Larix Broadcaster: Live Stream

Larix Broadcaster: Live Stream

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Larix Broadcaster: Professional Mobile Streaming for Field Production

Turn your device into a broadcast-ready camera. Stream with rock-solid stability using SRT, RTMP, and NDI protocols, featuring manual controls designed for mobile journalism and high-stakes live events.

Publisher

Furtree Systems, Inc.

Category

Photo & Video

Downloads

38K+

User Rating

3.8/5

Total Ratings

400

Locales

1

Pro-Grade Interface

Discover the interface used by 38K+ users.

Larix Broadcaster camera interface with professional manual controls and grid lines over a mountain landscape view

Larix Broadcaster camera interface with professional manual controls and grid lines over a mountain landscape view

Video settings menu in Larix Broadcaster showing camera and orientation options

Video settings menu in Larix Broadcaster showing camera and orientation options

Settings menu of the Larix Broadcaster app showing configuration categories

Settings menu of the Larix Broadcaster app showing configuration categories

Broadcast Excellence from Your Pocket

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 38K+ users.

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Reliable Field Connectivity

Ensure a rock-solid stream even on fluctuating cellular networks using industry-standard SRT protocol and Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) technology.

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Full Cinematographic Control

Command your shot with manual ISO, white balance, and exposure locks, or leverage multi-camera support for professional picture-in-picture layouts.

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Pro Remote Workflow

Coordinate seamlessly with your studio via built-in Talkback audio return and NDI® tally light support for true broadcast-grade synchronization.

Loved by users worldwide

Trusted by 38K+ people who love this app.

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"Larix is an absolute essential for my field reporting. The SRT support is rock-solid even on unpredictable 5G connections, and the ability to lock white balance and exposure gives my mobile broadcasts a truly professional look that standard apps just can't match."

Marcus Thorne
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"Integrating my iPhone into my vMix workflow via NDI has never been easier. The low latency and support for HEVC encoding mean I can stream high-quality 4K content without overheating my device. It's the most powerful broadcasting tool in my pocket."

Sarah Chen

Review Analysis

Insights from user reviews.

Sentiment Score

20%
Negative

Summary

The Larix Broadcaster app receives predominantly negative feedback, primarily due to its transition from a free service to an expensive subscription model. Users frequently complain about the introduction of obtrusive watermarks and time limits that render the app unusable without payment, with many finding the monthly or annual fees excessively high for the features offered. While some users praise the app's core streaming quality, customization options, and features like image stabilization and UVC support, these positive aspects are overshadowed by numerous reported bugs. Several users highlight issues in recent updates, such as dropped RTMP connections, NDI problems, audio crashes, and broken web widgets, especially affecting version 1.6.1 and subsequent builds.

Common Themes

Subscription Pricing(25)
Loss of Free Version(15)
Bugs & Instability(10)
Streaming Quality & Customization(9)
Obtrusive Watermark(8)
Missing Features(5)
Customer Support(1)

About the app

Everything you need to know about Larix Broadcaster: Live Stream.

Description

Larix Broadcaster is a professional streaming camera app for video and audio contribution using SRT, RTMP, Zixi, NDI, WebRTC, RTSP, and RIST protocols. It is built for mobile journalism, IRL streaming, remote production, and other live broadcasting workflows. The app supports live streaming from iOS devices with high performance and flexibility. It offers H.264 and HEVC (H.265) video encoding, and AAC or Opus audio depending on protocol. It supports SRT in Caller, Listener, and Rendezvous modes (libsrt v1.5.3), with multipoint listener functionality. RTMP and RTSP are available with SSL (RTMPS/RTSPS). WebRTC is supported through WHIP signaling. Zixi integration provides AVC/HEVC support, SEI metadata, and Grove compatibility. NDI HX2 offers preview, Discovery Server support, and metadata setup with SDK 6.2.0. RIST streaming is supported in Push mode with Main and Simple profiles via librist v0.2.7. You can configure multiple connection profiles and stream to several destinations simultaneously. The app includes a stand-by stream mode to launch in a paused state with different overlay settings. Pause is also supported to send muted sound and replace camera with alternate content. Talkback is available via SRT, RTMP, Icecast, and SLDP, enabling audio return. NDI tally light is supported for preview and on-air feedback from NDI-powered software. Larix supports UltraHD resolution and Dolby Vision HDR (via the HDR video menu). Both front and back cameras are supported, with live flipping, rotation between portrait and landscape, and hot switching. Multi-camera capture with picture-in-picture and side-by-side modes is available on iPhone XR, XS, and newer devices. It supports dual/triple camera setups including wide and telephoto lenses. Center Stage for iPads is also supported. Camera controls include auto-exposure lock, white balance lock, manual color temperature, and pinch-to-zoom. Adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR) is supported for SRT, with options for logarithmic descent, ladder ascent, and hybrid adjustment. Variable frame rate is also supported. ABR is disabled by default and can be enabled in the Video settings. Bluetooth audio input and audio-only streaming are supported. USB camera input is available on iPadOS 17 and later. You can record streams as MP4 files, take screenshots, and save to iCloud. Recording customization allows higher resolution, alternate compatibility settings, and input gain control. SEI metadata can be inserted into SRT, WebRTC, and RTMP streams for NTP sync using the Advanced menu. Overlay features include GPS-based HTML overlays (requires Larix Premium), image, text, HTML layers, date/time overlays using Unicode LDML, and web widgets. You can assign specific overlays to live, paused, or stand-by states, and enable or disable layers while streaming. Larix Grove enables easy sharing via deep links or QR codes. Visit https://softvelum.com/larix/grove/ for details. Larix Broadcaster supports streaming to any media destinations including Nimble Streamer, Wowza, Red5, Flussonic, vMix, OBS Studio, and others. It works with major platforms like YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitch, Kick, Restream.io, Dacast, Cloudflare Stream, and more. Larix Tuner cloud service support adds remote control, configuration backup, and session statistics. Visit the Larix Tuner website for more information. Many features require a Larix Premium subscription. Premium removes the default overlay. It also unlocks multiple simultaneous outputs, Talkback, advanced overlays, ABR streaming, and others. Learn more at https://softvelum.com/larix/premium/ Tutorials and documentation: ~ https://softvelum.com/larix/docs/ ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhj0_QbtfTw ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOJm0XNxZc Join public beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mdxzNOxZ Larix Broadcaster uses Apple’s Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Latest Version

1.7.5

Size

30.0 MB

First Released

Oct 17, 2015

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