Guide Workspace · Free on the Chrome Web Store

A free, local-first Scribe alternative

Do a practice workflow once in Chrome and get a step-by-step guide with screenshots back. No account, no cloud upload, and exports are free.

Install free from the Chrome Web Store Compare with Scribe

Current beta — read this first

Guide Workspace is a beta, tested with made-up information. Do not record real customer data. Practice with sample information, check every picture, and cover anything private before sharing an export.

What it does

From workflow to guide, without leaving your browser.

Record clicks, get steps

Start a capture on a supported webpage and Guide Workspace records each action as a step, with a screenshot when capture succeeds.

Edit and cover private areas

Rewrite instructions, then cover anything private with solid rectangles. The covers are baked into exported pictures, not layered on top.

Organize your guides

Keep guides in folders, search them, and combine several into one HTML handbook for a process that spans pages.

Export and keep your files

Export a self-contained HTML guide, an editable .guide backup, or print to PDF. Full local exports are free, and stay free.

Local first, on purpose.

Guide data and pictures are saved in this browser profile. The extension does not upload your guides to a cloud service, and there is no account to create. You decide where exported files go.

Scribe takes the other road: guides live in Scribe's cloud, and the features people switch for — editing and redacting screenshots, exporting to PDF, HTML or Markdown — sit on paid per-seat plans. Pro Personal is $25 per seat per month on annual billing, checked November 4, 2026.

See the full Guide Workspace vs Scribe comparison

Know the limits

Beta software. Use it for practice workflows, training material and SOP drafts, not live customer data.
Chrome web pages only. Internal browser pages, Incognito, frames and some complex controls are not supported.
Local storage is not cloud backup. Export a .guide backup before switching profiles or reinstalling.
Redaction is manual. Check every picture before you share an export.

Read the help and limitations

Guide Workspace Pro

Pro is planned at $59, one time — only if enough people want it.

Pro would add power features for people who build guides every week. It will never gate your exports: full local exports stay free either way. Leave an email to be counted and to get one message when Pro is ready.

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See how it works

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Something confusing or missing? Email feedback with the version, what you clicked and what you expected. Use made-up examples; never send passwords or private information.