Rendervous

An architectural visualization studio that turns a design reference into a photorealistic render — without redesigning it.

Your design, photorealistically visualized — not redesigned.

The reference design is the source of truth: preserve its geometry and camera, while exploring materials, lighting, and atmosphere.

What you can do

• Import a SketchUp viewport, clay render, or exported design view.
• Render without changing the design's geometry or camera.
• Tune architectural style, lighting, materials, environment, and geometry fidelity.
• Review, compare, branch, and restore render revisions.
• Make local image adjustments or request an AI edit to a selected region.
• Choose an image model and see its price before rendering.

Set up the app

1. Download the latest Rendervous release.
2. Install it for your computer:
   • Windows: run Rendervous-Windows-Setup-<version>.exe and follow the installer.
   • Apple silicon Mac: download the macos-arm64 DMG. For Intel Mac, use macos-x64. Open the DMG and drag Rendervous to Applications.
3. Create an OpenRouter account and API key, then launch Rendervous. Paste the key into the Key field, upload a design view, choose your render settings, and select Render.

The current installers are unsigned. Windows may show a SmartScreen warning; choose More info → Run anyway only if you downloaded it from the official Releases page. On macOS, Control-click Rendervous in Applications and choose Open on first launch. Some macOS configurations may still refuse unsigned apps.

Data and rendering

Desktop projects, revisions, and images are stored on your computer. Rendering sends the selected reference image and settings to OpenRouter using your key. Your key stays in the local app profile and is not saved by the app server.

For developers

See DEVELOPING.md for source setup, Docker, API details, and desktop packaging.