Guides that know when they're stale.
Freshguide records a task as you do it — every click becomes a numbered step with a screenshot. Months later, press Re-verify and see which steps no longer match the app.
macOS 14 or later · No account · Your guides stay on your Mac · Notarized by Apple
Record
Do it once.
Press ⌃⌥⌘R and work as usual. Freshguide reads the name of each button you click, so steps say “Click Save”, not “Click here”. Passwords are hidden automatically.
Edit
Fix it in a minute.
Rename steps, add callouts and arrows, crop, blur private data, reorder, merge or split.
Re-verify
Know when it's out of date.
Open the app, press Re-verify, and Freshguide checks each step against what's on screen now: Fresh, Changed or Stale. Re-capture just the step that moved.
Export
Put it where your team reads.
PDF, a single HTML file, Markdown with images for Notion or Confluence, GIF and MP4.
Privacy
No cloud. On purpose.
Freshguide talks to two places: our licence server and our update feed. Nothing else. Read exactly what it does in our privacy page.
Pricing
Free
$0
- 5 guides, up to 10 steps each
- Every export format, with a small “Made with Freshguide” footer
- Re-verify, redaction, annotations and crop
- Updates always included
Personal
$39 one time
- Unlimited guides and steps
- No watermark
- All export formats
- 12 months of updates
- Use on 2 Macs
Business
$99 one time, per seat
- Everything in Personal
- Export to a shared folder (index page + one page per guide)
- Company template: logo, name, heading colour
- Priority email support, within 1 business day
- 2 Macs per seat
One-time payment. 12 months of updates included; the app keeps working after that. 14-day refund, no questions. Prices in USD, plus local tax where applicable.
Questions
Does it work in Chrome and other web apps?
Yes, with one honest caveat. Freshguide reads button names from macOS Accessibility. Native Mac apps expose them well. Chrome, Electron apps and some web apps expose names only partly, so a few steps may come out as “Click here”. Freshguide marks those steps with a red ring and a “Needs a name” label, so you can name them in a few seconds.
Does it need internet?
No for recording, editing, exporting and re-verifying. A paid licence is activated online once. After that Freshguide checks it at most once every 7 days and keeps working for 14 days offline. Update checks are optional.
What permissions does it ask for, and why?
Screen Recording takes one screenshot of the active window each time you click while recording. Accessibility reads the name of the button or field you click, so a step says “Click Save”. Input Monitoring is optional and captures what you type; without it, clicks are still recorded. Freshguide never clicks or types for you. Permissions explained.
Is there a Windows version?
No. Freshguide is Mac-only. Exports (PDF, HTML, Markdown) open on any computer.
Can my team share guides?
Yes, without a cloud account. Anyone can send an exported PDF, HTML or Markdown file. With Business, Freshguide exports an index page and one page per guide into a folder your team already shares, such as Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
What happens after 12 months?
Freshguide keeps working, forever, on the last version released within your 12 months of updates. Nothing is locked and no guide is deleted.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Within 14 days of purchase, no questions. Email hello@freshguide.app with your order number. Refund policy.
Who makes it?
One developer. Support by email, usually within 2 business days.
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