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2026

Video editorFeature

Design videos in the Advanced Editor with a timeline: set per-element timing, animate components and preview the result before rendering. Render MP4 or WebM through the render API with outputFormat, duration and fps. See the video generation page and docs.

n8n community nodeIntegration

RenderForm is available as an n8n community node, so your workflows can render images, PDFs and videos, browse templates and check usage without writing HTTP requests by hand. Install n8n-nodes-renderform from npm or browse the source on GitHub.

Public template libraryFeature

Browse ready-made templates by category in the template library and copy any of them into your account with one click.

Template management APIFeature

Create, update and delete templates over the REST API, not only in the editor. Useful for provisioning templates per customer or keeping them in version control.

CJK text wrappingFix

Correct line breaking for Chinese, Japanese and Korean text, plus additional fonts in the renderer so non-Latin scripts render reliably.

MCP serverIntegration

An official Model Context Protocol server lets AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf render images, PDFs and screenshots from a chat. Read more on the MCP server page.

Credits and usage APIImprovement

Check remaining credits and monthly usage programmatically with a dedicated endpoint.

AI image generationFeature

Prefix any image source with ai: to generate the picture from a text prompt while your text stays pixel-perfect. Available on the Pro plan. See AI images with perfect texts.

2025

PDF importerFeature

Import an existing PDF and turn it into an editable template in the Advanced Editor.

New PDF rendererImprovement

A rewritten PDF pipeline with custom page size and margins, and output that matches the template dimensions exactly.

Embedded editorFeature

Embed the template editor in your own product so your users can edit templates without leaving your app. See the embedded editor docs.

Font Awesome iconsImprovement

Font Awesome icons are available inside templates without any extra setup.

Emoji rating and editor namesFeature

A new emoji rating element joins star ratings. The editors are now called Simple Editor, Advanced Editor and HTML Editor.

Template tagsFeature

Tag and filter templates in the dashboard to keep large template collections organised.

Webhooks dashboardFeature

Configure account-wide webhooks in the console, or pass webhookUrl per request to get notified when a render is ready.

International fontsImprovement

Bundled international font coverage so non-Latin scripts render correctly out of the box.

2024

Google Drive imagesIntegration

Use Google Drive file links directly as image sources in your templates.

SVG componentsFeature

Native SVG support in templates, including fill colour overrides per render.

Custom render sizesImprovement

Request any output dimensions per render, no longer limited to the size a template was designed in.

2023

Video componentsFeature

Place video files in templates with duration control and playback controls in the editor.

All Google FontsImprovement

The full Google Fonts catalogue is selectable in the editor, and fontFamily and fontWeight can be overridden per render.

Batch renderingFeature

Submit many renders in one request, name batches and delete results in bulk.

Searchable PDFsImprovement

PDF output keeps a real text layer, so generated documents are searchable and selectable.

CSV export and file namesImprovement

Export render results to CSV and set the downloaded file name with _render.downloadFileName.

Spreadsheet pluginFeature

Generate many images from tabular data directly in the console, no external tool required.

Template sharingFeature

Share templates through a public link and search templates in the dashboard.

2022

API v2Feature

New render, template and results endpoints with a simpler request shape.

Command-line toolFeature

Render a directory of JSON data files against a template from the terminal with the RenderForm CLI.

New Template EditorImprovement

Transparent backgrounds, lossless imported images, more input formats (webp, avif, apng, svg, tiff, gif), artboard borders, image positioning, hidden components and faster rendering and saving.

Render to PDFFeature

PDF became a selectable output format directly in the Template Editor.

Media libraryFeature

A central media library, plus the media: prefix to reuse already uploaded assets by file name.

Rating componentFeature

Add star ratings to templates and fill them from your data.

Bannerly becomes RenderFormImprovement

The product was rebranded from Bannerly to RenderForm, with a new domain and dashboard.

Secondary text stylesFeature

Wrap a phrase in curly braces to render it with a second style inside one text component.

HTML templatesFeature

Templates written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript left beta and became available to everyone.

Advanced EditorFeature

A drag and drop editor that outputs HTML, with text auto-fit and multi-component support.

2021

Chart componentFeature

Render data visualisations inside templates with the chart component.

Free web toolsFeature

Public tools for image optimisation, Twitter card preview, iMessage link preview and website metadata preview.

Dynamic Open Graph imagesFeature

Signed URLs and meta links let websites generate og:image previews on the fly. See dynamic OG images.

Google Sheets integrationIntegration

Generate images in bulk straight from a spreadsheet.

Custom fontsFeature

Upload your own font files and use them in templates.

WebhooksFeature

Get notified over HTTP when a render is finished.

QR code componentFeature

Add scannable QR codes with configurable colours to your templates.

Public APIFeature

The first public REST API for rendering images, PDFs and screenshots from templates.

and many smaller improvements along the way.