What Is Remotion? Making Videos with Code: License and Pricing, Claude Code, Setup, Cloud Rendering and Data
You write the video in React code (or have an agent like Claude Code write it); Remotion renders it as MP4. The source code is available, but it is not open source by the OSI definition. Individuals, teams of up to 3 people in total and nonprofits use it for free; companies with 4 or more people must buy a Company License. You need Node.js on your computer, and code gets written. Agents like Claude Code mostly require a paid subscription.
- What it does
- You write the video in React code and it turns it into MP4
- Free
- Individuals and teams of up to 3
- Company license
- Creators $25/seat/month · Automators $0.01/render
- No-code
- No; requires code or an agent
- Turkish
- No official source
What does Remotion do? Can I use it without code?
In Remotion you write the video so that every frame is like a React component; timing, text, images and sound are controlled in code. You preview it on a timeline in Remotion Studio, then render it as MP4. Its strongest use is turning the same design with changing data (name, price, product name) into hundreds of videos.
Not directly: you need to write code or have an AI agent write it. With an agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) you can move forward without writing code by saying "make a promo video for a record store," but the agent itself mostly requires a paid subscription.
For captions there are speech-to-text options (local and in-browser are free; OpenAI and ElevenLabs cost the respective API fee). There is no official source on Turkish accuracy or a Turkish interface. Who it helps: Developers who know React, and teams that want to produce videos in bulk or from data.
How do you install Remotion? Rendering in the cloud
- Install Node.js or Bun (docs: Node 16+ or Bun 1.0.3+).
- Blank project:
npx create-video@latest --yes --blank my-video - Go into the folder; optionally add the agent skills: npx remotion skills add.
- Start Studio:
npm run dev
The docs require macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later; on Linux you need glibc 2.35+, and Alpine and nixOS are not supported. The install page lists no requirements for Windows. No RAM, disk or GPU requirements are listed; a GPU does not speed up most renders. You need no account to use Remotion; a remotion.pro account is only for the Company License.
!Cloud rendering runs on AWS Lambda; AWS costs are billed to your own account. Cloud Run is "in alpha and not being actively developed." The Lambda and Cloud Run pages still use the old term "Cloud Rendering Units"; the license FAQ talks about a fee per render.
How do you use Remotion with Claude Code and Codex?
- Add:
claude plugin marketplace add remotion-dev/claude-code-plugin - Install:
claude plugin install remotion@remotion - Restart Claude Code; in a new session in the video folder, type /remotion:remotion-create <your request>.
npx skills add remotion-dev/skills, or npx remotion skills add inside the project. There are 12 skills (best-practices, create, render, captions and others). If the agent does not see the new skills, restart it.
!The Remotion docs say "most coding agents require a paid subscription"; Remotion does not state which plan Claude Code and Codex need. The Remotion MCP has been deprecated, and the /remotion-docs skill is recommended instead. Of the major agents, WebMCP (letting the agent see Studio) works only in Codex.
Is Remotion free? License and pricing
The source code is available, but Remotion itself says it is "source-available, not open source by the OSI definition." Free for: individuals, teams of up to 3 people in total, nonprofits, and evaluation that has not gone into commercial use. Commercial use is also allowed under the free license.
- Individuals, teams of up to 3 people in total
- Commercial use included
- No sign-up needed
- Use by companies of 4 or more people
- For each person who writes the code, by hand or with an agent
- Companies not building automation
- Automation that triggers renders in code
- No separate seats needed
- Custom terms, signed contract, consulting
!The threshold is not "how many people use it" but "total staff": per the license FAQ, in a 20-person company, even if only one person uses Remotion, a Company License is required, and in that case 1 seat ($25/month) is enough. The LICENSE file says "up to 3 employees," while the FAQ and terms frame it by headcount; if unsure, ask Remotion. Government and educational institutions do not count as nonprofits without written permission.
Prices are in US dollars; there is no information on VAT, and payment is via Stripe. Codec patents are not included in the license; Remotion places no rights restrictions on the media you produce.
Official pricing page last checked on .
Telemetry and data
Render output, project code and content are not sent to Remotion; server rendering happens on your own infrastructure, browser rendering in the user's browser. Remotion is not a model.
On the server side it is sent only if a license key is provided, and for successful renders. Browser rendering (web-renderer) sends an event for every render even without a license key, and it cannot be turned off. What is sent: license key, IP address, whether it is a still or a video; in the browser, the domain name as well. No content is sent.
Remotion AG is based in Switzerland; there is no statement specific to KVKK (Turkey's Personal Data Protection Law), while GDPR and the Swiss FADP are cited. An app that uses browser rendering should state in its own privacy notice that end users' IP addresses go to Remotion. There is no account deletion button; deletion is by request under GDPR.
Common problems
| What happens | What to do |
|---|---|
| Videos titled "free" seem to involve paying | Remotion itself can be used for free; what costs money is usually the subscription for an agent like Claude Code, or the company license for 4+ people. Keep these two apart. |
| npx does not work in Windows PowerShell | A problem reported in a single video (npx.ps1); official sources state no fix. |
| The agent does not see the new Remotion skills | Restart the agent. |
| Rendering with Cloud Run is unstable | Cloud Run is in alpha and not being developed; try rendering on Lambda or your own server. |
Frequently asked questions
What is Remotion and what does it do?
A library that lets you write video in React code and renders it as MP4. It is used to produce videos in bulk from data and to make videos with AI agents.
Is Remotion free?
It is free for individuals, teams of up to 3 people in total and nonprofits, commercial use included. Companies with 4 or more people must buy a Company License.
How much does a Remotion Company License cost?
Creators: $25 per seat per month. Automators: $0.01 per render, minimum $100 per month. Enterprise from $500 per month. Prices are in US dollars.
I'm the only one using it in a 20-person company. Do I need a license?
Per the license FAQ, yes; the threshold is total headcount. But in that case 1 seat ($25 per month) is enough.
How do you use Remotion with Claude Code?
Install the Remotion Claude Code plugin and start a video with the /remotion:remotion-create command. Remotion does not state which plan Claude Code requires; most agents require a paid subscription.
Can you use Remotion without code?
Not directly; you need to write code or have an agent write it.
Does Remotion support Turkish captions?
There are speech-to-text options, but there is no official source on Turkish accuracy.
Does Remotion collect my data?
No content is sent. With browser rendering, telemetry goes out for every render even without a license key and cannot be turned off; on the server side only if a license key is provided.
Related guides
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Not clear in the official sources: Windows system requirements · minimum Node and Bun versions (from the page only) · Turkish interface, Whisper accuracy and font support · the plan needed for Claude Code and Codex · status of the Hosted MCP · account deletion steps · VAT. Each is covered in the relevant section, with what you can do about it.