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Type of site | Film distributor Free software |
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| Available in | Portuguese |
| Created by | Guilmour Rossi |
| URL | libreflix |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 11 August 2017 |
| Current status | Online |
| Written in | Node.js |
Libreflix is a free online Brazilian service that offers access to audiovisual productions with permissive distribution licenses through streaming. [1] The platform is open and its development is done collaboratively [2] and it is open source, following the philosophy of free software. [3]
The service launched on 11 August 2017 [4] and can be accessed through the official website or applications for Windows and Android systems. [1]
Although the service does not require user registration to be accessed, in April 2018, the platform had 14 thousand registered users. [5] Registration is mandatory for sending movie suggestions.
Libreflix, initially designed and developed by Brazilian hacktivist Guilmour Rossi, [6] is written in Node.js and licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License. [7] Development is done using git versioning through a public repository. [8]
In July 2018, the service was presented at the 18th Fórum Internacional Software Livre. [9]
The service's catalogue includes feature films, short films and series, whether fictional or not. [10] In a presentation in July 2018, the service listed more than 250 works registered in the collection, where approximately 75% of the catalog was of non-fictional works. By location, 62% of the content was produced in Brazil, 8% in the rest of Latin America. American and European works represented 17% and 8% of the catalogue respectively. As for the duration of the content, 40% was composed of feature films. [11]
