• Make videos agentically: Turn your idea into a video using your agent.
• Make videos interactively: Edit and animate like in a regular video editor.
• Make videos programmatically: Leverage web technology and own your video as code.

• Design systems: Create a library of animated assets for your organization.
• Batch rendering: Render millions of videos on your own infrastructure.
• Applications: Publish a simple tool or a complex video editor.

If you already have Node.JS installed, type

npx create-video@latest

to get started. Otherwise, read the installation page in the documentation.

Remotion is extensively documented over 1,200 pages.

• Get Started
  • Installation
  • Your first video
  • Agent Skills
  • Templates
• Making videos
  • Elements
  • Effects
  • Transitions
  • Sound Effects
  • Captions
  • Fonts
  • Color correction
  • Shapes
• Rendering
  • Node.js APIs
  • Lambda
  • Vercel
  • Client-side rendering
  • Comparison of options
• Making apps
  • SDK (coming soon)
  • Player
  • Editor Starter
  • Mediabunny
• Community
  • Discord
  • Experts
  • Resources
  • Contributing
  • Follow us on X, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
• Commercial
  • License
  • Store
  • About Remotion
  • Showcase
• Help
  • Support
  • Discord
  • Search
  • Ask AI
  • GitHub Issues

Documentation: remotion.dev/docs
API Reference: remotion.dev/api

Be aware of that Remotion has a special license and requires obtaining a company license in some cases. Read the LICENSE page for more information.

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md to learn about contributing to this project.

In Remotion 5.0, the license will slightly change. View the changes here.

Depending on the type of your legal entity, you are granted permission to use Remotion for your project. Individuals and small companies are allowed to use Remotion to create videos for free (even commercial), while a company license is required for for-profit organizations of a certain size. This two-tier system was designed to ensure funding for this project while still allowing the source code to be available and the program to be free for most. Read below for the exact terms of use.

• Free License
• Company License

Copyright © 2026 Remotion

You are eligible to use Remotion for free if you are:

• an individual
• a for-profit organization with up to 3 employees
• a non-profit or not-for-profit organization
• evaluating whether Remotion is a good fit, and are not yet using it in a commercial way

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person eligible for the "Free License", to use the software non-commercially or commercially for the purpose of creating videos and images and to modify the software to their own liking, for the purpose of fulfilling their custom use case or to contribute bug fixes or improvements back to Remotion.

It is not allowed to copy or modify Remotion code for the purpose of selling, renting, licensing, relicensing, or sublicensing your own derivate of Remotion.

The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. In no event shall the author or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.

Support is provided on a best-we-can-do basis via GitHub Issues and Discord.

You are required to obtain a Company License to use Remotion if you are not within the group of entities eligible for a Free License. This license will enable you to use Remotion for the allowed use cases specified in the Free License, and give you access to prioritized support (read the Support Policy).

Visit remotion.pro for pricing and to buy a license.

Are you not sure whether you need a Company License because of an edge case? Here are some frequently asked questions.