OpenReel Video
★ 5.5kA self-hosted alternative to Premiere
MIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintSourceNo external DB7 active committers (12mo)
About
OpenReel Video is a browser-based video editor aimed at users who want professional editing capabilities without installing desktop software or uploading media to a cloud service. It presents itself...
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Features
- multi-track timeline
- real-time preview
- frame-accurate editing
- transitions
- video effects
- blend modes
- speed control
- crop and transform
- text editing and animations
- audio mixing and effects
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 31, 2026
- Created
- Jan 19, 2026
- Install Methods
- source
- Requirements
- Node.js 18+Chrome 94+ / Edge 94+ / Firefox 130+ / Safari 16.4+WebCodecsWebGPUIndexedDB
- Minimum Requirements
- RAM: 8GB+ RAMCPU: dedicated GPU for 4K editing
- Backup & Export
- native-exportfile-backup
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
Run OpenReel Video yourself
Pick how much you want to manage.
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A server with 8 GB of RAM, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
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A server with 8 GB of RAM, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
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Run OpenReel Video with Docker Compose
Compose file from the OpenReel Video project repository.
1 service
no resource limits declared
infra/transcribe-gpu/docker-compose.yml · @ 5f3c85e · scanned Sep 23, 2026
services:
transcribe:
build: .
ports:
- "8000:8000"
restart: always
deploy:
resources:
reservations:
devices:
- driver: nvidia
count: 1
capabilities: [gpu]
environment:
- WHISPER_MODEL=large-v3-turbo
- WHISPER_DEVICE=cuda
- WHISPER_COMPUTE_TYPE=float16
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