ManualVideoStudio

How-to video maker for Windows

Record, trim, and add subtitles.

Record what you do on your PC, cut out the parts you don't need, and add subtitles and arrows to make a how-to video. You can also export MP4 and GIF files, and extract still images for written guides.

  • Available
  • Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • Free
  • Japanese only
  • Version 1.17.4

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The app is distributed on the Microsoft Store in Japan. You need to install FFmpeg (a free tool) separately; the steps are in the user guide. The app and its user guide are in Japanese only. To read the guide in English, please use your browser's translation feature.

Get it free on Microsoft Store Read the user guide (Japanese)

Adding subtitles to a recorded video in ManualVideoStudio (Japanese interface)
Adding subtitles to a recording. All screenshots on this page show the Japanese interface.

Record → Cut → Subtitles and arrows → Export

  1. RecordChoose a screen area, a window or a monitor, and record the steps you want to explain.

    Recording settings window with target, size, frame rate, audio and save location, and a record button (Japanese interface)

  2. CutRemove or shorten waiting time and mistakes, with crossfades at the joins.

    Selecting a waiting period on the timeline as a range to cut (Japanese interface)

  3. Add subtitles and arrowsOverlay subtitles, rectangles, arrows, text and mosaic, each with its own display time.

    Main window with a red rectangle, an arrow and caption text overlaid on the video (Japanese interface)

  4. ExportExport MP4 or animated GIF. You can also extract images for written guides.

    Dialog saying the export has finished (Japanese interface)

Screenshots show the Japanese interface.

Features

  • Record a screen area, a window or a whole monitor (landscape or portrait area, with a fixed aspect ratio if you like)
  • Remove or shorten waiting time and mistakes, with crossfades at the joins
  • Add subtitles, rectangles, arrows, text, mosaic and an opening title
  • Ask Gemini for draft subtitles and import them after checking (by copy and paste)
  • Export MP4 and animated GIF, and extract annotated images for written guides

Requirements and availability

OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
Also requiredFFmpeg (a free tool, installed separately; see the user guide, in Japanese)
LanguagesJapanese only
Get it fromMicrosoft Store (available in Japan)

Recent updates

Version 1.17.4Released

  • The user guide opened from the app now uses the site's new address (www.ja1bus.com). Features and behavior are unchanged.

See the full changelog

Resources

Source code and license

The source code of this application is available on GitHub under the MIT License.