A canvas that grows with you
The canvas expands to fit whatever you add, so nothing outside the original frame gets clipped. Reorder images and annotations front to back, and it exports exactly as arranged.
Create and publish guides without fighting Word
GuideLab is a desktop app for writing install and setup guides. Annotate your screenshots, add captions, and export to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or HTML. Nothing ever leaves your computer.
Features
Full annotation toolkit
Arrows, shapes, text boxes, blur, freehand markup, all of it. Arrows can even curve; grab the handle and bend it toward whatever you're pointing at.
Automatic step capture
Turn on Record and GuideLab adds a new step every time you click in another app: screenshot, suggested caption, and all, with your cursor never showing up in the shot.
Visual layout editor
Drag steps into rows, drag rows onto new pages, and watch the real exported layout update live as you rearrange.
Export anywhere
One guide turns into a PDF, a Word doc, a PowerPoint deck, or an HTML page, your call. PowerPoint exports even keep shapes and text fully editable, not flattened into a picture.
100% local
Your guides and screenshots stay on your machine. No account, no syncing to someone else's server, just a portable .guide file you back up yourself.