ABOUT US

Let every story
be seen

We believe short drama shouldn't be a big-money game.
One person + one cup of coffee + one script is enough to tell a great story.

Our Mission

Over the past decade, the cost gap between "making content" and "distributing content" has kept widening. Douyin and TikTok drove distribution costs to nearly zero — while shooting a single short-drama episode still takes ¥50,000, a crew of ten, and three days.

We want to close that gap. With an AI production toolchain that cuts production costs to 1%, everyone with an idea gets a seat at the table.

StarReel is not yet another wrapper around a pile of APIs. It is an end-to-end workstation purpose-built for short-drama pacing, vertical framing, beat-synced emotion, and subtitle styling.

Design Principles

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Cloud-first, your data stays yours
Open the browser and create; compositing runs in the cloud. A macOS client offers local compositing too, and your projects and final cuts can be exported anytime.
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No vendor lock-in
Switch between 5 AI providers, or bring your own keys. Never locked in.
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Professional restraint
Every button solves a real problem. No flashy gimmick modules.
Respect for your time
Your hours should go into the script, not into wiring APIs, tweaking subtitles, or transcoding.

Tech Stack

In the spirit of transparency, here is our underlying stack:

Client: Tauri 2 (Rust) + Nuxt 3 + TypeScript
Compositing engine: FFmpeg + libass + VideoToolbox hardware acceleration
Local data: SQLite + Drizzle ORM
Cloud services: Hono + Postgres + Cloudflare CDN
Auth: JWT RS256 + bcrypt + macOS Keychain
Billing: WeChat Pay / Alipay / Stripe (top-ups)
Email: Resend
Analytics: Self-hosted

Contact

· General support: [email protected]
· Privacy: [email protected]
· Legal / agreements: [email protected]
· Enterprise: [email protected]
· Media / submissions: [email protected]