TLDW 1.2.0 — one run, two outputs · auto-tags · and a CLI

The biggest update yet. TLDW now does more in a single pass, keeps your library organized for you, and runs right in your terminal.

Notes and a skill, in one run (Pro)

Turn one video into a clean Markdown note and a ready-to-install agent skill at the same time — TLDW transcribes once, then produces both. The result screen has a quick Notes / Skill switcher so you can flip between them, install, and export each on its own. (Single outputs stay free; producing both in one run is Pro.)

Auto-tagged library (free)

Every note and skill is now tagged by AI as it's created — notes from a general vocabulary (Tutorial, Productivity, Finance…), skills from a coding one (Frontend, Backend, DevOps, Testing…). Filter your library by tag, edit tags inline, or batch-tag everything you've already made. Note tags also flow into Obsidian & Notion via frontmatter. Manage your tag palettes in Settings → Tags.

Use it in your terminal

TLDW is now a CLI, too — the same 100% local engine, no app required:

npm i -g tldw-cli
tldw "https://youtu.be/…" --notes --skill claude

Progress streams to stderr and file paths to stdout, so it pipes and scripts cleanly. Mac app or terminal — your choice.

Also

• Smoother "create" composer: pick Notes, Skill, or both with clear checkboxes
• Partial-success handling: if one output hiccups, the other is still saved
• The usual polish and fixes

Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon. Existing users get this automatically via auto-update.

TLDW 1.2.1 — auto-file notes & skills where they belong

A quality-of-life release: TLDW can now file your output automatically, and the CLI's progress is fixed up.

Auto-export (Settings → General → Auto-export)

Turn it on and every new run files itself — no manual clicks:

• Notes are copied into a folder you choose (e.g. a folder inside your Obsidian vault).
• Skills are copied into a folder you choose, and can auto-install to Claude/Codex (~/.claude/skills, ~/.agents/skills) so they're ready to use immediately.
• A customizable title format for note filenames — {date}, {title}, {channel}, {duration} (default {date} — {title}).

It's non-destructive: your output folder and Library are untouched. The result screen now shows a clear "Auto-filed for you" confirmation so you know exactly where everything went.

Fixes & polish

• CLI: fixed a hang during audio extraction on some videos (update with npm i -g tldw-cli@latest).
• Tightened spacing on the Library & Skills headers.

Existing users get this automatically via auto-update. Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon.

TLDW 1.2.2 — leaner audio engine & tidy licensing

A small housekeeping release. No new features — just a cleaner, lighter build.

What changed

• Slimmer audio engine. TLDW now bundles a minimal, audio-only build of FFmpeg (LGPL) built specifically for what TLDW actually does — extracting audio for local transcription. Same speed, smaller download, no unused video codecs.
• Clear third-party credits. Settings → About now lists everything TLDW builds on (Sparkle, whisper.cpp, FFmpeg, and more), with a Third-Party Licenses… link to the full texts that ship inside the app.

Existing users get this automatically via auto-update. Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon.

TLDW 1.2.3 — visible update prompts that actually relaunch

A fix to how updates are delivered.

What changed

• You now get a heads-up when an update is ready. Earlier versions updated silently in the background, so you never saw a notice. TLDW now shows a clear "A new version is available" prompt — with release notes — whenever it finds an update.
• "Install & Relaunch" now relaunches. The silent-update mode was installing on quit instead of restarting, which is why the app seemed to hang until you force-quit it. Updates now install and relaunch immediately, the way the button says.

TLDW still checks for updates automatically in the background — it just asks you first now, instead of doing it silently. After you're on 1.2.3, every future update will prompt and relaunch correctly. Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon.

TLDW 1.2.4 — groundwork

A small behind-the-scenes release that lays the groundwork for sending videos to TLDW straight from your browser. Nothing to change in your workflow today — more on this soon.

Existing users get this automatically via auto-update. Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon.