Send Huge Video Files Directly.
No Cloud Servers. No Leaks. Ever.
Recent massive cloud hacks proved one thing: if a server holds your footage, it can be breached. StudioSwarm sends files straight from your computer to your collaborator's computer with bank-grade encryption. We never touch, see, or store your files—making cloud breaches literally impossible.
How Much Time & Money Does Cloud Storage Cost You?
Cloud providers charge you for uploading, storing, and downloading files that already exist on your own hard drives. Drag the slider to see what StudioSwarm saves you each year.
Built to Outperform Cloud Lockers
We eliminated the cloud middleman completely. Here is why direct computer-to-computer transfers are faster, safer, and cheaper.
Immune to Cloud Hacks
Cloud leaks happen because servers store billions of files. With StudioSwarm, zero files ever touch our servers. You can't leak what you never store. Your footage goes straight from your device to theirs.
Instant Video Preview
Don't wait 3 hours for an 80 GB ProRes or RAW file to finish downloading. Click anywhere on the timeline to preview and scrub the exact scenes you need within seconds while the rest finishes in the background.
Zero File Size Limits
Send 50 GB, 500 GB, or an entire 2 TB camera card in one go. Files stream directly to your local drive without eating up browser memory or hitting annoying 2 GB cloud paywalls.
Max Speed, No Bottlenecks
Cloud drives deliberately throttle your bandwidth. StudioSwarm creates multiple direct high-speed channels between computers, utilizing 100% of your real internet connection.
Automatic Project Backups
Whenever you hit Save in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, StudioSwarm automatically saves a versioned backup and updates your remote collaborator in under half a second.
Zero Client Software to Install
Sending files to an executive or client? Just send them your private invite link. They open it in their web browser and receive the files immediately—no apps to download, no accounts to create.
How Top Studios Use StudioSwarm
Select your role to explore how StudioSwarm fits into your daily creative pipeline.
Seamless Remote Timeline & Footage Collaboration
Mount your offline edit folder containing Premiere Pro (.prproj) or DaVinci Resolve (.drp) project files alongside ProRes proxies. Every time an editor hits Cmd+S, StudioSwarm snapshots the revision to .swarm-history and streams the updated project file to the team in under 500 milliseconds.
On-Set Camera Card Ingest Direct to Editorial RAID
When offloading CFexpress or RED Mini-Mags on set, point StudioSwarm to the card reader volume. Footage streams across the WebRTC swarm straight onto the post house's RAID array while shooting is still underway. Built-in WASM xxHash and SHA-256 piece parity guarantees zero byte corruption.
Full 4K DCI & HDR Master Review Without Storage Caps
Colorists need clients to view 10-bit uncompressed or high-bitrate ProRes 4444 XQ masters. YouTube and Vimeo compress colors and crush dynamic range. With StudioSwarm, clients scrub raw master files in real time on calibrated displays with zero compression artifacts.
Instant B-Roll & Multi-Track Delivery
Stop waiting for WeTransfer links to upload or dealing with Google Drive permission locks. Send uncompressed 4K camera files and 48kHz WAV audio tracks straight to your editor across the world in one click.
Why StudioSwarm is Safer Than Any Cloud Service
Recent massive data leaks in major cloud drives showed that central servers are giant targets for hackers. StudioSwarm protects you by removing the central server entirely.
StudioSwarm vs. Legacy Cloud Services
Compare the features, pricing, and performance of StudioSwarm against traditional cloud providers.
| Feature | StudioSwarm | Frame.io Pro | WeTransfer Pro | MASV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Leak Risk | Zero (No Cloud Storage) | High (Stored on servers) | High (Stored on servers) | Medium (Stored temporarily) |
| Pricing Model | Free / Open-Source | $15–$50 / user / mo | $144 / year | $0.25 per Gigabyte |
| Storage Limit | Unlimited (Your Hard Drive) | 250 GB – 1 TB cap | 200 GB max | Pay-as-you-go |
| Waiting for Cloud Uploads | Zero (Streams Instantly) | 45–120 minutes | 30–90 minutes | Full upload time |
| Instant Video Preview | Instant 4K Scrubbing | After slow transcode | No preview | No preview |
| Who Holds the Keys? | Only You & Your Recipient | The Cloud Provider | The Cloud Provider | The Cloud Provider |
| Recipient Account Required | No (Just Click Link) | Yes | No | No |
How AI Agents Use StudioSwarm
StudioSwarm exposes a deterministic, zero-dependency JavaScript driver on window.StudioSwarmAgent inside the web workspace (/app). Any autonomous AI agent (Claude Computer Use, ChatGPT web agents, Playwright workers, or web subagents) can automate large-file P2P delivery between workstations on behalf of human owners without installing native software or paying for cloud buckets.
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// 1. SENDER AGENT (Alice's Machine in London)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const ticket = await window.StudioSwarmAgent.createTicket({
folderName: "COMMERCIAL_CUT_4K_MASTER"
});
console.log(ticket.url);
// "http://localhost:4400/app#r=x89a-ldn-lax&k=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb..."
// >> Agent transmits this encrypted ticket string to Bob's agent via Slack/Email/API.
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// 2. RECIPIENT AGENT (Bob's Machine in Los Angeles)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
await window.StudioSwarmAgent.acceptTicket(ticket.url, {
destinationMode: "OPFS_FALLBACK", // Stream direct to disk at O(1) RAM
autoStart: true
});
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// 3. EVENT-DRIVEN MILESTONES (Zero Polling Required)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
window.StudioSwarmAgent.on("progress", (data) => {
console.log(`Synced ${data.progressPct}% @ ${data.speedMBps} MB/s`);
});
window.StudioSwarmAgent.on("complete", (receipt) => {
console.log("Transfer complete! Immutable proof of delivery:", receipt);
// Notify human owner: "84 GB raw ProRes verified with 100% SHA-256 parity."
});
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// 4. "GHOST INSPECTION" (Inspect 16 MB of an 80 GB File in 200ms)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const headerBytes = await window.StudioSwarmAgent.fetchPiece("file-0-clip1.mp4", 0);
const receipt = window.StudioSwarmAgent.exportDeliveryReceipt();
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about how StudioSwarm works, network requirements, and security.