| # | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current Mode | The active tab - Transcript Edit, Censorship, Silence Removal, or Subtitles. Click to switch modes. |
| 2 | Settings Button | Opens the settings panel for the current mode. |
| 3 | Theme Button | Toggles between dark and light theme. |
| 4 | Recent Files | Files you've processed before. Click to reopen. |
| 5 | Upload Area / Drop Zone | Drag & drop your media file here, or click to open a file picker. Accepts MP4 · MOV · MP3 · WAV. |
| 6 | Current Model | Shows the active AI engine and model size. Click to change engine or model. |
| 7 | Process Button | Starts detection and opens the Review screen when done. |
| # | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back Button | Returns to the main screen. |
| 2 | Video Visibility | Shows or hides the inline video preview. |
| 3 | Timeline | Visual overview of all detected segments. Click anywhere to jump to that position. |
| 4 | Segment Selection | Quickly check All or uncheck None to include or exclude every segment at once. |
| 5 | Custom Range | Manually add a time range to censor or remove, independent of detection. |
| 6 | Speed Controls | Change playback speed: 1x · 1.25x · 1.5x · 2x. |
| 7 | Zoom Controls | Zoom in or out on the waveform to inspect segments more precisely. |
| 8 | Playback Controls | Play/pause and skip −10s · −1s · +1s · +10s. |
| 9 | Segment Toggle | Checkbox - controls whether this segment is included in the export. |
| 10 | Play Segment | Previews just this one segment in isolation. |
| 11 | Detected Word | The word flagged by the model for this segment. |
| 12 | Duration | Start and end timestamp of the detected segment. |
| 13 | Censor Intensity | Per-segment mute level from 0% to 150%. |
| 14 | Export Button | Applies processing and saves the result. |
| 15 | Timeline Export | Exports all detected segments as an FCPXML or XML file. |
Transcribes your video and displays the result as an editable document. Every word is clickable - select sentences or individual words to cut, mute, remove filler words and bad takes, or generate subtitles. Everything in one place without switching modes.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Speaker labels | Detects multiple speakers and highlights each one in a different color in the transcript. |
| Mixed Audio | Enable if your recording has mixed audio tracks - improves detection accuracy. |
| Detect filler words | Highlights detected filler words in the transcript for easy removal. |
| Export folder | Next to file = saves next to the original. Ask = prompts every time. Custom = fixed folder. |
| Reset | Resets the mode settings to default. |
Toolbar - appears when you select text in the transcript:
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Cut | Marks selected words for removal. They will be cut on export. |
| B | Bold - marks selected words for subtitle emphasis. |
| / | Italic - marks selected words for subtitle styling. |
| Color dots | Assigns a speaker color to the selected segment for per-speaker subtitles. |
| × | Clears the selection. |
Tools menu - accessed via the Tools button in the top right corner:
| Option | Action |
|---|---|
| Remove Bad Takes | Automatically detects and marks false starts and repeated phrases for removal. |
| Restore Silence | Toggles silence gaps - restores previously removed silence back into the transcript. |
| Remove Filler Words | Automatically marks all detected filler words for removal in one pass. |
| Mute Profanity | Automatically detects and mutes profanity across the entire transcript. |
| Generate Subtitles | Generates subtitles from the current transcript and opens the subtitle editor. |
| Restore All | Undoes all cuts and marks - restores the transcript to its original state. |
| Save session as file | Saves the current editing session to a file so you can continue later. |
| Load session from file | Loads a previously saved editing session. |
Detects swear words using AI and automatically mutes or replaces them with a sound.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Censor Type | Silence = mutes the word. Beep = replaces it with a tone. Custom = replaces with your own audio file. |
| Confidence | How certain the model must be before flagging a word. Higher = fewer false positives. Lower = catches more but may flag clean speech. |
| Fuzzy | How strictly a word must match the profanity list. Lower values also catch intentional misspellings and transliterations. |
| Global Mute % | How much of each flagged word to mute. 100% = fully muted. 0% = untouched. |
| Export Dir | Where the processed video file is saved after export. |
| Reset | Resets the mode settings to default. |
| Custom Dictionaries | Customize the app's built-in profanity lists. Add or remove words for any language. |
| Automute / Markers | Export detected segments as an automute timeline or markers - as FCPXML or XML. Compatible with Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe Premiere. |
Detects quiet pauses in speech using Voice Activity Detection (VAD) and marks them as segments you can review and remove.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| VAD Threshold | Sensitivity of silence detection. Higher = stricter. Lower = more aggressive. |
| Min Silence Dur | Minimum duration a pause must last before it's flagged. |
| Speech Pad | A small buffer added around each speech segment so cuts don't feel abrupt. |
| Fix click sound | Adds a short crossfade at each cut point to eliminate the audible click that can occur when silence is removed abruptly. |
| Export Dir | Where the processed video file is saved after export. |
| Reset | Resets the mode settings to default. |
| Autocut / Markers | Export detected segments as an autocut timeline or markers - as FCPXML or XML. Compatible with Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe Premiere. |
Transcribes your video using AI and generates subtitle files you can edit directly in the app before exporting.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Chars per Line | Maximum characters in a single subtitle line. |
| Lines per Sub | 1 or 2 lines per subtitle block. |
| Split at sentences | Automatically starts a new subtitle at . ! ? - works regardless of subtitle length. Recommended ON. |
| Scene Detection | Detects hard cuts in the video and forces a subtitle break at each scene change. |
| One Word per subtitle | Shows one word at a time - TikTok-style captions. |
| Remove Periods | Strips sentence-ending periods from subtitle text. |
| Speaker Dash | Prepends - to every subtitle line. |
| Text Case | Keep original case, convert to ALL CAPS, or all lowercase. |
| Max Duration | Maximum display time for a single subtitle block. |
| Min Pause | Minimum gap between consecutive subtitle blocks. |
| Linger | How long the subtitle stays on screen after the speech ends. Raise it enough and subtitles will display without gaps between them. |
| Translation | Auto-translate subtitles to another language via Google Translate (requires internet). 32 languages supported. |
| Formats | Export as SRT (universal), VTT (web), or FCPXML (Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve). |
| FCPXML Settings | Frame rate, minimum gap between captions, and style settings for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve. |
| Export Dir | Where the subtitle file is saved after export. |
| Reset | Resets the mode settings to default. |
A neural speech recognition model that runs entirely on your Mac - no data ever leaves your computer. Used in Transcript Edit, Censorship, and Subtitles modes for high-accuracy transcription across 32 languages. Optimized for Apple Silicon via MLX.
Available in four sizes. Larger = slower but more accurate.
tiny ~2 GB RAM · Fastest · Low accuracy
base ~3 GB RAM · Fast · Average accuracy
small ~6 GB RAM · Medium · Good accuracy
medium ~10 GB RAM · Slow · Great accuracy
Tip: Use small or medium for the best balance. Use tiny or base when speed matters more than accuracy.
Another offline speech recognition engine. Used only in Censorship mode. Vosk models require less RAM than Whisper and can be more accurate for certain languages.
Small Vosk models (~50–150 MB) can be installed directly in the app. Large models (400 MB–2 GB) must be downloaded manually:
1. Go to alphacephei.com/vosk/models
2. Download the zip for your language
(e.g. vosk-model-ru-0.42 for the large Russian model)
3. Unzip - you get a folder named vosk-model-*
4. In Bowdler: Censorship → Settings →
Models → Vosk → Custom Path → 🔍
Select that folder
5. The model is now active
Note: The folder name must start with vosk-model.