Okay, so I built this app called Auto ScreenFlow that's just for me. It's not pretty, and it's tailored to my specific needs for my videos on faster.dev. I used Tary to create it, which has become my go-to tool for desktop apps.
The application runs in two parts: a remote client on my main MacBook and a studio host on my Mac Studio in my office closet. I use Jump Desktop to remotely access the Mac Studio, which is much better than macOS Screen Share, in my opinion.
The core function is simple: I drag a finished ScreenFlow file onto the Auto ScreenFlow app on my MacBook. This triggers an upload to the Mac Studio. There, Auto ScreenFlow automates the whole export process: it opens the ScreenFlow file, uses AppleScript to select my desired export settings, and starts the export process.
Once the export is done, the app uploads the video to an R2 bucket, and after successful verification, moves the source ScreenFlow file to my storage drive. I even get an export log. From there, my faster.dev queue worker picks up the video and runs it through a modal.com pipeline for processing and formatting.
The beauty of it is that I only have to drag and drop the file. Everything else – from exporting to uploading and processing – happens automatically in the background. This is a huge time-saver because otherwise, I would have to manually initiate the export, remember to check on it, and then start the upload myself. This removes the interruptions to my workflow and eliminates the waiting game.
While I don't expect anyone to build this exact app, I hope it inspires people to identify tedious parts of their jobs that could be automated with tools like AppleScript or custom desktop apps.
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