A New File Format

Video is nowsoftware.

MP4E turns video files into programmable applications. Commerce, logic, data, UI. All embedded inside a single portable file. No platform required.

See it in action

Hover over objects in the video to see AI-detected items with interactive overlays.

Self-Contained Interactive Video

Everything needed for interactivity travels with the file. No external databases. No broken links. Just a video file.

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AI Detection

Upload your video. Our AI identifies every object, product, and element.

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Add Interactivity

Attach plugins, buttons, product cards, or custom logic to detected objects.

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Embed & Export

Everything is embedded in the MP4 file. Play anywhere, works offline.

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Deploy Everywhere

Compatible with any player. Enhanced features activate in MP4E-compatible environments.

The Shift

A file format.
A new primitive for video.

MP4E is a specification for self-contained interactive video. Your content stays yours. The logic travels with the file. Any platform can adopt it. Any player can support it. You own the experience.

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video.mp4eStandard MP4 + embedded runtime
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Standard MP4. Plays in any video player
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Interactive features unlock in MP4E-compatible players
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All logic travels with the file
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No platform lock-in, no external dependencies

Built for creators. Extensible by developers.

Whether you want to unlock new possibilities or build the tools that power them.

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For Creators & Brands

Imagine what you could have

Your videos become stores, courses, apps. Viewers buy without leaving. Content adapts per viewer. Analytics on every object.

  • โ†’ Turn any product in your video into a purchase
  • โ†’ Swap ad placements dynamically per region
  • โ†’ Track exactly what viewers engage with
  • โ†’ Build branching narratives and quizzes
  • โ†’ One file contains everything: share, embed, download
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For Developers & Platforms

Build on an open ecosystem

Create plugins, integrate into your platform, extend the format. A plugin marketplace where your tools reach millions.

  • โ†’ Build once, distribute everywhere
  • โ†’ Plugin SDK with full creative control
  • โ†’ Integrate MP4E into your existing player
  • โ†’ No revenue share on your plugins
  • โ†’ Early access to the developer program

A complete interactive runtime

Everything a video needs to become software. Embedded in the file.

Every object is data

AI detection identifies and tracks every item in your video: products, people, surfaces, text. Each becomes interactive, searchable, and measurable. Your video is now a queryable database.

  • โœ“ Automatic AI-powered object detection
  • โœ“ Frame-by-frame precision tracking
  • โœ“ Make any detected object clickable
  • โœ“ Analytics on hover, click, view time per object
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AI Object Detection

Automatically identifies products, people, surfaces in every frame

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Frame-by-Frame Tracking

Each object tracked with precision polygons throughout the video

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Interactive Hotspots

Make any detected object clickable, hoverable, and trackable

94%Detection Accuracy
60 FPSTracking Speed

Open Ecosystem

A format for everyone to build on

MP4E is open infrastructure. Ad tech companies, e-commerce platforms, analytics providers, player developers. All can build on the format. Integrate into existing workflows. Extend with custom plugins. The ecosystem grows together.

Pre-LaunchMP4E is currently in private beta. We're working with strategic partners to refine the format before public release. Interested in early access? Let's talk โ†’

๐ŸŽฌ For Platforms

Integrate MP4E playback. Offer interactive video as a feature. No platform dependency on us.

๐Ÿ›’ For Commerce

Build shoppable video tools. Connect your catalog. Enable transactions in any MP4E file.

๐Ÿ“Š For Analytics

Build analytics plugins. Every object, every interaction is measurable and exportable.

Video replaces software

When the file is the application, new categories emerge.

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The video is the store

Every product detected, priced, purchasable. Checkout without leaving. The video doesn't link to a store. It is the store.

commerce
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The video is the course

Quizzes, branching paths, progress tracking. Works offline. Completion data embedded. The video teaches and measures.

education
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The video is the ad

Dynamic surfaces swap per viewer, region, campaign. One master file, infinite variations. Behavioral targeting built in.

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The video is the app

Variables, logic, UI, data. If you can build it in software, you can embed it in video. Self-contained, portable, works anywhere.

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Build the future of video

We're launching with strategic partners first. Tell us about your use case.

Creators with use cases
Developers building plugins
Platforms & enterprises

We'll reach out if there's a fit for early access.