SarabFX Documentation¶
Welcome to the official documentation for SarabFX — a professional range of OFX visual-effects plugins for DaVinci Resolve Studio, Nuke, Natron, and any other OFX-compatible host.
SarabFX combines GPU-accelerated rendering (Metal on macOS; Vulkan on
Windows/Linux — under development), procedural effects, particle physics, vector
and text rendering, Lottie playback, and a Shadertoy-compatible shader player —
all delivered as native .ofx.bundle plugins that appear directly inside your
host's Effects Library.
What is SarabFX?¶
SarabFX is a range of GPU-accelerated OFX plugins. Buy just the plugin you need, a curated bundle, or the complete all-products set — each purchase ships with its own installer that adds your plugin(s) to your compositing or grading host under a shared SarabFX effects category. Every plugin is built on the same high-performance rendering core and is designed to feel native to the host — with interactive viewport overlays, host-synced timelines, and real-time parameter control.
Licensing is handled by an in-app activator: you enter a license key once, the plugin binds a seat to your machine, and the effects unlock. Licenses are per-seat and can be deactivated to move to another machine.
Plugin catalog at a glance¶
| Plugin | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Sarabography | Text | 3D text with procedural effects (thunder, electricity, and more) |
| SarabTitler | Text | GPU-accelerated animated titler |
| SarabFusion | Particles | Lua-scriptable particle system with physics |
| SarabFusionX | Particles | Next-gen PBD particle system (GPU/CPU) |
| SarabShape | Draw | Vector shape rendering |
| SarabInator | Motion | Lottie animation player with text & color control |
| SarabOrtex | Shader | 100% SkSL shader player, high Shadertoy/GLSL compatibility |
| SarabaLation | Color | Filmic halation |
| SarabDream | Color | Bloom / glow |
| SaraboDilation | Time | Optical-flow retimer |
| SarabBrush | Draw | GPU brush engine |
| SarabBrush3D | Draw | Raymarched 3D brush |
| SarabKeyer | Key | GPU chroma keyer |
| SarabTracker | Track | Planar / point tracker |
| SarabRoto | Key | AI-assisted rotoscoping |
| SarabHyper | Motion | HTML5/CSS/JS motion graphics |
| SarabSplatter4D | 3D | Gaussian-splat / 4D scene renderer |
See the full plugin overview for a one-line description of each effect.
Where to start¶
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Installation Install your plugin or bundle, find it in your host, and restart.
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Activation Activate a license key, manage machine seats, and deactivate.
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Plugins Browse every plugin in the SarabFX range.
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Licensing FAQ How perpetual licenses, updates, and offline grace work.
Supported hosts¶
| Host | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DaVinci Resolve Studio | Supported | Plugins install to the system-wide OFX directory |
| Nuke | Supported | Some Qt-based editors fall back to a standalone app |
| Natron | Supported | Uses the user OFX directory |
| Other OFX-compatible hosts | Supported | Any host that loads standard OFX (.ofx.bundle) plugins |
Platforms
macOS (Apple Silicon, arm64) is available now. Windows and Linux builds (Vulkan) are under active development.
Need help? Head to the Support page.