smolrtsp
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🎯 Best for:Developers building low-power IP camera firmware or IoT video devices.
What is smolrtsp?
A lightweight C library specifically engineered for RTSP streaming on resource-constrained IP cameras. It focuses on a minimal memory footprint and high-efficiency real-time video transmission.
Tech Stack
CVideo Editing & Streaming
Why smolrtsp?
- • Zero-dependency core
- • Low memory overhead
- • Easy to embed in C projects
Limitations
- • Limited protocol support
- • No built-in transcoding
- • Requires low-level C knowledge
3/5/2026
Last Update
109
Forks
8
Issues
MIT
License
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-$1,440
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Team Size10 Users
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