streamtop

streamtop is a Rust CLI and terminal UI for monitoring live video streams. Point it at an HLS playlist (.m3u8), an MPEG-DASH manifest (.mpd), an IPTV channel list (.m3u, .json, .yaml), or a WHEP HTTP endpoint. It shows segment timing, codec data read from the wire, ad markers, and health scores in the terminal, without a browser or GUI player.

Typical uses:

• Debug CDN and origin issues on a live channel (TTFB, HTTP status, cache HIT/MISS, stalls).
• Check encoder output against the manifest (resolution, FPS, GOP, audio).
• See SCTE-35 ad markers in HLS tags and DASH emsg boxes.
• Check which channels in an IPTV playlist are working.
• Gate CI on a stream with PASS/FAIL JSON, SARIF, or budget thresholds.
• Scrape Prometheus metrics or send OTLP traces from a live probe.

cargo install streamtop
streamtop "https://example.com/master.m3u8"

Source code, issues, and releases: github.com/Jorji49/streamtop. License: MIT.