Your chapters.
Captured as you go.

Turn MIDI cues into labelled chapter times for your videos.

Run your livestream, presentation or event. ChapterToob keeps track of the moments you want viewers to find later.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store.
Requires macOS 14 or later.

From live cues to video chapters

A sample chapter export

0:00 Welcome
2:15 Opening remarks
8:40 Main presentation
32:10 Questions
45:00 Closing thoughts

>Your times. Custom labels. Ready to paste into your video description.

Set it up once. Cue it as you go.

Use MIDI to automate your chapters, or use the manual controls when you need them.

Set your commands

Choose a label, MIDI note and channel for each command. Use Learn to capture an incoming note. Save your setup as a template for next time.

Capture the moments

Send MIDI notes to start the timer, record chapter markers and finish the session. Pause when needed, then resume with paused time left out.

Export your chapters

Finish by MIDI to save a labelled text file in your chosen folder. Check the labels and times, then paste the chapters into your YouTube description.

The controls you need during a live session.

Your MIDI setup

Add commands for each part of your event. Choose your own labels, notes and channels, with repeat protection to help avoid duplicate cues.

Use New session to load your selected template and get ready for the next recording.

A timer that fits your recording

Start, pause and resume manually. Chapter triggers are ignored while paused and continue when you resume.

Adjust chapter times if your final video starts earlier or later than your timer.

Feedback at a glance

Keep ChapterToob in the menu bar. The bookmark flashes red when a cue is recorded.

See the last received MIDI note and the Mac system time it arrived. Revisit saved sessions in History.

More than one way to send a cue.

Use ChapterToob with presentation software such as ProPresenter, a MIDI control app, or a controller routed through compatible MIDI software.

On the same Mac, send MIDI Note On messages to the ChapterToob destination. An IAC route named ChapterToob is also supported. The sending app handles its own MIDI setup.

Useful for church services, community events, business presentations, classes and recorded talks.

Keep your chapter labels

Name your commands before the event. Those labels appear beside the timestamps when you export, which means less editing afterwards.

Save different templates for different events.

A few useful details

No. It records elapsed chapter times and labels. Use your usual recording or streaming software for audio and video.

No. Copy or export your chapter text, then paste it into your video description. You can edit the labels and times first.

The MIDI Finish command ends the timer and exports immediately. Clicking a Finish & export button asks for confirmation. Choose your automatic export folder in Settings.

Yes. Use the manual start, marker, pause, resume and finish controls.

ChapterToob keeps its session data, templates and settings on your Mac. It has no advertising, analytics or tracking. Files you export into a cloud-synced folder may be uploaded by your cloud provider.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store

ChapterToob will be a paid Mac app. Pricing and the App Store link will be added when it is available.

Requires macOS 14 or later. Automated cues require a compatible MIDI source and routing setup.

Need a hand?

For setup questions or support, get in touch with Walk a Mile Media. Include your macOS version, ChapterToob version and the MIDI app or device you are using.

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