Software by JADonnelly

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The tools I build to make shows

Jadcaster
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BOX IT! 5.5
BOX IT!
Jadcaster 5

Free Beta

Meet JADcaster^™

A podcast + live studio that runs in your browser

Jadcaster program picture: a sample news anchor with an over-the-shoulder box, a lower third and a scrolling news ticker

Free
macOS 11+
Mac: Apple Silicon + Intel
Needs Google Chrome

Players, carts and recording in one window, plus live streaming to YouTube and double-box guests: you and a remote guest side by side, each with a name banner. See the double box.

Download for Apple Silicon Mac (M1–M4)Download for Intel Mac

Free Beta · v3.5 · zip, about 70 MB

Not sure which Mac? Apple menu > About This Mac: “Chip: Apple M…” means Apple Silicon, “Processor: Intel” means Intel.

First time opening? Your Mac will warn you because Jadcaster isn’t from the App Store. That’s normal. Do this once (or follow the picture guide: How to Open Jadcaster (PDF)):

Double-click the zip you downloaded, then drag Jadcaster into your Applications folder.
Double-click Jadcaster. A warning pops up: click Done (or OK). Never Move to Trash.
Apple menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security.
Scroll down to “Jadcaster was blocked” and click Open Anyway.
Type your Mac password if asked, then click Open. Done. From now on just double-click Jadcaster.

Get update emails

What's new in 3.5

Version 3.5 · 2026-10-24

Sample carts: 20 free example sounds fill your empty cart buttons (5 per tab). Your own carts are never replaced.
Host name banner: a name banner for the host at the bottom left of the video, just like the guest's. It shows on the stream and recordings.
Demo show: one click in Camera & graphics shows a full sample show. Nothing you saved changes; click Exit to turn it off.

What's inside

Cart wallOne-click carts for opens, bumps, and beds. Comes with 20 example sounds.

Players with waveformsSee every clip before you fire it.

Record WAV / MP3 / MP4Audio or full video, built in.

Live cameraYour logo, lower thirds and host + guest name banners on screen.

Remote video guestBring one guest in on camera and mic from a link.

Side by side or talk-triggeredShow both of you, or let it cut to whoever’s talking. Manual Host full / Guest full too.

Program windowA clean program feed to send over NDI into a TriCaster.

Cover cardFire a cart and its card covers the live video.

Stream to YouTubeGo live and record at the same time.

Mic talkoverAutomatic ducking under your voice.

Mac, both chipsBuilds for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Free while in beta.

Cart fires, card covers

Streaming and double-box guests

Go live to YouTube while you record, and bring a remote guest in on camera and mic. Show the two of you side by side in a double box, or let Jadcaster cut to whoever is talking.

Jadcaster program picture with the host and one remote guest side by side, each with a name banner

Download the Free Beta

Get update emails · Free Beta for Mac · ♥ Donate · Jadcaster is the app we use to make the show on MadPod.

Coming soon

BOX IT!^™ 5.5

BOX IT! 5.5 runs inside Jadcaster, so your show and your graphics live in one window. It isn’t available for download yet.

News anchor with an over-the-shoulder box, lower third and scrolling ticker — Over-the-shoulder box, lower third + ticker

Weather center graphic with a background preset — Weather center background

5-day forecast graphic with five day cards — 5-day forecast

Sports score board with game scores — Sports score board

Concert calendar graphic listing upcoming shows — Concert calendar

The whole studio: Jadcaster with the BOX IT! graphics controls alongside in one window — The whole studio: Jadcaster + BOX IT!

Teleprompter panel with a scrolling script and speed, text size, margin and line spacing controls — Teleprompter, built in

Sample graphics with demo names and text.

Over-the-shoulder news boxesOn either shoulder, run from your own cue rundown.

Lower thirdsSaved names you can call up any time.

Scrolling news tickerHeadlines slide across the bottom on air.

Weather centerBackground presets and a 5-day forecast.

SportsA score board and a graphics wall.

Concert screensCalendar, an over-the-shoulder concert box and a now-playing credit.

Bumpers + gold wipeA gold-wipe transition that never drops to camera between a bumper and a graphic.

One clean outputA 1920×1080 output window for NDI into your switcher.

Key/matte + sports outputsSeparate key/matte and sports-only output windows.

Record from BOX IT!A record button on the BOX IT! side drives the same recorder as Jadcaster, with a REC badge and timer.

Teleprompter built inA Wi-Fi link and QR code open it on an iPad or phone on the same network.

Coming soon. Want to know more?

Ask about BOX IT! 5.5

Current version · Licensed yearly

BOX IT!^™

News, weather and sports graphics for your live show

One self-contained file that runs in Google Chrome and never goes online. Build over-the-shoulder boxes, weather screens, sports scores, lower thirds and a news ticker in the Control window. Everything goes out through one clean 1920×1080 Output window that you send over NDI to your switcher.

Runs in Google Chrome
Works offline
1920×1080 output
NDI Scan Converter ready

News

BOX IT! over-the-shoulder box on the left with a lower third and ticker — Box on either shoulder, your own lower-third names

Weather

BOX IT! 5-Day Forecast screen with five day cards and a scrolling news ticker — 5-Day Forecast + news ticker

Sports

Sample graphics with demo names and text. You set every word and color.

Over-the-shoulder boxesA 10-cue rundown, a 24-box built-in library, or your own photos and videos.

Weather Center + 5-DayEdit the days, icons, highs, lows and conditions. Wipe, fade or cut between screens.

Skies that key cleanSeven built-in weather skies or your own picture, with a live blue-key check and one-click “Warm it up.”

Sports boardUp to 8 score rows with team colors and logos, plus a graphics wall and full-screen picture or video cues.

Sports rundownLine up boards, walls and full screens in order, then take the next one with one button.

Lower thirdsTab, label and name bar, with saved presets you can reorder.

News tickerOne headline per line. Set the label, speed and height. It slides in and out on air.

One NDI outputSend the Output window through NDI Scan Converter to a TriCaster, vMix or OBS. Key on blue or magenta, or use the KEY / MATTE window.

Export + saveExport weather as an image sequence, MP4 or PNG still. Save the whole show in one file.

Licensed yearly. Contact JADonnelly.com for a license.

Contact for a license

Coming soon

Jadcaster 5

The next Jadcaster is in the works and isn’t public yet. It adds a Teleprompter, built right into Jadcaster, so your script scrolls in the same window you run the show from.

Tell me when it’s out

Or get Jadcaster update emails