Get from first launch to your first output

Run first setup

1
Start the download
Media Mill waits for you. It does not silently download every model tier.
2
Choose an AI tier
Use the recommendation based on your Mac’s memory, or pick another tier that fits.
3
Let setup finish
Keep the app open while required models and media engines download and verify.

1
Choose a source
Use a supported local file or a supported link whose speech you know well.
2
Keep the default Workflow
Transcript & overview is a useful first test because it exercises transcription and local AI without changing the item’s title or tags.
3
Watch Activity
The run moves from waiting to running and then finished. Open it there if a step pauses or fails.
4
Open the Library item
Read the overview, inspect the timestamped transcript and reveal its folder in Finder.