# Vidiyo docs

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/docs
Last updated: 2026-10-08

Docs

Install the app, connect the plan you already have, and make your first edit.

- [How do I get started with Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/getting-started): Set up Vidiyo on your Mac: get an invite, install the app, connect your Claude or ChatGPT plan, and make your first edit by chat.
- [How do I install Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/install): System requirements and install steps for Vidiyo: Apple Silicon, macOS 14 or later, an invite, the DMG, and sign-in with a 6-digit email code.
- [How do I connect Claude to Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/connect-claude): Run Vidiyo's chat editor on your Claude Pro or Max plan: install Claude Code, run claude auth login, then choose Check again in Vidiyo.
- [How do I connect ChatGPT to Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/connect-chatgpt): Run Vidiyo's chat editor on your ChatGPT plan: install the Codex CLI, run codex login, sign in with ChatGPT, then choose Check again.
- [How do I import footage into Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/import-footage): How to bring video, audio and images into a Vidiyo project: drag and drop, the import dialog, folders, chat attachments, stock media and public links.
- [How does editing by chat work in Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/editing-by-chat): How chat editing works in Vidiyo: writing requests, plan mode, watching the result, undoing a turn, steering mid-edit and sending comments to the AI.
- [How do I add captions in Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/captions): Generate word-by-word captions on your Mac, fix words, pick a style preset, import or export SRT, and keep captions clear of faces and app overlays.
- [How do motion graphics and layers work in Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/motion-and-layers): Add text and shapes, animate them with presets and keyframes, set easing, and use motion scenes like lower thirds, counters and charts in Vidiyo.
- [How do I export a video from Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/export): Export an MP4 from Vidiyo: H.264 with AAC audio at 1080p and 30 fps in 9:16, 16:9 or square, with captions burned in and an optional file review.
- [How do I publish videos with Buffer from Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/publishing-with-buffer): Connect Buffer and a storage bucket in Vidiyo, then review and approve posts to Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and X from the calendar.
- [How do I download the language pack?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/language-pack): Transcribe Hindi, Spanish, Tamil, Japanese and other languages on your Mac by downloading Vidiyo's 575 MB language pack once from Settings.
- [How do I fix common problems in Vidiyo?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/troubleshooting): Fixes for common Vidiyo problems: sign-in codes, Claude Code or Codex not connected, usage limits, imports, transcription downloads, exports and stock search.
- [What data does Vidiyo collect, and what stays on my Mac?](https://getvidiyo.app/docs/privacy-and-data): What stays on your Mac, what the Vidiyo beta collects, what goes to Claude or ChatGPT, and how to ask us to delete your data.

## Try Vidiyo on your next video

Vidiyo is in an invite-only beta for Apple Silicon Macs, free during the beta.

[Request access](https://getvidiyo.app/request) [Read the docs](https://getvidiyo.app/docs)