Piik

Free, open-source screen sharing for private live streams with friends. Watch together in a browser or self-host Piik. 免费开源的私密屏幕共享，支持游戏直播、一起看电影与自部署。

⭐ 3,835 stars on GitHub · 🍴 234 forks · 📜 License: mit · 💻 Language: TypeScript

What is Piik?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

Main components

• Watch without installing. Friends join by invitation in a desktop or mobile browser.
• Share from Piik App or an existing Piik site. Choose a screen, window, browser tab or camera; available sources and audio depend on the platform.
• Direct connections first. Media travels between participants where possible (P2P). A self-hosted server can provide automatic media forwarding (SFU) as a fallback.
• Rooms you control. Invitations, room codes and optional room passwords, for one host and up to 20 viewers.
• Talk and chat together. Join room voice, send messages and reactions, or enable on-screen chat.
• Hand control to friends. Share an App window or screen and approve remote control. Allow friends to play together with shared keyboard/mouse or supported gamepads; take control back at any time. Se...
• Flexible viewing. Light and dark themes, playback controls, picture-in-picture and a connection topology view.
• One program to host a site. Web UI, room management and optional media forwarding are packaged together.

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ live-streaming
• 🏷️ p2p
• 🏷️ private-streaming
• 🏷️ screen-sharing
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ watch-together
• 🏷️ webrtc

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:

git clone https://github.com/TNTcraftHIM/Piik.git
cd Piik
docker build -t Piik .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 Piik

Minimum system requirements

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🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: TNTcraftHIM/Piik
• 🌐 Homepage: https://piik.tv
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 27/10/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.