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Polotno

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Polotno is a JavaScript SDK for embedding a white-label, Canva-like image and video editor into a product. It includes a programmatic API for automating design generation at scale, with templates, data-driven rendering, and export to formats like PNG, JPEG, PDF, PPTX, MP4, GIF, SVG, and HTML. It can run client-side, self-hosted, or via Polotno's Cloud Render API. The editor is modular and fully customizable to match a host product's UI and workflows.

What it's for

Embedding a design editor into a SaaS productAutomating design workflows and bulk design generation via APIGenerating branded visuals from data or AIAutomating variable-data print workflowsScaling real estate campaign creation (brochures, flyers, banners) from listing dataServer-side or client-side rendering of designs for exportModernizing digital signage content pipelines

Features 20

AI features: AI Write, background removal, text-to-image, image-to-image, text-to-video
Authentication integration and user management
Custom panels, controls, and asset libraries
Drag-and-drop canvas editor
Event hooks/callbacks and API for syncing states
Export to PNG, JPEG, PDF (CMYK/bleed), PPTX, MP4, GIF, SVG, HTML, JSON
Image upload, crop, resize, rotate, masks
Import from JSON, Figma, SVG, PDF, PSD
Layers panel
Multi-page support
Optional source code license (Enterprise)
Programmatic design generation and bulk operations via API
Rich text editing with curved text
Self-hosted and client-side rendering
Server-side rendering via Cloud Render API
Snap to grid and bleed/trim controls
Template creation manually or via API
Undo/redo history
Video upload, trimming, resizing, and layering with animations (fade, slide, scale)
White-label, fully customizable UI

At a glance

free trialself-hostableAPI

TypeLibrary / SDK

DeploymentHybrid

PlatformsWeb

Fordevelopers, SaaS product teams, bootstrapped startups, enterprises

CompanyPolotno · 2019

Integrations

UnsplashFigmaOpenAIReplicatejsPDF

Complianceself-reported

GDPRCCPA

Resources

Pricing

Enterprise license pricing available on request. 60-day free trial available on a dev server, no credit card required; must upgrade to a paid plan after 60 days or upon moving to production.

Grass roots license$249/mo

$249/mo or $2,490/year. Subject to manual review; intended for bootstrapped or small operators (<50) in lower-purchasing-power markets.

For new bootstrapped startups (<50), limited scope; self-hosted editing and rendering – limited volume; subject to manual review

Self-serve license$899/mo

$899/mo or $9,990/year.

Base price includes unlimited usage on a single domain under one brand family; optional upgrades billed separately

Enterprise licenseQuote

Custom price; provided after scope discussions.