Questions
Kiju, in short answers.
What people ask before they download it. Each answer says only what Kiju already does.
What is Kiju?
Kiju is a Mac app that turns one idea into an episode you can post: a vertical drama, a series or a short film. Kiju writes, draws, voices and films what you ask; you can change every line and every picture, and nothing is spent until you press.
How does Kiju make an episode?
In four steps: Script, the plan and its shots; Board, a picture and a voice for each shot; Film, the clips; Cut, the episode you export. You start by saying what you are making and what it is about. Kiju proposes each step, and you decide before the next.
How much does Kiju cost?
Your first episode is free in Kiju, and so are episode 2’s script and board. Filming episode 2, the episodes after it and another show come with one subscription: €29 a month, VAT included, for Kiju on up to two Macs. It starts with a 14-day trial, once per Mac: your card is asked when you go past the free episode, and nothing is charged for 14 days; a Mac that has already had its trial pays from the first day. You can cancel on Link at any time, or in Kiju.
Is the AI included in the price?
No. Writing, pictures, voices, video and music run on your own OpenRouter account and are billed by OpenRouter at its prices, from your first script; Kiju adds nothing to what it charges. Before you press, each paid button shows its estimate, and once an episode has its ceiling, Kiju refuses what the estimate would take past it. What you owe is what OpenRouter bills, which can differ from the estimate. What it costs shows a recorded episode’s bill, line by line.
Which AI models does Kiju use?
The models OpenRouter offers for writing, pictures, voices, video and music, on your own account and at its rates, which Kiju reads live. An ElevenLabs key is optional, to voice lines again. Kiju sells no AI credit.
What do I need to run Kiju?
A Mac with Apple silicon (an M1 chip or later), macOS 13 or later, and an OpenRouter account for the AI. Kiju is a disk image to download, signed with a Developer ID and notarised by Apple.
Does Kiju run on Windows or on an Intel Mac?
No. Kiju runs only on a Mac with Apple silicon: there is no Windows version, and it does not run on an Intel Mac. No other system is announced, and there is no date for any.
Do I need a Kiju account?
No. There is no Kiju account and no media host: each show is a folder of readable files on your Mac, and your keys stay in the macOS keychain. You sign in with OpenRouter, where the AI is paid.
Does APITHINGS see what I make?
No. APITHINGS has no access to your work and hosts none of it: your work leaves your Mac only when you send it, straight to the provider you send it to (OpenRouter, or ElevenLabs if you add its key). Besides that, Kiju’s licensing service, in France, receives what runs your subscription: an identifier derived from your Mac (never its serial number), a fingerprint of a secret kept in your keychain, a label made of its model and a date, the language, a code you type, Kiju’s version and your IP address. The update check sends Kiju’s version, your Mac’s chip and your IP address; usage counts leave only if you turn them on. The terms of use list it all.
Who owns what I make with Kiju?
APITHINGS claims no right in it: your folders, prompts, takes and cuts are yours. The rights in what a model makes are governed by your provider’s terms and by the law, and APITHINGS gives no assurance about who owns an output. What you make and publish is your responsibility: the rights to what you use, the permission of the real people you show where the law requires it, and saying it was made with AI when the law asks you to. The terms of use say the rest.
What do I get at the end?
An MP4 ready to post, with its captions burned in if you want them; an SRT and a thumbnail; or an FCPXML timeline with its media and separate tracks, for an editor that opens it.
What happens if I stop paying?
Your work stays yours: every folder still opens, and every export still works; making more needs the subscription. Within 14 days of your first payment, you can have a full refund without giving a reason.
Which languages does Kiju work in?
English and French: the whole desk, in both languages.
Who makes Kiju?
APITHINGS, a software company in Lyon, France. Kiju is new software, in beta: the current version is 0.7.0, released on October 28, 2026.
Can I see what Kiju makes before I download it?
Yes. Every Nine Seconds is two one-minute episodes made in Kiju, with how they were made and what they cost. Five films show Gate Zero made on screen, from one sentence to its second episode, and its first episode plays on the home page. Nothing on this site generates anything or spends.