An 8 with small arc-like ornaments to the left and right, enclosed within a circle Hyper 8
Codeberg Liberapay Ko-fi
A static site generator for video.
Screenshot (Editor)
Hyper 8 lets you create video sites - from single videos to playlists to entire video archives. Use the graphical user interface to build and deploy your site, or do it all from your text editor and terminal, or both. Hyper 8 generates fast, maintenance-free, static sites, compatible with every webhost - no database, no php required.

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
Tour

Adapts to your Usecase

Present a single video, a single playlist, or a collection containing any number of videos, playlists and subcollections.
Docs › Collection
Collection

Adaptive Theming

Presentation in dark or light color scheme or adapting to a visitor's system.
Docs › Site
Adaptive Theming

Resource-Conscious

Tools and design choices supporting conscious handling of resource-intensive media
Dashboard / Storage space utilization graph

Localized

Both the graphical user interface for editing and the sites you generate are localizable
Docs › Site
Localization (german shown)

Hyper 8 is in Beta

Hyper 8 currently provides a solid, functional foundation for video publishing. Throughout summer/fall 2024 the focus lies on becoming a mature production tool.
Player

Documentation

Hyper 8's documentation covers the basis but is currently still growing.
Documentation
Documentation

Free & Open

Hyper 8 is free software licensed under AGPLv3+ and hosted on codeberg.org.
Repository
Repository

Funding

Initial development (early alpha to beta 0.13.0) was funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport - thank you so much!
BMKÖS
BMKÖS Logo

Non-Profit

Hyper 8 is developed for the public benefit and supported by your donations.
Ko-fi Liberapay
Ko-fi page

Alternatives to Hyper 8

  • PeerTube «PeerTube is a tool for sharing online videos developed by Framasoft, a french non-profit.»
  • voctoweb «The frontend and backend software behind media.ccc.de»
Collection Screenshot (Editor) Docs BMKÖS Dashboard / Storage space utilization graph Localization (german shown) Video player (dark theme) Repository on Codeberg Ko-fi page Adaptive Theming Tour