Remotion CLI

Remotion CLI

Official CLI for Remotion, a React-based framework for making videos programmatically.

• Repo: https://github.com/remotion-dev/remotion
• Docs: https://www.remotion.dev/docs/cli/

Installation

# Run without installing globally
npx remotion --help

# Or install in a project
npm install remotion

Most usage is via npx remotion ... inside a Remotion project.

Key Commands

# Start the Remotion Studio preview UI
npx remotion studio

# List available composition IDs
npx remotion compositions

# Render a composition to a file
npx remotion render <composition-id> out/video.mp4

# Create a bundle for rendering workflows
npx remotion bundle

Agent-Friendly Features

• Scriptable CLI entrypoint via npx remotion
• Non-interactive rendering with explicit composition IDs and output paths
• Supports video, audio, and still rendering workflows
• Pass composition props and render settings through flags
• Useful for agents generating marketing videos, demos, explainers, and visual assets from code

Notes

• studio is useful for previewing and iterating locally
• render is the main command for automated media generation
• compositions helps agents discover which composition IDs exist before rendering
• Rendering works best when the project is already set up with Remotion compositions