Watch Smarter. Understand Deeper.
Your AI companion for videos and podcasts on Mac.
macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · Free forever, Pro for $39
Features
Local transcription · AI summaries · Chat with citations · Bilingual translation
Paste a link from YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or other supported sites — or drag in local video and audio files. VidSage handles all common formats.
Whisper transcription runs entirely on your Mac — no uploads, no cloud. Get searchable text with time-aligned segments, and your data never leaves your device.
Auto-generate structured chapters with timestamps, concise summaries, and key highlights. Skim an hour-long recording in minutes.
Chat with any recording and get answers grounded in the transcript. Every response includes clickable timestamp references so you can jump straight to the source.
Translate transcripts and view the original alongside the translation. Perfect for language learning or understanding foreign-language content. Export subtitles as SRT, VTT, or Markdown.
Use Cases
Learners, creators, professionals, and researchers.
Learners
Situation
Online courses and lecture recordings pile up faster than you can review them.
Action
Transcribe locally, skim AI-generated summaries, and jump to key moments by timestamp.
Outcome
Study in minutes what used to take hours of replay.
Creators
Situation
Extracting subtitles, quotes, and key moments from long footage is tedious.
Action
Auto-generate transcripts with timestamps, then export as SRT, VTT, or Markdown.
Outcome
Turn raw footage into publishable content faster.
Professionals
Situation
Important details get buried in hour-long meeting and training recordings.
Action
Search transcripts or ask AI to locate specific decisions and action items.
Outcome
Find what matters in minutes, not hours.
Researchers
Situation
Academic talks, interviews, and conference recordings need careful review.
Action
Transcribe with timestamps, generate structured notes, and search across content.
Outcome
Turn recordings into citable, searchable research material.
Simple Pricing
Pay once for VidSage. AI features like summaries, chat, and translation use your own API key.
Free Version
Local transcription with base Whisper model · No time limit · No account needed
Pro License
One-time purchase · Up to 3 Macs · 14-day refund
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macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon only
AI features use your own API key, billed by the provider.
FAQ
Yes. VidSage runs transcription entirely on your Mac using local Whisper models. Your media files never leave your device for core transcription.
Yes. Transcription and transcript review work fully offline without any API key. API keys are only needed for optional cloud AI features like chapters, summaries, chat, and some translation paths.
The free version includes full local transcription with the base Whisper model and transcript browsing. Pro unlocks advanced transcription models, AI summaries, chat, translation, and export. No time limit on the free version — upgrade when you are ready.
You can paste links from YouTube, Apple Podcasts, X (Twitter), and other supported sites. You can also drag in local video and audio files in all common formats (MP4, MOV, MP3, WAV, M4A, and more).
On first use, VidSage downloads a transcription model (145 MB–632 MB depending on your choice). Chat features also prepare a local embedding model (about 330 MB). After that, everything runs locally.
We provide a 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. See our refund policy for details.
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