RabbitSubtitle field guide
Using your own OpenAI API key safely
Separate app licensing from AI usage and protect the key on your Windows device.
Before you begin
- Create an API key in your own OpenAI project and set a spending limit.
Click-by-click
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Open System Settings and locate the masked API key field
Open System Settings and locate the masked API key field.
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Paste the key once and click Save API key
Paste the key once and click Save API key; confirm the status changes to configured.
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Close and reopen RabbitSubtitle to confirm Windows DPAPI can retrieve it for the same account
Close and reopen RabbitSubtitle to confirm Windows DPAPI can retrieve it for the same account.
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If authentication fails, revoke the old key at OpenAI, create a replacement and save it again
If authentication fails, revoke the old key at OpenAI, create a replacement and save it again.
Open full-size screenshot ↗What you receive
- Versioned output files and an auditable report
Troubleshooting
- Read the on-screen status and retry only the failed stage.
Final verification
- Open the result on another device and play it with sound.