# Citedy Publisher for Mac

_Last updated: 13 May 2026_

## Overview

Citedy Publisher is a native macOS menu bar app that turns any URL, YouTube video, or PDF into an illustrated, voiced, SEO-optimized blog post — directly from your Mac. Free download. Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, Apple Silicon.

**Download**: https://www.citedy.com/macos

## Breadcrumbs

Citedy > macOS Publisher

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      "item": "https://www.citedy.com/"
    },
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```

## Key Features

- **Menu bar access**: Capture any URL or clipboard content with ⌘⇧S from anywhere on your Mac
- **8-stage AI pipeline**: URL/PDF/YouTube → article outline → draft → SEO optimization → illustrations → voice-over → publish
- **One-click publish**: Publishes directly to your Citedy blog with SEO meta tags, schema markup, and sitemap update
- **Illustrated articles**: AI-generated images included in the pipeline
- **Voice-over**: AI narration in 55 languages
- **Offline-capable capture**: Capture sources while offline, process when connected

## System Requirements

- macOS 14 (Sonoma) or macOS 15 (Sequoia)
- Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
- Free download — uses Citedy credits for AI processing

## Workflow

1. Press ⌘⇧S anywhere on your Mac (or click the menu bar icon)
2. Paste a URL, YouTube link, or PDF path — or use clipboard content
3. Select article size and language
4. Watch the 8-stage pipeline: capture → research → write → SEO → illustrate → voice → review → publish
5. Article appears on your Citedy blog with full SEO optimization

## Pricing

- App download: Free
- Article generation uses Citedy credits (same as web platform)
- Mini article: 15 credits | Standard: 20 credits | Full: 33 credits | Pillar: 48 credits

## Related

- [UGC Strike Center (web)](/ai/features/ugc-strike.md) — browser-based UGC shorts generator
- [UGC Strike for macOS](/ai/features/ugc-strike-macos.md) — native macOS menu bar app
- [Autopilot Agent](/ai/features/autopilot.md)
- [Voice-Over](/ai/features/55-languages-voice-over.md)
- [Pricing](/ai/pricing.md)