libquvi

libquvi is a small C library that can be used to parse flash media stream URLs. It originates from the idea of working around the flash requirement found on many media hosting websites (e.g. YouTube).

Parses additional media details (e.g. media title, media ID)
Easy to extend: uses lua for scripting (libquvi-scripts)
Supported platforms include Linux, *BSD systems
C library: Fast and low system footprint
Supports 40+ websites
C API is simple to use

If you are looking for an alternative to (Adobe) flash, see here instead. You may also want to read about the problems with flash (e.g. performance, security) from the same page.

quvi

libquvi-in-a-command-line-tool. This tool was originally created to aid the development of libquvi.

Fast and low system footprint
Basic JSON and XML output

News

2011-11-29: libquvi-scripts 0.4.2 and quvi 0.2.16.4 released
2011-11-28: quvi 0.4.1 released
2011-11-08: quvi 0.2.16.3 released
2011-11-06: libquvi-scripts 0.4.1 released
2011-10-05: quvi 0.2.16.2 released
2011-10-05: quvi 0.4.0 released
2011-09-03: Mailing lists created

Download

You can find the current release here. The latest source code can be browsed from:

libquvi-scripts.git
quvi-tool.git
libquvi.git
quvi.git for 0.2.16-stable (and earlier)

If you want to verify the downloads, you can find the key used for the signatures from one of the following keyservers:

subkeys.pgp.net
pgp.mit.edu

Bugs and development

Report bugs here. If you are interested in contributing to the project, please read more here. See also wiki.

Mailing lists

Please see the wiki.

License

quvi, libquvi and libquvi-scripts are free software, licensed under the LGPLv2.1+.

Using libquvi

Please read the overview in the online documentation. Additional examples can be found in the examples directory. Recommended reading is also the source code of quvi.

Bindings for other languages

WWW::Quvi for Perl
python-libquvi for Python

Projects that use libquvi or quvi

nomnom (C++)
cclive (C++)
clive (Perl)
totem (C)
sniffy (Python)

Totem

"Totem's new Vegas browser plugin provides you with a way to watch Flash based videos, without using Flash, using libquvi's growing collection of supported sites." -- Vegas, baby!