A static site generator
for video publishing.
Hyper 8 lets you create video sites, from single videos to playlists to entire video archives. Use the graphical user interface to build and publish your site, or do it all from your text editor and terminal, or both. Hyper 8 generates sites that require no database, no programming, no maintenance, and are compatible with virtually every webhost on this planet.
Available for macOS & Linux (Windows coming soon)
See it live & take a tour
Videos showcasing Hyper 8, presented on a site created with Hyper 8.
Tour: Eight minutes of Hyper 8
All videos
Adapts to your Usecase
Present a single video, a single playlist, or a collection containing any
number of videos, playlists and subcollections.
Docs › Collection
Adaptive Theming
Presentation in dark or light color scheme or adapting to a visitor's system.
Docs › Site
Resource-Conscious
Tools and design choices supporting conscious handling
of resource-intensive media
Localized
Both the graphical user interface for editing and the sites you generate
are localizable
Docs › Site
Hyper 8 is in Beta
Hyper 8 already provides a solid, functional foundation for video publishing and
throughout 2025 you can expect major improvements all around.
Documentation
Hyper 8's documentation covers the basis but is currently still growing.
Documentation
Free & Non-Profit
Hyper 8 is developed for the public benefit and licensed as free software
under AGPLv3+. Donations support further work and are much appreciated.
Donate on liberapay.com
Donate on ko-fi.com
Repository on codeberg.org
Development 2025
Major developments in 2025 are being funded by netidee, a campaign by the austrian Internet Stiftung).
Development 2023/2024
Development up to the first Beta was funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.
Collection
Docs
Dashboard / Storage space utilization graph
Localization (german shown)
Video player (dark theme)
Repository on Codeberg
Adaptive Theming
Tour