Currently, Recap needs to be compiled and installed from source code, as follows:
- system requirements: Ensure that Xcode 15.0 or later is installed on macOS.
- Cloning Code: Run it in the terminal
git clone https://github.com/rawandahmad698/recap.gitGet the source code. - Configuration environment: Setting in Xcode's Scheme Editor
HF_TOKEN(Hugging Face API token for downloading Whisper models), optional configurationOPENROUTER_API_KEYto use the OpenRouter summary feature. - compile and run: Click "Build and Run" (shortcut ⌘+R) in Xcode to complete the installation.
The developer plans to release pre-compiled versions in the future to simplify the installation process.
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