's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The company says it provides a documented API, including a RESTful API v2 launched in 2022.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The company describes its intended users as broadcasters of any size, including individuals, small and medium businesses, and communities.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Broadcast automation
- OpenBroadcaster provides open-source software for radio and TV station scheduling, playout, and streaming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The FAQ estimates that the online media library can hold almost 13 million items, subject to available filesystem inodes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom work
- Customers can sponsor development of custom modules for specific integrations or features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download options
- The download page lists system images for AlertPlayer and Pyrate, with compatibility including Raspberry Pi 2 through 5 and specified AlertPlayer hardware generations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Emergency alerts
- The system supports CAP emergency alerting, including audio and visual alerts that can be injected into a broadcast chain without an extra license or fee.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The FAQ describes support for Icecast and Shoutcast streaming, YouTube and Twitch video streams, and Barix receivers for alert audio streams.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The company says its solutions are for individuals, small-to-medium-sized businesses, and communities distributing media over air or the internet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Media library
- The radio page says the system can manage 100,000+ media files with playlists, tags, and metadata.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Media management
- Its media asset management tools organize, search, schedule, and distribute audio, video, images, and documents.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open-source license
- OpenBroadcaster says its software is free to use, including commercially, under the AGPL3 license, with no mandatory subscription, unlock code, or dongle.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The homepage lists compatibility with Linux, Windows 11, and Raspberry Pi.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Pricing model
- The maker describes the software as free and open source, and says it earns ongoing revenue from customization, developer tools, and technical support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenBroadcaster provides open-source radio, television, streaming, and emergency-alert tools for broadcasters of any size.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Radio automation
- Its web-based radio tools support scheduling, automated playlists, voice tracking, and program logging.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Resilience
- When the OBServer disappears, scheduled media and schedules buffered on a playout device can continue playing uninterrupted.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- OpenBroadcaster says remote access uses certificate-based security and that it provides basic security updates for the product’s life, approximately three or more years.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The company describes a self-hosted platform and says television automation can run in-house, in virtual machines, or in the cloud.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming integrations
- The streaming page names YouTube, Roku, Twitch, Livestream, Icecast, and SHOUTcast among its platform or service integrations.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Company location
- OpenBroadcaster lists its address as Tagish, Yukon, Canada.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Tagish, Yukon, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The home page says the software is compatible with Linux, Windows 11, and Raspberry Pi.checked 12 Oct 2026
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