Downlink | Multifeed Handler

Key Capabilities

FEATURES

Designed specifically to bypass web browser overhead and manage high-bitrate live feeds during multi-angle launch coverages.

[01] Multi-Stream & Grid Playback

Play multiple streams simultaneously in resizable windows with automatic grid layout calculations.

[02] Universal Stream Resolution

Dynamic extraction of playable stream URLs, metadata, and thumbnails from raw RTSP/M3U8 streams and website links via yt-dlp.

[03] Native Embedded Media Players

Hardware-accelerated video rendering powered by libVLC alongside embedded WebView surfaces for native grid playback.

[04] Visual Feed & Output Management

Centralized dashboard to store, edit, group, and persist feeds and preset layout configurations in local storage.

[05] Drag-and-Drop Output Builder

Interactive workspace using visual ghost overlays to assign, swap, or reorder feeds across playback output slots.

[06] Auto Connection Recovery

Active playback monitoring with automatic stall and buffer detection and instant reconnection logic for dropped streams.

[07] Async Loading & Progress

Threaded stream extraction coupled with a non-blocking modal progress popup during multi-feed playback initialization.

[08] Diagnostic Debug Logging

Non-blocking, queue-backed debug logging system with custom timestamping enabled via environment variables.

[09] Discord Credit Linking

Link copying system that uses feed title and is formatted for easy use in a Discord environment.

[10] WebP/GIF Extraction

Extract a WebP, or a GIF, of the previous set of time (length of time can be customized) for any feed. Extracts to a set folder.

System Requirements

SPECIFICATIONS

Windows Requirements

OS Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
RAM 3 GB Minimum (4 GB Recommended)
Network Broadband Connection
Dependencies VLC Media Player (or bundled codecs)

Linux

Linux builds are currently being worked on, therefore requirements are currently unknown.

Developer & Source Build

SOURCE

If you prefer running Downlink from source on Linux or modifying the UI, you can clone the repository and run it directly in a Python environment.

            # Clone repository

            git clone https://github.com/HamsterSpaceNerd3000/downlink.git

            cd downlink

            # Set up virtual environment and run

            uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate

            pip install -r requirements.txt

            python main.py

Credits & Acknowledgments

CONTRIBUTORS

Special thanks to those who contributed technical feedback, testing, and project support throughout development.

BrightBites Linux Work

Everything involving Linux builds and compatibility, she did. Huge thanks!

Alpha Testing Group Testing

A group of my friends who agreed to do the early testing!