Rendrop is a lightweight, cross-platform render management tool designed to streamline Blender rendering workflows. It provides a centralized interface for managing render queues, monitoring progress, and accessing render status remotely via a built-in API.

• Automated Project Parsing: Automatically extracts resolution, frame ranges, and render engine settings directly from .blend files.
• Queue Management: Easily add projects via drag-and-drop, reorder tasks, and customize frame ranges for individual render jobs.
• Version Manager: Manage multiple Blender installations and select specific versions for different projects.
• Real-time Monitoring: Track rendering progress through detailed progress bars and live console output integration.
• Built-in HTTP API: Remote monitoring capabilities allowing you to check project status and preview rendered frames from any device on the network.
• Modern UI: High-performance interface featuring custom widgets, smooth animations, and internationalization support.

• Framework: Qt 6 (Widgets, Network, Gui)
• Communication: cpp-httplib for the embedded web server.
• Data Handling: nlohmann/json for API responses and configuration.
• Integration: Direct interaction with Blender CLI via background Python script injection.

Rendrop hosts a REST API on port 28528 for remote integration:

• GET /projects: Retrieve a list of all projects and their current status (frame progress, resolution, etc.).
• GET /projects/{id}: Get detailed information for a specific project.
• GET /frame?id={id}&frame={n}&thumb={0|1}: Fetch a specific rendered frame or a 128x128 thumbnail.

• Qt 6.x
• Blender (installed and added to Rendrop's version manager)
• MSVC 2022 (for Windows builds)

1. Open Rendrop.pro in Qt Creator.
2. Ensure the submodules in thirdparty/ are initialized.
3. Build and run the project in Release mode for optimal performance.

This project is licensed under the terms specified in the repository.