For Mac
B/side, in its own window.
The same editor, as an application on your Mac, with every key on the keyboard yours.
macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. Open the download and drag B/side into Applications.
What the app adds
The whole keyboard
A browser keeps ⌘W, ⇧⌘W, ⌘T and ⌘N for its own tabs and windows. In the app they belong to the editor, so ⇧⌘W closes the project, as it does in Media Composer.
Menus in the Mac menu bar
File, Edit, Media, Clip, Sequence, Picture, Audio, Export, View and Help sit at the top of the screen, with each item’s key beside it.
An editing application, not a tab
Its own window, its own icon in the Dock, and ⌘-Tab, like the other applications you cut with.
The same projects
It is the same editor as app.bside.video. Your projects, cuts and settings are the same whichever way you open them, and anyone reviewing a cut can still use a browser.
One download does both
The app brings A/Side with it and connects it to your project by itself. A/Side is the helper that reads your cards and drives.
Plays from what is here
It plays from the cloud, and from footage already on this Mac when it is there.
Voice-over without the prompts
It asks for the microphone once, as a Mac app does.
Questions
Do I need the app to use B/side?
To ingest your footage, yes: the app brings A/Side with it. Once your footage is in, you and anyone you share the project with can also cut and review in Chrome.
Which Macs does it run on?
macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.
How do I update it?
You do not have to. It finds a newer version by itself and asks whether to restart now or later. B/side ▸ Check for Updates… looks straight away.
What if the connection drops mid-cut?
Keep cutting. A banner tells you, and your edits wait on your Mac until it is back.
Does it cost anything?
No. It is free with any B/side account, on every plan. You sign in inside the app.
Do I still need A/Side?
It comes with the app. Open a project and B/side starts A/Side and connects it to that project, with nothing else to download or sign in to. If A/Side is already on the Mac, the app uses that one. A/Side keeps an offload or upload going after you close B/side. A computer that only ingests footage can still run A/Side on its own.