Features

Instrata helps you capture, edit, and export step-by-step visual guides efficiently.
Below is a comprehensive list of all features, both available and planned.

implemented
partially completed
planned
considered

Automatic Screenshot Capture
Record your actions automatically and let Instrata build step-by-step visuals.
Screenshots are already working. Taking them automatically requires more work.

Simple Text Tools
Insert captions or step descriptions directly into your guide with basic formatting like bold, italic, and inline code.
Text-Editing kept simple to support most output-formats. May be extended with fonts or colors.

Simple Image Editing Tools
Add highlights, blur sensitive areas, and annotate images with minimal effort.

Multi-format Export
Export your guides as Markdown, , PDF for sharing and reuse.

Custom Export Layouts via Templates
Export your guide with custom layout, styling, and structure via a template to match your branding or company.
See template documentation

Hotkeys and Systray Integration
Access capture and editing tools quickly through global shortcuts and a minimal system tray menu.

Guide Collaboration
Share guide projects by exporting to an archive.
Share guide projects via version control within a repository.
Allow adding/editing of projects saved externally (e.g. within a git repository)
Share guide projects via online accounts or cloud storage.
Maybe just documentation for tools like syncthing

Lightweight & Offline
Built with Tauri and Vue, Instrata runs fast without requiring an internet connection.

Cross-platform Support
Available for Windows (.msi, .exe), Linux (.AppImage, .deb, .rpm), and macOS (.dmg, .app.tar.gz).
Download latest release

OCR and Searchable Text
Extract text from screenshots to make exported guides fully searchable.
User may need to install an OCR-Engines like tesseract themselves

Animated Exports
Generate GIF, WebP, or video versions of your guides to demonstrate workflows dynamically.