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Install openrtsp with Homebrew
Command-line RTSP client. Version 2026.07.08 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Command-line RTSP client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- MPEG2TransportStreamIndexer
- live555HLSProxy
- live555MediaServer
- live555ProxyServer
- mikeyParse
- openRTSP
- playSIP
- registerRTSPStream
- sapWatch
- vobStreamer
history
Project history and usage
openRTSP is the command-line RTSP client distributed with LIVE555 Streaming Media.
Project history
The official openRTSP page describes it as a command-line program for opening, streaming, receiving, and optionally recording media streams specified by RTSP URLs.
The official source-code section says openRTSP uses LIVE555 library modules and that its own source files, openRTSP.cpp and playCommon.cpp, are bundled in the LIVE555 Streaming Media source package under testProgs.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata records a Homebrew formula. LIVE555's official page says its libraries are used for open multimedia streaming protocols and can be used to build RTSP clients and servers.
How it is used
The basic documented workflow is openRTSP followed by an rtsp:// URL. The program sends RTSP DESCRIBE, retrieves SDP, sets up understood audio or video subsessions, plays them, and writes received data to output files.
Documented options cover authentication, transport choices, recording containers, periodic file output, trick-play options, and diagnostic behavior.
Why package nerds care
openRTSP is small but revealing package material because installing it exposes the LIVE555 utility suite and the practical RTSP/RTP surface area used for cameras, test servers, and stream debugging.
Timeline
- 1998: RTSP 1.0 was published as protocol context for tools such as openRTSP.
- LIVE555 Streaming Media era: openRTSP is bundled as source in the LIVE555 testProgs directory.
- 2026: the supplied metadata records openrtsp as a Homebrew package.
Related projects
- Related LIVE555 programs include playSIP, LIVE555 Media Server, LIVE555 Proxy Server, LIVE555 HLS Proxy, vobStreamer, and testRTSPClient.
Sources
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/
- http://www.live555.com/openRTSP/
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:media,stream,client,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
MPEG2TransportStreamIndexer | cli | global executable | |
live555HLSProxy | cli | global executable | |
live555MediaServer | cli | global executable | |
live555ProxyServer | cli | global executable | |
mikeyParse | cli | global executable | |
openRTSP | cli | global executable | |
playSIP | cli | global executable | |
registerRTSPStream | cli | global executable | |
sapWatch | cli | global executable | |
vobStreamer | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2026.07.08
manager updated2026-07-08
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
http://www.live555.com/openRTSP
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.live555.com/openRTSPnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:openrtsp |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.07.08 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openrtsp |
| Homepage | http://www.live555.com/openRTSP |
| Upstream docs | http://www.live555.com/liveMedia |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.live555.com/live.2026.07.08.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-08T03:44:11Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | Testing executables have been placed in: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/openrtsp/2026.07.08/libexec |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | openrtsp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment