# Install rtmpdump

Tool for downloading RTMP streaming media. Version 2.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rtmpdump
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rtmpdump
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rtmpdump
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/rtmpdump/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add librtmp
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: librtmp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install librtmp-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: librtmp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rtmpdump
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rt/rtmpdump/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rtmpdump
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rtmpdump from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/rtmpdump
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rtmpdump.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:rtmpdump
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rtmpdump>
- **Version:** 2.6
- **Source summary:** Tool for downloading RTMP streaming media
- **Homepage:** <https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/>
- **Repository:** <https://git.ffmpeg.org/rtmpdump>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://git.ffmpeg.org/rtmpdump.git>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T18:56:04Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- rtmpdump (cli)
- rtmpgw (cli)
- rtmpsrv (cli)
- rtmpsuck (cli)
- rtmpdump (alias)
- rtmpgw (alias)
- rtmpsrv (alias)
- rtmpsuck (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.6
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rtmpdump
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** flvstreamer
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - librtmp-dev - 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librtmp-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | toolkit for RTMP streams (development files) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- Debian apt - librtmp1 - 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librtmp1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | toolkit for RTMP streams (shared library) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- Debian apt - rtmpdump - 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rtmpdump from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | small dumper for media content streamed over the RTMP protocol | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- Nix - rtmpdump: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rt/rtmpdump/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - librtmp-dev - 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2build7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librtmp-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | toolkit for RTMP streams (development files) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- Ubuntu apt - librtmp1 - 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2build7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librtmp1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | toolkit for RTMP streams (shared library) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- Ubuntu apt - rtmpdump - 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2build7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rtmpdump from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | small dumper for media content streamed over the RTMP protocol | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- apk - librtmp - 2.4_git20190330-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: librtmp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) library | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- apk - rtmpdump - 2.4_git20190330-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rtmpdump from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A tool to download rtmp:// and rtmpe:// streams | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- apk - rtmpdump-dev - 2.4_git20190330-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rtmpdump-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A tool to download rtmp:// and rtmpe:// streams (development files) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- apk - rtmpdump-doc - 2.4_git20190330-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rtmpdump-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A tool to download rtmp:// and rtmpe:// streams (documentation) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- apk - rtmpdump-static - 2.4_git20190330-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rtmpdump-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A tool to download rtmp:// and rtmpe:// streams (static library) | http://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- pacman - rtmpdump - 1:2.6-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rtmpdump from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A toolkit for RTMP streams | https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/
- MacPorts - rtmpdump: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/rtmpdump/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/rtmpdump: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rtmpdump.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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