ScriptStar
Text-based editing in FCP
Only for Mac
$9.99
Also Included In
Mac
ScriptStar brings full text-based editing to Final Cut Pro.
It converts Final Cut Pro’s built-in transcripts into named favourite ranges on the same browser clips. This lets you see exactly what was said, instantly select it, and add it to your timeline.
Why do you need this?
Final Cut Pro v12 transcribes your source clips, which is useful, but you can’t see them directly, so have to know what to search for.
You also can’t send transcripts to your clients, so they can tell you the parts of an interview they want to use.
Also, Final Cut Pro only transcribes in English.
ScriptStar solves all these problems at once.
Import your clips into a Final Cut Pro library as usual, and organize them into events if you like.
Launch ScriptStar, as an app, or from the Final Cut Pro Workflow Extension menu, then drag your Library into its drop zone.
If you like, choose the events you want to process, then proceed.
At this point you can replace any of the built-in transcripts by dragging in SRT files that match the names of any of your existing clips. This is great for foreign languages, or if you’ve had clips transcribed or edited by humans.
Final Cut Pro now has the named favorites, but there’s one more optional step with ScriptStar. If you want to send you clients a timed transcript, so they can highlight the most important phrases in interviews, you can now export a CSV for Numbers or Excel, a Word doc, or a PDF. Save these, send them to clients, and just ask them to highlight any lines they really like or really hate.
Back in Final Cut Pro, look for the events with the star in the name, and twirl each clip’s disclosure triangle to see every line of transcribed dialogue. Select the lines you want and drag or tap E to add them to a timeline.
Final Cut Pro’s search still works, but if you want to search through the favorites, choose favorites only in this menu, to see each line on its own.
Transcripts are usually pretty accurate, and because pauses aren’t transcribed, you can skip the pauses by selecting all the favourites and adding them to a timeline.
ScriptStar was created by Iain Anderson.
The ScriptStar icon was designed by the amazing Matthew Skiles.
ScriptStar is supported and maintained by LateNite - the same team behind CommandPost, BRAW Toolbox, Marker Toolbox, Gyroflow Toolbox and others.
You can find information on System Requirements, Installation and How To Use on our website:
https://scriptstar.fcp.cafe
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IMPROVEMENTS:
- This release includes local transcription with downloadable models! You'll find all the changes on the page where you can add SRTs and kick off the processing.
- To create a "New Transcript" for any clip, whether it's been transcribed by Final Cut Pro already or not, just check the box for that clip in the "New Transcript" column, or click the "New Transcript" column header itself to check that box for all clips.
- All transcriptions are local, private, free, and never leave your Mac.
- Models include:
- Parakeet v3 (fast, multiple European languages)
- Whisper v3-large (slow, but includes Asian languages like Chinese and Japanese)
- Apple's SpeechTranscriber model that's built in (fast, but not as accurate as the other models, and seemingly the model Final Cut Pro uses natively, with poor multi-language support).
- You can choose the model to use in the "Options" panel, and the first time you transcribe, the model will download automatically, displaying a progress bar as it does so.
- For the most accurate timing, don't use the built-in transcripts — just re-transcribe with Parakeet. It's fast, and the timing is more accurate than Final Cut Pro's own transcripts.
- You shouldn't need to manage these models, but if you try Whisper and find it doesn't work for you, just hold COMMAND+OPTION as you choose that option to delete its files.
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Information
- Seller
- LateNite Films Pty Ltd
- Size
- 36.1 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
- Mac
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright © LateNite Films Pty Ltd 2026. All Rights Reserved.
