BootStuff v6 alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as BootStuff v6, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  Sunshine

  Sunshine is a Gamestream host for Moonlight.

  Open source 2026.914.233613 18.4K ↓ ★ 42.5K
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  Streamlabs Desktop

  Free and open source streaming software built on OBS and Electron.

  Open source 1.21.9 46.5K ↓ ★ 4.9K broadcast
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  DistroAV

  Network Audio/Video in OBS-Studio using NDI technology

  Open source 6.2.2 111.8K ↓ ★ 4.6K
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  Streamlink

  Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC.

  Open source 8.6.3-1 125.6K ↓ ★ 358
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  GPAC

  Ultramedia Open Source Infrastructure for Video Streaming and Next-Gen Multimedia Transcoding, Packaging and Delivery.

  Open source 26.07 14.3K ↓ ★ 3.3K broadcast
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  obs-virtualcam

  obs-studio plugin to simulate a directshow webcam

  Open source 2.0.5 14.9K ↓ ★ 1.2K
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  XSplit Broadcaster

  Powerful Live streaming and recording studio that offers limitless customization.

  Proprietary 4.6.2609.2802 13.1K ↓ broadcast
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  Elgato Stream Deck

  With Stream Deck, unleash your creative genius and make waves across Twitch and YouTube. All while focusing on what matters most your audience. As a broadcaster that likes to produce on the fly and have high quality production.

  Proprietary 7.6.1.23033 70.8K ↓
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  SonoBus

  SonoBus is an easy to use application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network.

  Open source 1.7.2 377 ↓ ★ 2.2K
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  AirParrot 3

  Advanced screen-mirroring and media-streaming software that enables Windows and macOS devices to mirror and cast displays to Apple TV, Chromecast, and other receivers.

  Proprietary 3.1.11 31.5K ↓
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  icecast

  A streaming media (audio/video) server which supports Ogg (Vorbis and Theora), Opus, WebM and MP3 streams.

  Open source 2.5.0 13.1K ↓
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  FFmpeg (GPL static variant, master branch)

  A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

  Open source N-128227-g4811625b5f-20261031 ★ 11.9K

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
BBootStuff v6	Proprietary	6.7.26274	October 6, 2026	—	—
Sunshine	Open source	2026.914.233613	September 14, 2026	42.5K	18.4K
Streamlabs Desktop	Open source	1.21.9	August 19, 2026	4.9K	46.5K
DistroAV	Open source	6.2.2	October 15, 2026	4.6K	111.8K
Streamlink	Open source	8.6.3-1	October 29, 2026	358	125.6K
GPAC	Open source	26.07	July 24, 2026	3.3K	14.3K
obs-virtualcam	Open source	2.0.5	August 16, 2021	1.2K	14.9K
XSplit Broadcaster	Proprietary	4.6.2609.2802	October 5, 2026	—	13.1K
Elgato Stream Deck	Proprietary	7.6.1.23033	November 3, 2026	—	70.8K
SonoBus	Open source	1.7.2	January 22, 2024	2.2K	377
AirParrot 3	Proprietary	3.1.11	October 23, 2026	—	31.5K
Iicecast	Open source	2.5.0		—	13.1K
FFmpeg (GPL static variant, master branch)	Open source	N-128227-g4811625b5f-20261031	November 5, 2026	11.9K	—