Installer files for ShortMagic for Windows and Mac.
Download the latest version from releases: https://github.com/vincaslt/shortmagic-releases/releases
ShortMagic is a tool that helps to make shortform videos more engaging. Currently it's completely free while in BETA and has the following features:
- 🎙️ Automatic, fast and accurate transcriptions using AI on your local PC, easy to edit.
- 💅 In-built templates you can use as-is or customize and save to create your own.
- 🎨 Lots of customization options including custom fonts, colors, animations, and styles.
- 🎥 Export videos with captions encoded to your original video for use on social media.
Windows users can simply download the respective Setup file with .exe extension, e.g. ShortMagic-0.1.0-setup.exe. The installer will download and install necessary files automatically.
Mac OS users should download the file with the .dmg extension, e.g. ShortMagic-0.1.0.dmg. Open it and follow any on-screen instructions. It should work with both Apple Sillicon and Intel processors.
If your mac throws any security warnings, here's what you should do:
- Go to
Settings -> Privacy & Security - Scroll down to Security section and press Allow on any warnings regarding ShortMagic/Whisper/FFprobe/FFmpeg apps.
The above may occur the first time you use the application and will work without warnings the next time you use the app.
Simply click "Browse" to select or drag-drop an MP4 video file - it will be transcribed automatically. Note that AI models (~1.5GB) need to be downloaded the first time the transcription is run, it will happen automatically, please be patient.
After making any edits to the transcription - click "Export" and your captions will be encoded and you can find the resulting video on your desktop. Feel free to upload the video to Instagram Reels/TikTok/YouTube Shorts or Facebook/Twitter feeds.
Recommended video length is under 5 minutes. Although it may work with longer videos, the primary use case is to add captions to shortform videos.
I'm building the app one problem at a time. The first problem I'm tackling is captions - because it should be possible to create engaging captions in minutes without spending hours cutting text word-by-word or hiring an editor.
In the future, the goal is to create a one-stop-shop for creating engaging shortform content, that handles editing, effects and repurposing with as much automation as possible.
If you have any problems, questions or suggestions feel free contact me via email: vincas.stonys@gmail.com or on Twitter @VincasStonys