Meet DashViolet · Video creation made simple

Your memories.
Amazing videos.

Turn your photos and videos into meaningful movies with music, chapters, transitions, and creative tools — without the complexity of traditional editing software.

Early-development preview. Features and exports are evolving; this is not a commercial release.

● ● ●DashViolet StudioDesktop editor preview
▶
▸ Play  ✂ Split  ♫ Music
Original Edited Pro FX
DashViolet
▶
✂ ♫ ✦ Aa
Create Movie
Desktop: v0.5.13 preview designPhone: proposed interface · coming later
Built around what matters

Make beautiful videos. Skip the learning curve.

Start with familiar tools today, while we build smarter ways to create tomorrow.

🎞️

Simple movie editing

Import photos and video, arrange clips, preview your story, and make adjustments.

Editor preview
🎵

Music & beat sync

Make transitions feel natural with your favorite songs and timing tools.

Improving in development
✂️

Chapters & timeline

Work with chapters, titles, transitions, and precise timing in an approachable editor.

Advanced editor in progress
✨

Violet AI

Planned help with automatic movies, suggested edits, chapters, and scene selection.

Coming soon
🖼️

Bring old photos to life

Our vision includes restoring color, improving faded photos, and preserving family memories.

Planned feature
📱

Web first, mobile next

Designed for an easy desktop and mobile experience, with native apps as later targets.

Mobile apps planned
The simple idea

From camera roll to movie in three steps.

01

Choose your memories

Upload family photos and videos and decide what belongs in your story.

02

Add music and personality

Arrange your timeline, adjust chapters, and add creative finishing touches.

03

Create something worth sharing

Preview your movie, refine it, and export when the result feels right.

Milestones & goals

Building the future of simple video creation.

Our roadmap is ambitious and transparent. These are proposed targets, not guaranteed delivery dates.

OCT 2026 · FOUNDATION

From idea to working editor

TapReel evolves into DashViolet. Early web previews, private GitHub collaboration, and autosave recovery are in place. The three-timeline Advanced Editor is in development.

Goal: Reliable editing, saving, and playback.
Q1 2027 · JAN–MAR

Polished product & beta

One-tap movie creation, beat synchronization, chapters, titles, smooth timelines, and initial testing with real users.

Goal: A first-time user creates a 60-second movie in under two minutes.
Q2 2027 · APR–JUN

Web launch target

Launch DashViolet.com publicly with planned subscription options, short-form video templates, user feedback, and an iPhone App Store submission if testing succeeds.

Target: Web launch by June 2027; iPhone submission by June 2027.
Q3 2027 · JUL–SEP

Android & smarter creation

Android release if development allows; AI-assisted chapters, highlight selection, and an expanding creative template library.

Target: Android release by September 2027.
Q4 2027 · OCT–DEC

Grow a trusted product

Focus on stable releases, community feedback, creative partnerships, and recurring subscription customers.

Goal: First 100 paying subscribers, then an ambitious 500–1,000.
OUR LONG-TERM VISION

Restore. Create. Remember.

Make family movies accessible to anyone, including people who find conventional editors difficult, with smart assistance and intuitive controls.

Goal: Beautiful results with less frustration.
Launch targets: Web public launch — Q2 2027 · iPhone App Store submission — June 2027 (subject to native testing and approval) · Android — September 2027 (subject to development and testing).
♥

Every photo has a story.

Some memories deserve more than a folder on a computer.

About the developer

Why I created DashViolet

My mother wanted me to make a slideshow of family photographs for a time when she would no longer be here. I wanted it to be something truly special — a beautiful movie that captured her life, our family, and the memories that mattered most.

But the video-editing tools I tried never let me create it as easily, or as beautifully, as I imagined. The process felt much harder than it needed to be.

That experience became the reason for DashViolet. I want anyone to be able to bring together old photographs, music, and precious moments and turn them into a movie they are proud to share. Whether it's a celebration, a family history, or a tribute to someone we love, the technology should help tell the story — not get in the way.

“Dream big. Build boldly. Never stop creating.”

Our mission: Make beautiful video storytelling easy for everyone, so family memories and creative ideas can become movies worth sharing. The fastest way to turn your memories into amazing videos.

Mark A. Radler
Founder, DashViolet

Our North Star

A beautiful 60-second movie in under two minutes.

That’s our product goal: make movie creation so natural that first-time users can focus on their memories, not the controls.

Explore the Editor Preview ↗
Frequently asked questions

Good things are on the way.

Can I try DashViolet now?

Yes. The web editor has a public development preview. Features may change and some workflows are still being tested.

Is Violet AI already available?

Violet AI is planned. Individual AI features will be released and tested as development progresses.

When will the iPhone and Android apps launch?

Our iPhone App Store submission target is June 2027, subject to native testing and approval. Android release is targeted for September 2027, subject to development and testing.

How much will DashViolet cost?

Pricing has not been finalized. We are evaluating affordable subscription options for a future commercial launch.

Join the journey

Early access is coming.

We’re preparing a signup list for preview news and future release announcements.

Visit the Current Preview ↗Email signup will appear here once it is connected and tested.
Build in the open · October 2026

Development Blog & Feedback

See progress, suggest updates, and track bugs and fixes. Our feature plans are proposals, not promises.

LATEST DEVELOPMENT UPDATE · OCT 19, 2026

Three-timeline editor in progress

We're developing the Original, Edited, and Pro FX timeline workflow. The private GitHub repository and autosave recovery merge are established. The next step is checking the preview, exporting sample projects, and improving the editing experience.

Status: In development · Not yet released
SUGGEST AN UPDATE

What should we build next?

Request simpler controls, better music syncing, photo restoration, AI tools, or another feature you'd like to see. Proposals are reviewed before development.

GitHub sign-in and repository access are currently required.
BUGS & FIXES

Report a problem

Describe what you tried, what happened, what you expected, your device/browser, and the editor version. Screenshots help us reproduce problems.

The development repository is private. Public feedback forms are planned.
RELEASE NOTES & FIX LOG

Milestones worth tracking

Oct 18: v0.5.12 review screenshot confirms the Advanced Editor interface.
Oct 18–19: Autosave and Project Recovery merged to main (commit 848863e).
Oct 19: New three-timeline editor is underway; review pending.

We publish confirmed milestones separately from ideas and unverified test reports. Updates here are editorial summaries, not an automatically synchronized feed.