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Free, open-core C++ broadcast SDK for Linux.
Build professional playout, mixing, recording and streaming applications.

Version 0.2.1
Platform Linux & Windows
License Free Core
Download for Linux

~169 MB · Includes C++ libraries, headers & CMake config

Download for Windows

~27 MB · Includes C# & VB.NET wrappers, C++ DLLs & demo project

System Requirements

Linux Recommended

— CachyOS
— GCC / Clang (C++20 support)
— CMake 3.16 or higher
— Qt6 SDK / GTK4 graphics library bindings

Windows Recommended

— Windows 11
— Visual Studio 2022 (with C++ & .NET Desktop workloads)
— C# & VB.NET Wrapper integration (Now2Media.SDK)
— Fully compatible with .NET 6.0/8.0 & .NET Framework 4.7.2+
— Native WinForms panel controls & WPF GPU image rendering

Hardware

— Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti / AMD RX 6600 XT
— Blackmagic DeckLink Driver 15.3 (recommended)
— OpenGL 4.5+ GPU Shader compositor support
— 8 GB System RAM