A Guidde alternative for when you need a document, not a video
Guidde turns a recorded task into a how-to video with an AI voiceover. stepkeep is a Chrome extension that turns it into a written guide instead: numbered steps, each with an annotated screenshot, in a PDF, HTML or Markdown file. Every guide stays on your machine. There is no account and no subscription: 59 EUR once.
- On your machine, nothing uploaded
- 59 EUR once, no subscription
- PDF, HTML and Markdown
- Free covers five saved guides and a watermarked PDF
What Guidde does better
Guidde is built for video, and it is good at it. If any of these is why you use it, stepkeep will not replace it.
- A video with a voice. Guidde can add an AI voiceover and captions to the recording. stepkeep makes no video and no audio at all.
- Video and document from one recording. On paid plans, Guidde’s PDF export holds the step-by-step instructions with images and a link to the video. If your team wants both, Guidde gives both.
- Desktop programs. Guidde’s desktop app captures programs on Mac and Windows, on the Business and Enterprise plans. stepkeep records browser tabs and nothing else.
- Hosted sharing and analytics. Share by link, keep a team library, and on Business see who watched. Viewers do not need a paid seat. stepkeep has no hosted links and no analytics, on purpose.
Guidde and stepkeep, row by row
| Feature | stepkeep | Guidde |
|---|---|---|
| What a recording becomes | A written guide: numbered steps, each with an annotated screenshot | A how-to video with voiceover; a step-by-step PDF on paid plans1 |
| Where your recordings live | Your browser, on your machine | Guidde’s cloud, on Google Cloud Platform2 |
| Account needed | No | Yes: sign in with Google, Microsoft or an emailed link3 |
| Price | Free, or 59 EUR once (Personal), 149 EUR once for a whole company (Team) | Free; Pro 19 USD per creator, per month billed annually (29 USD monthly); Business 39 USD (59 USD monthly); Enterprise on request1 |
| Free plan limit | 5 guides saved at a time | Up to 25 how-to videos1 |
| File download on the free plan | PDF, with a small watermark | None; share by link or copy14 |
| Download formats on paid plans | PDF, HTML, Markdown (ZIP with images, or clipboard) | MP4, GIF, PDF and PowerPoint; HTML by copy134 |
| Blur sensitive information | Every plan, free included | Pro and up; automatic redaction on Enterprise1 |
| Watermark removed | From Personal, 59 EUR once | From Pro1 |
| Voiceover and video | No | Yes, AI voiceover1 |
| Documents desktop apps | No, browser only | Yes, on Business and Enterprise, Mac and Windows3 |
| Viewer analytics | No, by design | From Business1 |
Guidde’s prices and features checked on on Guidde’s own pages. They change. If a cell here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
- Guidde pricing page, plan cards and plan comparison.
- Guidde security page, “Guidde services and data are hosted in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) facilities”.
- Guidde Help Center, “Guidde FAQ”: sign-in, download formats, desktop app.
- Guidde Help Center, “Export Guiddes and Playlists”: download on Pro, Business and Enterprise; copy on every plan.
The one row that matters: a video to watch or a document to follow
- stepkeep
- A document, read beside the task, kept on your machine
- Guidde
- A video in Guidde’s cloud, with a PDF on paid plans
A video is good for showing someone a process once. A document is what they keep open while they do it: they scroll to step 7, copy the exact value from the screenshot, tick the steps off, print it, attach it to a ticket or file it for an audit. Nobody scrubs through a narrated video to find which field to fill.
stepkeep makes only that document. Each click becomes a numbered step with a screenshot and a ring on the element you clicked. You blur what should not be seen, crop what does not matter, and export a PDF, a single HTML file or Markdown.
Guidde can make a document too, and it is fair to say so: its paid PDF export holds the steps with images and a link back to the video. But the recording lives in Guidde’s cloud, on Google Cloud Platform, and the download sits behind a subscription billed per creator, every month. With stepkeep the screenshots are written to your browser’s own storage and never leave it, and the file is yours after paying 59 EUR once.
The trade-off is real. No video means no voice, no captions and nothing to put in a product tour. If your viewers learn by watching, Guidde is the better tool.
Moving over from Guidde in three steps
stepkeep does not import Guidde recordings, so re-recording is the way across. Start with the five guides stepkeep’s free plan keeps.
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Download what you want to keep
On a paid Guidde plan you can download each guidde as MP4 or PDF from the Share window, and those files stay yours. On Guidde’s free plan there is no download, only links and copy.
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Record the processes people follow
Install stepkeep, press record on the tab, and do the task once. Every click, typed field and choice becomes a numbered step with a screenshot. A recording takes about as long as the task.
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Export to where your team already looks
Save a PDF, drop the single HTML file in the shared drive, or paste the Markdown into Confluence, Notion or a ticket.
Which one to choose
Choose Guidde if…
- Your audience learns by watching, and a narrated video with captions is what you want to send.
- You want a video and a document from the same recording, in many languages.
- You document desktop programs, or you want to see who watched.
Choose stepkeep if…
- People follow the guide while they do the task, and need to find step 7 without scrubbing a video.
- Screenshots of your admin panels or customer records must not be uploaded anywhere.
- You want the free plan to produce a real file, not only a link.
- You write a handful of guides a month and a per-creator subscription makes no sense.
Questions about switching from Guidde
Is there a Guidde alternative that makes written guides instead of videos?
Yes. stepkeep records a task in a Chrome tab and turns it into a written step-by-step guide: numbered steps, each with an annotated screenshot. You export it as PDF, as a single HTML file or as Markdown. It makes no video, and nothing you record is uploaded.
Is there a free alternative to Guidde?
stepkeep has a free plan with no card, no account and no trial clock. It keeps five guides at a time and exports them as PDF with a small watermark. Guidde’s free plan allows up to 25 how-to videos, shared by link, with no download. Paying 59 EUR once removes stepkeep’s limit and watermark.
Can I download a Guidde as PDF or MP4 on the free plan?
No. Guidde’s help centre says download export is available on Pro, Business and Enterprise. The free plan shares by link and lets you copy the content. On paid plans you can download MP4, GIF and PDF.
How much does Guidde cost compared with stepkeep?
Guidde Pro is 19 USD per creator per month billed annually, which is 228 USD a year for each creator, and Business is 39 USD. stepkeep is 59 EUR once for one person, or 149 EUR once for a whole company, including VAT. There is no renewal.
Where does Guidde store my recordings?
In Guidde’s cloud. Its security page says Guidde’s services and data are hosted in Google Cloud Platform facilities, and its privacy policy names standard contractual clauses and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for transfers of personal data. stepkeep keeps screenshots in your browser and never receives them.
Can stepkeep make a video or add a voiceover?
No. stepkeep makes a document and nothing else. If you need narrated how-to videos, Guidde is built for that. If you need both, record the video in Guidde and keep the written guide in stepkeep.
Record one task today, get the document, not the video
Free keeps five guides at a time, which is enough to know. 59 EUR once removes the limit and the watermark.
14 days to change your mind, no reason needed.