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Documented setup

1. Confirm the Mac and manual editing path

   Check the current README and packaged release for macOS 14 or later. Confirm plugin and hardware requirements. This path uses the manual editor and local captions; optional paid coding agents are separate.

2. Follow the app and local-caption plugin setup

   Use the documented packaged release and Plugins > Browse instructions for the local Whisper captions plugin. Complete application, plugin and model downloads while online. A second transcription application is not required for this documented caption path.

3. Edit and verify one short sample

   Follow the documented editing and caption workflow with a short non-sensitive recording. Choose the segment yourself, export a sample, and check the picture, sound and subtitle timing. Automatic highlight selection and hardware performance are not established here.

Requirements and limits

• Scope: manual editing and local Whisper captioning in the native macOS 14+ app. Its own caption plugin can transcribe speech, so a second transcription app is not required for that documented path.
• Download the packaged release and install the local caption plugin through Plugins > Browse while online. Exact plugin/model downloads and hardware fit must still be checked.
• Coding-agent editing is a separate optional path using an existing Claude/ChatGPT subscription or another model configuration. No paid API is needed for the manual/local-caption path; do not describe paid-agent use as free.
• SubRip import/export is documented. Windows/Linux support, exact minimum RAM, CPU-only performance, and podcast highlight selection are not verified.

Sources

• Documents macOS 14+, packaged release, manual plugin UI, local Whisper captions, SubRip, and optional subscription/API agents. · checked 2026-11-05