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SnapOtter features
What you can do with SnapOtter, fully managed by Elestio.
What you can do with SnapOtter, fully managed by Elestio.
SnapOtter provides a single stack for converting, compressing, editing and transforming files, images, video, audio, PDFs and documents, through a web UI, REST API or automated pipelines, all processed on your own server. It runs local AI-powered tools (like background removal and captioning) without sending files to a third-party cloud API, matching its "your files never leave your network" positioning. The deployment uses SnapOtter's embedded mode, running its own PostgreSQL and Redis inside a single container rather than separate database services. It's open-core: the self-hosted community edition (used here) is fully functional under AGPL-3.0, with a small set of enterprise features (SCIM, SIEM, GDPR tooling) gated behind a separate paid license and license key. Login uses a first-boot-seeded admin account and the generated password, with a forced password change on first login.
Convert, compress, OCR, transcribe and edit across image, video, audio, PDF and document formats from a single app.
Everything runs on your own hardware, no uploads to third parties, no per-file pricing.
Run AI-powered tools (background removal, captioning, and more) locally, with CUDA acceleration on amd64.
Use it interactively through the web UI, automate it via REST API, or chain tools into multi-step pipelines.
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