> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://memorystring.codebyz.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://memorystring.codebyz.com/get-started/readme.md).

# Welcome

Cinematic slideshows on your Mac. Simple enough for anyone, and great to send to the family — the kind of movie people watch twice. **Free.** No nagging, no limits, no cloud thumbing through your photos.

Everything happens on your Mac. Nobody is training a model on your kids' birthdays.

Import photos and videos, add music and a Look, hit Export. Social frames included, so the anniversary reel is on the family group chat before the cake is cut.

## Get it

[**Download MemoryString 0.9.18 for Mac**](https://github.com/zackypick/memorystring-downloads/releases/download/v0.9.18/MemoryString-0.9.18.dmg) — free, always the latest build. macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, Apple Silicon and Intel.

## What's in the box

* **Cuts that move** — the full single-slide pack, plus Photo Stack, Carousel, 3D Ribbon, Perspective Pair, Filmstrip, Scatter & Settle
* **Looks** — Clean, Polaroid, Vintage, Cinematic, Noir, B\&W, Golden Hour, Crisp. One chip, whole new film
* **Music** — bundled royalty-free tracks, or yours
* **The rest of the film** — intro title, captions, reorder, trim, mute ([Organizing](/build-your-movie/organizing.md))
* **Export** — H.264 MP4, Social and Classic frames, rendered on your Mac

## Watch a demo

### How to use MemoryString

{% embed url="<https://www.codebyz.com/products/memory-string/how-to.mp4>" %}

### Slideshow export example

{% embed url="<https://www.codebyz.com/products/memory-string/memories4.mp4>" %}

## Who made it

Created by Zacky Pickholz. [www.codebyz.com](https://www.codebyz.com). © 2026 All rights reserved.

New here? [Quick start](/get-started/quick-start.md) gets you to a finished movie. A shorter subset lives in the app under **Help → MemoryString Help…** (**⌘/**). This site ([memorystring.codebyz.com](https://memorystring.codebyz.com)) is the full public set.


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