New tool2026-10-23via GitHubAI Video Generation

kinetograph

Name: kinetograph
Author: Sanat Gupta (0xS4N4TG on GitHub)

Kinetograph is a beta programmatic video engine where you or a coding agent write videos in TypeScript (Remotion's API, CSS, SVG, Canvas 2D, WebGL, Web Audio) and a Rust GPU compositor renders them without Chrome; existing Remotion projects render unchanged.

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Free (source available) / Paid for larger companiesPolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0TypeScript + Rust (Node 22+; FFmpeg to build from source)★ 260 (as of 2026-10-28)by Sanat Gupta (0xS4N4TG on GitHub)

Why it matters

For developers and agent builders who make product videos, explainers or social clips in code. It aims to render Remotion-style projects much faster than browser-based rendering and gives agents a CLI and MCP server to drive it.

Highlights

remotion and @remotion/* imports resolve to Kinetograph's own implementation, so existing Remotion projects are meant to render as they are.
A Rust compositor loaded into Node as a native addon draws every frame; the README says its 1,184-frame 1080p launch film rendered in 26 seconds on a laptop.unverified
Every CLI command takes --json, and npx kinetograph mcp serves the same commands over MCP for agents.
kinetograph studio opens a local editor with a timeline; you can click a layer and ask your coding agent (over the Agent Client Protocol, tested with Claude Code) to change it.
The README describes 0.2.5 as adding motion tracking (kinetograph track), the Web Animations API, deformed 3D models and Intel/AMD GPU encoders on Linux.unverified

Taken from the project's own README, docs or launch page. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.

Try it if: You already make videos with Remotion or want your coding agent to build and render explainer clips on its own.

Worth knowing: Not open source in the OSI sense: the PolyForm Small Business licence excludes larger companies. It's labeled beta and APIs may change. The README describes version 0.2.5, while npm and the GitHub releases list 0.2.0 as the latest on Oct 28.

Quick facts

Pricing	Free for individuals, non-profits and companies under 100 people and about $1M revenue; larger companies need a commercial licence (price not published)
Free or paid	Free (source available) / Paid for larger companies
License	PolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0
Language	TypeScript + Rust (Node 22+; FFmpeg to build from source)
Platform	macOS (Metal) and Linux GPU encoders mentioned; falls back to CPU rendering; Windows not mentionednot verified
GitHub stars	★ 260 (as of 2026-10-28)
Maker	Sanat Gupta (0xS4N4TG on GitHub)

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What we couldn't verify

highlights[1] (render speed is the maker's benchmark)
highlights[4] (0.2.5 features described in the README; latest published release is 0.2.0)
quick_facts.platform (Windows support not stated)

Checked 2026-10-28 from the tool's own pages. Prices and star counts change, so confirm on the official site. Listing here is not a ranking or an endorsement.