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Tributary

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Purpose
Tributary is an open-source, browser-based remote recording studio that records each participant locally and produces separate synchronized tracks and mixed exports.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integrations
It can stream to RTMP destinations such as YouTube, Twitch, or custom endpoints, and export XML timelines for Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maker
The repository is owned by GitHub user Realmullens.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
AI tooling
The Tributary CLI exposes transcripts, word timestamps, cuts, clips, downloads, and enhancement as JSON commands, and the project says no LLM dependency ships with it.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Editing and exports
The editor supports trimming, cuts, transcript-based word editing, social clip formats, and mixed audio and video exports.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Guest access
Hosts create studios and sessions, while guests can join with an invite link without an account.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Mobile status
The project describes its mobile app as an early Expo shell and says it is not yet a polished native app.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Recording
Each participant’s recording is saved in chunks to IndexedDB before upload, with retry and recovery support for interruptions and crashed tabs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Room size
Mesh WebRTC is described as suitable for about six participants; LiveKit SFU mode is available for larger rooms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security and connectivity
The deployment guide says TURN relaying may be needed for guests behind symmetric NATs or strict corporate firewalls, while recording remains locally captured and uploaded over HTTPS.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Self-hosting requirements
The project’s quick start requires Node 20 or newer, pnpm, and ffmpeg/ffprobe; production use with remote guests requires HTTPS.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Storage and scaling
The documented architecture stores media on local disk and uses an in-process job queue, with S3 and an external queue identified as scaling alternatives.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support and licensing
The GitHub repository links to contribution instructions and identifies the project as MIT-licensed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
Transcription
Per-track transcription uses whisper.cpp and supports TXT, SRT, and VTT downloads with speaker labels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Tributary Free Open-source · self-hosted Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

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