Larix Broadcaster

SRT, RTMP, NDI, WebRTC, RTSP live streaming camera app for remote contribution

App info

Version :

1.4.8

Category :

Communication

Update :

March 16, 2025

Installs :

314,464

Developer :

Furtree Systems, Inc.

Requires Android :

Android 4.4+

Content Rating :

Everyone

Get it on :

Download APK

App description

Android App Analysis and Review: Larix Broadcaster, Developed by Furtree Systems, Inc.. Listed in Communication Category. Current Version Is 1.4.8, Updated On 16/03/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Larix Broadcaster. Achieved Over 314 thousand Installs. Larix Broadcaster Currently Has 1 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 3.1 Stars

Larix Broadcaster is a simple and powerful app for remote video and audio contribution.
It allows streaming live content from your mobile device in real-time via SRT, RTMP, NDI, WebRTC, RTSP, RIST.

New product: Larix Tuner cloud service with remote control and management with content browser preview, config backup and sessions statistics. See Larix Tuner website for details.

~ SRT streaming: Caller (Push), Listen, Rendezvous modes, libsrt v1.5.3
Has watermark unless subscribed to Larix premium
~ RTMP/RTMPS streaming
~ RTSP/RTSPS streaming
~ RIST protocol: Push mode with RIST Main and Simple profiles, librist v0.2.10
~ WebRTC support with WHIP signaling.
~ NDI®|HX2 support: preview stream, Discovery Server, metadata setup, handle zoom from NDI Studio Monitor
~ Multiple simultaneous output connections
~ Talkback: get audio return feed via SRT/RTMP/Icecast/SLDP https://softvelum.com/larix/talkback/
~ Pause streaming: long tap on Start pauses the stream without disconnect; video is black screen, audio is silence
~ Stand-by stream mode: when stream is stopped, long-tap to start a stream in pause mode with separate set of overlays
~ Audio-only mode: no video capture, works in background; use Setting -> Audio menu
~ Streaming autostart
~ AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265 encoding with AAC audio
~ HEVC over RTMP is supported using Enhanced RTMP spec
~ Landscape and portrait, live rotation, "always horizontal" and "always vertical" modes
~ Front and back cameras hot switch
~ Multi-camera support on supporting Android 10+ devices
~ Concurrent cameras support for Android 11+: side-by-side and picture-in-picture streaming from front & rear cameras simultaneously. Requires devices which support concurrent camera usage, like Google Pixel 5
~ Audio gain control and audio source selection
~ Larix Grove: easy links distribution via deep links and QR codes https://softvelum.com/larix/grove/
~ Saving to MP4, splitting videos into sections, making screenshots
~ White balance, exposure, anti-flicker, video encoder profiles, FPS selection
~ Video stabilization on supporting devices
~ Input audio gain control
~ Background option: keep streaming with display turned off or while not in focus. Enable it in Settings / Advanced options / Background streaming.
~ 60FPS support: most devices with 60FPS cameras don't provide this capability to third-party apps. So if your device has that support, we do not guarantee Larix to provide it.

Insert SEI metadata for time sync up, along with specifying NTP server. Enabled in Advanced menu.

WebRTC is support with WHIP signaling.
~ H.264/VP8 video with Opus audio content is generated.
~ Tested with Nimble Streamer, Cloudflare Stream and Dolby.io.

Some of the features are available via in-app subscription: https://softvelum.com/larix/premium/

Adaptive bitrate (ABR) is available with logarithmic descend, ladder ascend, hybrid approach for SRT and variable FPS. It's disabled by default, check Video menu to use. Learn more in Q11 here: https://softvelum.com/larix/android/#qabr

Overlays and widgets support:
~ Image layers
~ Web widgets
~ HTML layers and custom CSS
~ GPS-based HTML overlays, see https://softvelum.com/larix/gps/
~ Text and date/time layers.
~ Assign layers for all mode: streaming, pause and stand-by
~ Enable layers on-the-fly

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Streams to
~ any media server like Nimble Streamer, Wowza Streaming Engine, Ant, Red5, Flussonic or any other.
~ vMix, OBS Studio and other desktop software.
~ Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitch, Restream.io, Limelight CDN, Akamai, Dacast and other services.

Supports UVC via USB OTG
1. Enabled in Advanced settings / USB Camera
2. Enable the feature
3. Tap ON/OFF button first to initialize USB camera
Learn more: https://softvelum.com/larix/usb/

Check more docs, tutorials and videos:
~ https://softvelum.com/larix/android/
~ https://softvelum.com/larix/docs/

We are currently offering version 1.4.8. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.

We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.

It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.

What's New

~ Streaming autostart added, go to Advanced options menu to try it.

Rate and review on Google Play store

3.1

1,424 total

5 42.2

4 7.8

3 5.0

2 5.0

1 40.0

Total number of ratings

Total number of active users rated for: Larix Broadcaster

Total number of installs (*estimated)

Estimation of total number of installs on Google Play, Approximated from number of ratings and install bounds achieved on Google Play.

Recent Comments

A Google user

Now features pick to zoom. The app is now perfect. It is suitable for professional use. The zoom is not fast enough for real-time zooming in live situations, but it provides a means to properly frame your shot. I no longer need to use external lenses. BTW, check out this company's other products and services. I have used on their wmspanel software and they are outstanding in quality and customer service.

Sheldon Turner

I use the Larix app to stream Bible Study service on Wednesday evenings. The reviews I read previous to installing the app were fantastic. The app worked great for a few of our evening services but unfortunately, this past Wednesday was terrible! The audio feature is fine however, this picture resolution was nothing more than a blur. No one could see me at all. The entire screen was blurry. This is an issue that as of now, I still can't resolve. Need help before our next service!!!

David Remelts

I've used this now for a few weeks to stream our church service and have gotten positive feedback from people who have tuned in to the livestream. The only thing I would like to see is some indication of whether it is using the external mic or the built-in mic. I am feeding the sound to my phone from an aux port on our sound board and my Pixel 3a does not always detect the line plugged into the headphone jack as a microphone. So, the only way to tell is by monitoring the livestream on a separate device to see what it sounds like. It would be nice if there was some way to indicate which mic was being used for the audio. Or, a setting that forced it to use ONLY the external mic (rather than use external mic if available). Then, if I am not getting any sound level indication on the screen, I would know that it is not detecting the external mic. Thanks for the great app!

David Spivey

Decent app. Unacceptable change to a subscription service. I would be willing to purchase a lifetime license, but I will NEVER pay 9.99 a month. For such an app as this, a monthly subscription is totally unreasonable at any price more than $1/month. You're also more expensive than a competing app that offers more. I can obtain a much better streaming app with many more features for $80/yr. I'm very sorry you decided your product is worth more than it is.

James Jackson

By far the best way to stream out video and audio from the phone via RTMP or any other transport. I have only one wish... I wish it could detect and use my USB HDMI interface. Giving this app the ability to switch between all my cameras including the USB would make it quite possibly the best camera app on the market... Also giving it screen capture abilities would be nice but not as high a priority for me.

Anthony Blaszak

This is a 4 star app with one exception. $9.99 subscription for minor features. This is a very professional app. I realize app dev is not free and would be happy to support it with a couple of dollars a month even for no extra features. But my Church cannot afford that. Also if I understand correctly you will be limiting free streaming to 30 min. This seems unreasonable especially since to my understanding there in no server or bandwidth being used on your end. If so I will find another solution

Shannon Kliffmueller

Best Superuser Broadcasting app! I have been trying to come up with solutions for my client to live stream multiple cameras from Android phones to an rtmp relay server, and this app has been the most stable, intuitive, and easy to setup on multiple devices. Runs for hours without crashing. I'm so impressed with all the features a free application can provide. Thank you!

eric klein

Very cool app, worked great. I have a question: Via this app is it possible to CAPTURE a RTMP signal from another device (say a GoPro) and then output it as SRT to the internet? This app is amazing for phone streaming, but my phone's stabilization is bad compared to a GoPro, so I'm trying to get the GoPro working as nice as a broadcast straight from Larix. Thanks! Edit: Another really useful feature would be to show the real-time bitrate usage of the app in the notification bar.