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Impossible to play hydrax videos of popular video platform "abyss.to" #487

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@darklight9630-arch

Hi, when my internet connection is weak—and since I stopped using FastStream over the summer to avoid constant buffering and save on data and SSD wear—I visit a site that hosts embedded videos from the famous video provider "abyss.to." Reddit users call these videos "Hydrax videos," and they are frequently used by warez streaming sites. The special thing about Hydrax videos is that they have a very good, massive default buffer and offer 360p quality, which has become rare these days:

Site featuring Hydrax videos:

https://kissanime.com.cv/black-clover-season-2-episode-2/

(we might need to use a Firefox VPN to get a French or North African IP address if the streaming site is blocked)
https://streaming-integrale.com/episode/les-memoires-de-vanitas-saison-2-episode-16/

Original website of hydrax videos with a demo video (no VPN needed):
https://abyss.to/

Last night, my connection was really weak, and even with Hydrax videos, there was stuttering and buffering!
So I tried using FastStream of Mr Nawid3333, but I get a "playback impossible" message.

Almost 100% of video downloaders and download managers cannot download from abyss.to because it appears to have strong protection.
but,
If it’s not too technically complex too tiring, perhaps for the futur consider support could be added for videos from abyss.to please, since it's a popular host. I previously asked the developer of cat-catch to support abyss.to; they looked into my request, and their response suggested it was a significant technical challenge. I sent some tools and recommendations to Ghost Downloader, and they managed to get it working for abyss.to videos (though my issue regarding abyss.to on the Ghost Downloader repo was deleted because I posted streaming links to help the developer test the site, and GitHub banned my account!).

There is also this software that can download from abyss.to, but it's command-line based; the developer plans to add a graphical interface:

https://github.com/abdlhay/AbyssVideoDownloader

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  1. Nawid3333 commented on Oct 15, 2026

    @Nawid3333
    Owner

    Thanks for the detailed report. abyss.to (Hydrax) doesn't serve an ordinary video stream: it sends the video in a scrambled form that only its own player unscrambles, and that protection is there to keep the video inside its player. FastStream plays streams that a page loads openly (HLS, DASH, MP4). It won't break a host's protection to get at the video, so abyss.to stays unsupported. Closing as not planned.

  2. darklight9630-arch commented on Oct 15, 2026

    @darklight9630-arch
    Author

    Interesting, thanks :) 💯

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