README.md
May 12, 2026 · View on GitHub
Smelter is a toolkit for real-time, low-latency, programmable video and audio composition.
With Smelter, you can:
- Combine multimedia from different sources into a single video or live stream
- Enrich your content with text, custom shaders, and embedded websites
- Do it all effortlessly with ready-to-use React components
Where to start?
Check out our Getting Started section, or jump right into the set of guides we've prepared.
Looking for gpu-video?
Our open-source hardware video coding library, gpu-video is located in the gpu-video subfolder of this repository.
Smelter is created by Software Mansion
Since 2012, Software Mansion is a software agency with experience in building web and mobile apps as well as complex multimedia solutions. We are Core React Native Contributors and experts in live streaming and broadcasting technologies. We can help you build your next dream product – Hire us.