FFmpeg as a Service
Submit FFmpeg commands. Get the rendered output, sandboxed.
About Rendobar
We build the infrastructure for media.
Rendobar is the platform you ship media features on. FFmpeg as a Service, AI Captions, and more, all behind one API key and one credit balance.
Why we built this
Media tooling hasn't kept up with the products that need it.
Short-form video. AI-generated captions. Agents that render assets on the fly. Media is no longer a one-off integration. It's a weekly feature on every roadmap. The tooling hasn't caught up. You either own infrastructure you don't want, or you stitch together single-purpose vendors that don't share auth, billing, or events.
That's solvable with one platform. Every product purpose-built for one job, all running side by side. Ship a transcoding feature today, animated captions next week, a watermark workflow next month. Same platform, same integration. No new vendor to learn.
Products on Rendobar
Focused products. One platform underneath.
Each product is built for one job. They all share authentication, billing, and event streams, so you only learn the platform once.
Live now
AI Captions
Transcribe, style, and burn animated captions onto video.
Building next
QR Generation
Typed content (URL, WiFi, vCard, geo) into styled QR images.
Watermarking
Apply or remove visible watermarks. Invisible watermarking in research.
Compliance & GDPR
Automatic face and license-plate redaction.
Transcoding
Codec and format conversion with hardware acceleration.
Multi-clip Rendering
Composition rendering via Rendley, Remotion, and VEED engines.
Background Removal · AI Reframe · Silence Cut
In the pipeline.
Every product reachable from
REST API MCP server JS/TS SDK rb CLI Dashboard Webhooks Realtime events
What we believe
The principles that guide what we build.
One API, every surface.
Use REST, MCP, SDK, or CLI. They all call the same endpoints. No second-class clients. No per-product SDK to learn.
Pay for what you use.
Credits, not subscriptions. You pay for the compute your job uses. Credits never expire and you never get a surprise bill.
Build in the open.
Our SDK, CLI, and MCP server are on GitHub. The changelog is public. We announce breaking changes before they ship.
How we operate
Honest defaults across the platform.
- Security
- We don't train models on your media. Every job runs in a sandboxed, ephemeral container with no persistent state. Full details in our Privacy policy.
- Pricing
- Credits, not subscriptions. Free tier on signup, no credit card. Top up when you need to. Credits never expire. Full table on Pricing.
- Cadence
- We ship in public. The changelog is the source of truth. Every release dated, every breaking change documented.
- Team
- A small, distributed team. Remote-first. Independently operated.
Frequently asked
Common questions.
What is Rendobar?
Rendobar is a media processing platform for developers and AI agents. Each product handles one job: running FFmpeg commands, generating AI captions, watermarking video, creating QR codes, redacting faces for GDPR, and more.
How is Rendobar different from a single-purpose video API?
A single-purpose API solves one problem. Rendobar is the platform you ship every media operation on. You get one API key, one credit balance, and one set of events for every product, so the next capability you add is a new endpoint, not a new vendor and a second bill.
What products are live today?
FFmpeg as a Service and AI Captions (captions.animate) are live. QR generation, watermarking, GDPR redaction, transcoding, and multi-clip rendering are in the pipeline.
Who runs Rendobar?
A small, distributed team. We build, ship, and run Rendobar end-to-end, all remote.
Is Rendobar open source?
The Rendobar SDK, CLI, and MCP server are open source on GitHub at github.com/rendobar. The platform API itself is closed source.
How is Rendobar funded?
Rendobar is independently operated. We're focused on sustainability, not growth at any cost.
How do I get started?
Sign up at app.rendobar.com. You get $5 in free credits, no credit card required. Follow the Quickstart in the docs and you can call the first endpoint in under five minutes.
Make your first API call today.
$5 in free credits on signup. No card. Every live product available the moment you log in.