The studio
A tour of every page in the Podcli studio, from the Library to Analytics, each with a screenshot and what you do there.
- 01Guides
- 0211 sections
- 03Markdown reference
The studio is a local web app at http://localhost:3847. Launch it with
podcli (choose Open Web UI) or podcli ui. The sidebar groups pages into
Studio, Workspace, and Insights.
Library#
Every processed episode and clip, grouped by source video. Preview a clip, re-render it, or delete it. This is the home screen.
New episode#
The core workflow. Set a video (local file or a pasted URL), transcribe with Whisper or paste your own transcript, pick caption style, crop, and format, then export. A live phone preview shows the captions as you go.
Content#
Generate titles, descriptions, tags, and hashtags for an episode or clip. Regenerate any section with your own guidance, or ask for anything custom (a LinkedIn post, a thread, ten punchier hooks).
Highlights#
Detect the standout moments across an episode and assemble a highlight reel with a visual editor. Trim, reorder, and export in any format.
Thumbnails#
Generate and refine thumbnails: pick a source frame, edit the text, and cycle through variations. The chosen thumbnail can be baked into the clip's opening.
Assets#
Your reusable brand kit: logos, outros, intros, and background music. Upload a file or paste a URL, keep as many as you like, and switch between them anywhere they're used. Mark one of each as the default to use it in reels and the podcast pipeline without picking it every time. This is also where you set the default caption style. Files live under the managed folder, so they travel with a config export and are removed on uninstall.
Knowledge#
Your brand brain: voice, banned words, title formulas, and the episode database
Podcli reads when scoring clips. Drag in .md files or edit them inline.
Config#
Paths (AI provider, Hugging Face token), Whisper settings, and config profiles you can export and activate across machines.
Integrations#
Connect external services, like YouTube for the performance loop and DaVinci Resolve for FCPXML export.
MCP setup#
Register Podcli with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, or Cursor. See the MCP server guide for the full setup.
Analytics#
The YouTube performance loop. Sync views, retention, and CTR, then see what holds viewers by content type, caption style, and length.