quickReview for IINA

quickReview is a small macOS plugin for adding timestamped feedback while reviewing video in IINA.

Pause the video, press ⌥A, write a comment, and press ↩. Your comments appear in a separate window beside the video and can be copied or exported as a text file.

Features

• Fast note entry with ⌥A
• NLE-style timecodes in HH.MM.SS.FF format
• Separate comments window that does not cover the video
• Comments ordered by timecode
• Editable and removable comments
• Copy all for pasting feedback into Teams, email, or chat
• Text export named <video name>_quickReview.txt
• Notes saved locally between IINA sessions

Requirements

• macOS
• IINA with JavaScript plugin support

Tested with IINA 1.4.4.

Install

1. Open Releases on the right side of this GitHub page.
2. Download the latest quickReview-<version>.iinaplgz file.
3. Double-click the downloaded file.
4. Confirm the installation in IINA, then reload the plugin or restart IINA.

Use

1. Open a video in IINA.
2. Press ⌥A at the frame you want to comment on. Playback pauses automatically.
3. Type the comment and press ↩ to save it.
4. Continue reviewing. The comments window updates and grows as needed.

In the comments window:

• Click a comment to edit it. The change saves when the field loses focus.
• Click × to delete a comment.
• Click Copy all to copy the video name, timecodes, and current comment text.

From IINA's Plugin menu:

• Show review comments reopens the comments window.
• Export review… asks for a destination folder and creates a text file.

Example export:

Video: Example.mp4
Source: file:///Users/name/Videos/Example.mp4

00.00.15.16  Logo is too large.
00.01.17.23  Change the music from this point.

Data and privacy

Notes are stored locally in quickReview's private IINA plugin data. The plugin does not upload the video or comments and does not use a network connection.

The file-system permission is used to save notes, copy comment text through the macOS clipboard, and export review files to a folder you choose.

Development

Clone the repository, then link it to IINA:

/Applications/IINA.app/Contents/MacOS/iina-plugin link /absolute/path/to/quickReview

Reload quickReview from IINA's plugin settings after changing the code.

To build an installer, see RELEASING.md.

License

MIT