Available on Mac
A native Mac app for finishing & online artists, editors and QC teams: check a real file against what the platform actually requires — codec, raster, frame rate, colour, audio, loudness — and hand over a clean PDF QC report.
🍎 Available now on the Mac App Store
Download on the Mac App Store → See how it works → Join the community & get updates →How it works
The curated spec library is the product — browse it with no file attached, then point Checkpoint at a real deliverable and let it do the checking.
Pick a platform and deliverable and see the exact tech spec — grouped by domain, with severity, guidance and a source citation.
Point at a real deliverable. The engine reads its metadata — codec, raster, frame rate, colour, audio, timecode — and scores it against the spec.
An opt-in decode pass measures loudness (LUFS / LRA / true peak) and scans for black and frozen frames.
Auto-verified rows sit beside manual checks (textless, A/V sync, illegal levels) — then export a print-ready PDF QC report.
See it in action
Browse the spec, attach a real file, and every parameter is scored pass / warn / fail — sources cited, nothing hidden.
A branded, per-parameter QC report — expected vs found, with an overall verdict — the deliverable you hand to production, post and the platform.
Download a sample report → Summary version →What it does
Everything scored against the chosen spec — no guessing, no spreadsheet, no separate tools.
223 curated delivery specs from 69 organisations across 24 countries and growing — streamers, broadcasters, theatrical and delivery standards — each rule with severity, guidance and a source citation. New platforms are added continuously, so the library keeps growing through Spec Updates.
Not in the library — or a house / client standard of your own? Create a custom preset with your own rules (fields, matchers, ranges). It lives under My Presets and verifies files exactly like a built-in spec.
Reads a deliverable's codec, raster, frame rate, colour, audio and timecode via AVFoundation, and flags every parameter pass / warn / fail. QuickTime & MP4 — ProRes, H.264, HEVC.
ITU-R BS.1770-4 / EBU R128 integrated LUFS, loudness range and 4× oversampled true peak — validated against the EBU Tech 3341 test signals.
The decode pass samples the picture for black frames and frozen frames, so silent delivery-killers surface before the platform's QC does.
Auto-verified rows sit alongside manual checkboxes — textless elements, A/V sync, illegal levels — for a complete, defensible sign-off.
A branded, per-parameter QC report with an overall verdict — the deliverable you hand to production, post and the platform.
Specs change. Optional Spec Updates keep the library refreshed as platforms revise their delivery requirements — and lapsing keeps every spec you already have.
Built from scratch with no third-party or proprietary code and no external binaries — fully App Sandbox-clean and Mac App Store native.
Where it fits
Checkpoint QC isn't another metadata viewer or scope. It answers a different question.
Spec library
Curated, cited specs for the world's major streamers and broadcasters, plus theatrical and delivery standards — browsable with no file attached. The library grows continuously: new platforms and updated specs arrive through Spec Updates.
223 curated specs from 69 organisations across 24 countries and counting, growing through Spec Updates. Specs are curated approximations for QC guidance — always verify against each platform's current official documentation before final hand-off.
Who it's for
Anyone whose name is on the hand-off when a file goes out the door.
Pricing
Browse the whole catalogue free, and check real files against two open standards before you pay a penny. One payment unlocks verification and reports across every spec — no subscription needed. Optional yearly Spec Updates keep the library current.
no purchase, no account
one-time · yours forever
per year · optional
Prices in US dollars; local prices are set by the App Store for your region. The one-time unlock never expires, and Spec Updates are entirely optional — if the subscription lapses you keep every spec that shipped with your version.
Download
Available now on the Mac App Store — free to try, with the full 223-spec catalog open to browse.
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