Render without a desktop.
Use a compatible Vulkan driver, or Mesa lavapipe for software rendering on a headless server.
Tesseract for Linux
A creative runtime. Now on Linux.
Give your Linux agent native tools for video editing, motion graphics, compositing, and sound. Create an editable project and render without a desktop editor.
Linux x86_64 · glibc 2.35+ · Headless rendering
Install in your own space.
The runtime installs in your user directory without root access. Missing system libraries may need an administrator.
Keep the source editable.
Produce a finished video and a project you can inspect, revise, and render again.
From an agent command to a finished video.
A runtime your agent can use directly. A project you can keep working on.
Make every frame count. Footage. Graphics. Sound.
One project your agent can revise. Change a cut, a headline, or a keyframe without rebuilding the entire video.
Start with your agent.
- 01
Check your Linux host
Use x86_64 with glibc 2.35 or newer. Check the system libraries and a working Vulkan driver first.
- 02
Install the matching runtime
Download the version pinned by your Tesseract skill, verify its checksum, and run the included installer.
- 03
Enable MP4 export
Provide FFmpeg with libx264 and AAC. Select the external FFmpeg backend, then test a short export.
Ready for your Linux environment.
A native runtime, installed separately from your agent’s skill.
- Host
- x86_64 · glibc 2.35+
- System libraries
- zlib, ALSA, libstdc++, and the Vulkan loader.
- Rendering
- A compatible Vulkan driver. Mesa lavapipe supports software rendering.
- MP4 encoding
- Your own FFmpeg executable with libx264 and AAC.
Export an MP4 on Linux
tsrct export \
--project project.tsrct \
--output finished.mp4 \
--encoder-backend \
external-ffmpeg-command \
--ffmpeg-path /path/to/ffmpeg
Use the installed tsrct path and replace /path/to/ffmpeg with your FFmpeg executable’s absolute path. The Linux bundle does not include an H.264 encoder.
Version 0.2.0 export guideA prompt to
start from.
Make it yours. Add your media, your audience, and the result you want.
Example prompt
Set up Tesseract from mirage-hq/Tesseract in this Linux environment. Check x86_64, glibc 2.35+, system libraries, and a working Vulkan driver or Mesa lavapipe. Install the skill-pinned runtime and verify its checksum. For MP4, find FFmpeg with libx264 and AAC and use the external-ffmpeg-command backend with its absolute path. Create a short project from my media, render a preview, and verify the export before continuing.
A few useful
details.
Which Linux systems can run Tesseract?
The 0.2.0 Linux bundle supports x86_64 with glibc 2.35 or newer. A Linux ARM bundle is not included in this release.
Do I need a physical GPU?
No. Mesa lavapipe can provide software rendering. You still need the Vulkan loader and a compatible driver; CPU encoding alone does not replace the renderer.
What does the plugin include?
The plugin supplies the agent instructions. The native runtime is a separate download of about 91 MB for Linux in version 0.2.0.
Where is the runtime installed?
By default, under ~/.local/share/Tesseract. The command is bin/tsrct inside that folder. If XDG_DATA_HOME is set, the installer uses it instead.
Do I need Node or Python?
The installer needs Python 3, bash, coreutils, and unzip. The runtime itself does not need Python or Node. Node and npm are only needed if you choose the npx skills installer.