Hyper 8 Video System

A static site generator
for video publishing.

Build and publish video sites, from single videos to large archives.
No database, no programming, no maintenance required.
Compatible with virtually every webhost on this planet.

Latest release: 0.20.1 Download Changelog
Available for Windows, macOS, Linux
Screenshot of a minimalistic Hyper 8 video page: In the center a video player with controls, in the top left a breadcrumb navigation, below the video the title and a 'Copy Link' and 'Download' button. strangetextures.com/video

Adapts to your Usecase

Hyper 8 meets many needs, from the public and professional to the personal and private
  • Public events and institutions Publish conference recordings, media libraries, video archives, ...
  • Visual media artists and teams Present your work to your audience, clients or team
  • Personal use Share vlogs or personal videos with friends and family
Kristoffer Lislegaard's video page kristofferlislegaard.com/video

Hybrid Editing Model

Create sites using the built-in graphical user interface, your own text editor and tools, or both.
  • Built-in graphical editor Comfortable and beginner friendly
  • File-based editing Custom workflows with any tool(s) of your choice
  • Versatile structure A video, a playlist, or a collection containing any number of videos, playlists and subcollections.
  • Portable building blocks Videos, playlists and collections can be rearranged within a site, or even moved to another one
Parts of the editor's splash screen and some form field in the editor

Visually Adaptive

Hyper 8's design adjusts on many levels.
  • Responsive Functional on desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Adaptive brightness Dark/light color scheme, fixed or adapting to a visitor's system.
  • From wide cinema to mobile shorts Customizable aspect ratio (cinematic/portrait/...) for video content on your site
Mobile version of the dérive video archive video.derive.at

And more

  • RSS & Atom feeds Allows visitors to subscribe to your updates
  • Platform integration (opt-in) Link previews and content embeds in timelines (e.g. Fediverse)
  • Embeds Allow your videos to be featured in articles and posts
  • Subtitles Allows integrating subtitles in multiple languages
  • Unlisted content Share videos and playlists with peers by flagging them as unlisted
Adaptive theming

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
Simon Repp's video site simonrepp.com/video

Resource-Conscious

Hyper 8 provides tooling and design choices that support conscious handling of resource-intensive media, helping you to achieve more sustainable, faster loading video publications.
Storage space utilization graph

Localized

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

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
Repository screenshot codeberg.org/simonrepp/hyper8

Development 2025

Major developments in 2025 are being funded by netidee, a campaign by the austrian Internet Foundation).
Project website (german)

Beta Development 2024

Development up to the first beta version was funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.

Sites Using Hyper 8

These are the first live sites out there using the Hyper 8 Video System. If you're using Hyper 8 too I'd love to showcase your site here! Do let me know on the fediverse or in this issue.

christianpacaud.com/video contemplatorband.com/video durad.xyz/projects/pohofusion/videos kristofferlislegaard.com/video menzo.video simonrepp.com/video strangetextures.com/video video.derive.at

The Hyper 8 Video System cherishes independence (self-publishing without corporate intermediaries), accessibility (tools that are easily usable by everyone) and sustainability (publishing with minimal operational and ecological resource overhead)