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Larix Broadcaster on Windows Pc

Developed By: Softvelum LLC

License: Free

Rating: 3,2/5 - 1.415 votes

Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.4.6
Size 24.2 MB
Release Date January 24, 25
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access approximate location. [see more (10)]

What's New:
~ Manual white balance (color temperature) support for Larix Tuner~ GPS coordinates support in Larix Tuner~ Increase max audio gain to 30dB.~ SRT passphrase... [see more]

Description from Developer:
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, We... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Larix Broadcaster and install on Windows PC. Larix Broadcaster is free Communication app, developed by Softvelum LLC. Latest version of Larix Broadcaster is 1.4.6, was released on 2025-01-24 (updated on 2025-02-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Larix Broadcaster is 3,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,415 users, 505 users had rated it 5*, 616 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Larix Broadcaster on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Larix Broadcaster on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Larix Broadcaster on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Larix Broadcaster using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Larix Broadcaster" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Larix Broadcaster on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Larix Broadcaster" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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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
~ 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/
~ Manual white balance (color temperature) support for Larix Tuner
~ GPS coordinates support in Larix Tuner
~ Increase max audio gain to 30dB.
~ SRT passphrase length extended to 80 chars
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.