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OpenBroadcaster
OpenBroadcaster · Tagish, Yukon, Canada
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- API
- The company says it provides a documented API, including a RESTful API v2 launched in 2022.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The company describes its intended users as broadcasters of any size, including individuals, small and medium businesses, and communities.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Broadcast automation
- OpenBroadcaster provides open-source software for radio and TV station scheduling, playout, and streaming.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The FAQ estimates that the online media library can hold almost 13 million items, subject to available filesystem inodes.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Company location
- OpenBroadcaster lists its address as Tagish, Yukon, Canada.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Custom work
- Customers can sponsor development of custom modules for specific integrations or features.openbroadcaster.com · read 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.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Emergency alerts
- Alert automation supports CAP and CAP-CP alerts, multilingual content including Indigenous languages, and radio, television, digital-signage, and cable distribution.openbroadcaster.com · read 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.openbroadcaster.com · read 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.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Media library
- The radio page says the system can manage 100,000+ media files with playlists, tags, and metadata.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Media management
- Its media asset management tools organize, search, schedule, and distribute audio, video, images, and documents.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Open-source license
- The about page states that its solutions are released under the AGPL3 open-source license.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The homepage lists compatibility with Linux, Windows 11, and Raspberry Pi.openbroadcaster.com · read 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.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenBroadcaster provides open-source radio, television, streaming, and emergency-alert tools for broadcasters of any size.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Radio automation
- Its web-based radio tools support scheduling, automated playlists, voice tracking, and program logging.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Resilience
- When the OBServer disappears, scheduled media and schedules buffered on a playout device can continue playing uninterrupted.openbroadcaster.com · read 12 Oct 2026
