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Pion WebRTC
On the record
- Audience
- Pion describes its users as large companies, startups and hobbyists, and says it can be used to build mobile applications and WebRTC servers.pion.ly · read 2 Oct 2026
- Build requirement
- Go Modules are mandatory for using Pion WebRTC.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Connectivity
- Connectivity features include ICE, ICE restart, trickle ICE, STUN, TURN over UDP/TCP/DTLS/TLS, and mDNS candidates.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data channel options
- Data channels can be ordered or unordered, and lossy or lossless.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data channels
- Data channels support ordered or unordered delivery and lossy or lossless modes.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- getUserMedia limitation
- The listed getUserMedia implementation requires Cgo.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes integration with x264, libvpx, GStreamer and ffmpeg.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Pion says its users include large companies, startups, and hobbyists, and describes uses including mobile applications and WebRTC servers.pion.ly · read 3 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as MIT.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Media
- Media features include direct RTP/RTCP access, packetizers for Opus, PCM, H264, VP8 and VP9, simulcast, SVC, NACK, and bandwidth estimation.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Media and data
- Its PeerConnection API supports data channels and sending and receiving audio and video.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Media integrations
- The project lists packetizers for Opus, PCM, H264, VP8, and VP9, and says it integrates with x264, libvpx, GStreamer, and ffmpeg.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The Pion project describes itself as open source, and the WebRTC repository lists the MIT License.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Peer connections
- Its PeerConnection API supports data channels, audio and video send/receive, renegotiation, and statistics.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- The repository lists Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly support.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Portability
- The project lists support for Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, iOS, Android and WASM.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pion is an open source, cross platform stack for real-time media and data communication.pion.ly · read 2 Oct 2026
- Project governance
- Pion describes itself as community-owned, with no corporation behind it and a roadmap driven by users.pion.ly · read 3 Oct 2026
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