- Operating system
- Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer) or Windows 11. 64-bit.
- Network
- 5 GHz Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet. Renderer and PC must be on the same local network. 1080p H.264 averages around 8 Mbps sustained.
- Plays without re-encoding
- H.264 + AAC in MP4 plays directly. The same codecs in MKV or AVI are repackaged to MP4 with no re-encode, so they keep full quality and seek like MP4.
- Transcoded formats
- Other formats convert to H.264 + AAC on the fly, driven by the file's codecs. Default output 1080p, configurable.
- Video URLs (optional)
- Available when yt-dlp is installed. yt-dlp is not bundled; install via winget, Scoop, Chocolatey, or a manual download.
- Capture devices (optional)
- DirectShow video sources: webcams, OBS Virtual Camera, USB HDMI capture cards, with their own audio input if they have one. Desktop capture streams a monitor with system audio.
- Hardware encoder (optional)
- Intel Quick Sync, NVIDIA NVENC, or AMD AMF is used when present. Without one, the app encodes in software (OpenH264).