Rendobar CLI

Media processing and AI generation from your terminal.
Run FFmpeg, compose video, burn captions and generate images in the cloud with one command.

Website • Docs • SDK • Latest Release

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Install

The Rendobar CLI ships as a standalone binary for macOS, Linux, and Windows. No Node or npm dependency.

macOS / Linux

curl -fsSL https://rendobar.com/install.sh | sh

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://rendobar.com/install.ps1 | iex

Verify

rb --version
rb doctor

Pin a version

RENDOBAR_VERSION=v1.0.0 curl -fsSL https://rendobar.com/install.sh | sh

$env:RENDOBAR_VERSION='v1.0.0'; irm https://rendobar.com/install.ps1 | iex

Uninstall

curl -fsSL https://rendobar.com/uninstall.sh | sh
# add RENDOBAR_PURGE=1 to also wipe auth tokens under ~/.rendobar

irm https://rendobar.com/uninstall.ps1 | iex

Inspect before running

The install/uninstall scripts are source-visible in this repo. rendobar.com/install.sh redirects here. Download and read it first if you prefer.

Quick start

# Authenticate
rb login

# Watermark a video
rb ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf "drawtext=text='PREVIEW':fontsize=48:[email protected]" output.mp4

# Probe a video's metadata (duration, codec, resolution, fps, ...)
rb ffprobe https://example.com/input.mp4

# Print the AI integration prompt (paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor)
rb prompt --copy

# Run rb with no args to see the welcome screen and all available commands
rb

Full usage: rendobar.com/docs/cli/

Auto-update

The CLI notifies you of new releases on the next run after a check. Update with:

rb update

Self-replaces the binary in-place with checksum verification and automatic rollback if the new binary fails.

Telemetry

The CLI sends anonymous usage stats so we can see which commands matter and make it better. Each run reports one event: the command name, whether it succeeded, how long it took, the CLI version, and your OS.

It never sends your file names, arguments, URLs, credentials, or account identity. The identifier is a random per-machine id, not tied to your account.

It is off in CI automatically. To turn it off anywhere:

rb telemetry off          # or: rb telemetry status
export DO_NOT_TRACK=1      # or RENDOBAR_TELEMETRY=0

What is Rendobar?

Rendobar is a serverless media processing platform. Run FFmpeg, compose video from a timeline, burn captions, compress to a budget, and generate images with one API call. Credit-based billing. MCP-native for AI agents.

• Website: https://rendobar.com
• Docs: https://rendobar.com/docs/
• API: https://api.rendobar.com
• SDK: @rendobar/sdk on npm

This repository

This is the public source + distribution repository for the Rendobar CLI. It contains:

• Full CLI source (TypeScript, bundled via Bun)
• Binary releases for macOS, Linux, and Windows (see Releases)
• Tests, workflows, issue templates
• License

Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome.

Contributing

git clone https://github.com/rendobar/cli.git
cd cli
pnpm install
pnpm test
pnpm typecheck
pnpm dev -- --version

Build a standalone binary locally:

pnpm build
./rb --version

Commit messages must follow Conventional Commits. Releases and version bumps are automated by release-please.

Support

• Bugs: open an issue
• Feature requests: open an issue
• Docs: https://rendobar.com/docs/
• Contact: [email protected]

License

MIT. See LICENSE.