SRT Stream Tester Help

How do I get started?

Quick answer

SRT Tester checks an SRT video link and shows what is in the stream. Follow the guided setup, then press Connect.

What it is

  • SRT Tester checks an SRT link and says what is in the stream.
  • Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  • Watch a stream someone sends you, or send your camera and microphone.
  • Live numbers show how healthy the link is.

The guided setup

The app opens on a 4-step walk-through.

  1. Who connects to whom? — tap Caller. You connect to an address someone gave you.
  2. Where — pick what you want to do, then type the Host and Port.
  3. More options — Latency, Passphrase, Stream ID. All optional.
  4. Ready — check the summary, then press Connect.
  • Back and Next move between steps.
  • Listener is greyed out. It says Coming in a future update.

Show all settings

  • Show all settings (under the buttons) opens one flat form instead of the steps.
  • Use the guided setup takes you back.

The screen layout

  • iPhone: one screen at a time — setup, then the session.
  • iPad and Mac: setup stays in a sidebar. The session fills the rest.
  • While a session runs, the setup is locked. The button becomes Stop.

About and version

  • iPhone and iPad: tap the ⓘ button on the setup screen.
  • Mac: app menu › About SRT Tester.
  • Licenses lists the open-source software the app uses.