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HTTP Live Streaming

HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) is an HTTP-based adaptive bitrate streaming communications protocol developed by Apple Inc. and released in 2009. Support for the protocol is widespread in media players, web browsers, mobile devices, and streaming media servers. As of 2022, an annual video industry survey has consistently found it to be the most…

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Server implementations

Adobe Media ServerAkamaiAnt Media ServerAxis CommunicationInstart
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Architecture

Web serverOBSCodecNetworkH.264
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Supported players and servers

Windows 10Microsoft EdgeWindows 11Media PlayerMacOS
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Usage

GoogleAndroidHPWebOSYospace
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Developed by
Apple Inc.
Extended from
extended M3U
Extended to
.m3u8
Initial release
May 2009
Internet media type
application/vnd.apple.mpegurl or audio/mpegurl
Type code
.m3u8

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HTTP Live Streaming

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples104
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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HTTP Live Streaming

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related to Server implementations · 51
HTTP Live Streaming → AAC, Adobe Media Server, Akamai, Amazon CloudFront, Ant Media Server, Apple Low Latency HLS, AT, Axis Communication IP, Bitmovin, CamStreamer App ACAPInstart, CDNetworks, Cisco Systems, Cloud DVR, Cloudflare, Commercial, Communications CDN, DVR, EdgeCast Networks, Fastly, Helix Universal Server
related to Usage · 20
HTTP Live Streaming → Android, BBC, EdgeHTML, Google, HLS, HLS-AAC, Honeycomb, HP, IIS Media Services, In, Microsoft, Radio, SDK, Sling Media, Slingboxes, SlingPlayer, Twitch, Windows, Yospace, Yospace HLS Player
related to Architecture · 15
HTTP Live Streaming → AAC, AC-3, EAC-3, Encoder, HLS, It, MP3, MP4, MPEG-2 Transport Stream, MPEG-4 Part, MPEG-TS, OBS, Segmenter, The, This
related to Supported players and servers · 7
HTTP Live Streaming → Android, Google Chrome, Media PlayermacOS, Microsoft Edge Legacy, QuickTime, Safari, Windows
related to Features · 2
HTTP Live Streaming → For, HLS
Developed by · 1
HTTP Live Streaming → Apple Inc.
Extended from · 1
HTTP Live Streaming → extended M3U
Extended to · 1
HTTP Live Streaming → .m3u8
Filename extension · 1
HTTP Live Streaming → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .m3u8
Initial release · 1
HTTP Live Streaming → May 2009

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hls live streaming supports http media on-demand also streams apple support stream server player video playlist version low latency using

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HTTP Live StreamingDeveloped byApple Inc.1.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingExtended fromextended M3U1.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingExtended to.m3u81.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .m3u81.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingInitial releaseMay 20091.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingInternet media typeapplication/vnd.apple.mpegurl or audio/mpegurl1.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingStandard.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
HTTP Live StreamingType code.m3u81.00infobox
RTPinstance ofunlike UDP-based protocols0.80text
HTTP Live Streamingrelated to ArchitectureHLS0.60section
HTTP Live Streamingrelated to ArchitectureOBS0.60section
HTTP Live Streamingrelated to ArchitectureThe0.60section

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