Bottom line: Scribe turns any browser workflow into a clean step-by-step guide with screenshots — automatically, while you click through it. The free Basic plan covers web apps through the browser extension and lets you share guides by link or embed. What you pay for is everything beyond the browser: desktop capture, custom branding, screenshot editing, and file exports.
What is Scribe?
Scribe is a documentation tool for how-to guides, SOPs, training material, and help-center articles. Install the extension, press record, do the task once, and Scribe builds a numbered guide with a screenshot for each step and a short description you can tidy up before sharing.
What is actually free on Scribe?
- Free Basic plan: browser-extension capture for web apps only, guide creation, and sharing by link or embed.
- Automatic screenshots and step descriptions for every click in a recorded workflow.
- Quick customization of finished guides.
- Share guides by link or embed them in other tools.
- A basic Scribe workspace to keep your guides in.
What is paywalled?
Pro plans add capture outside the browser (desktop and mobile apps), custom branding, screenshot editing and redaction, and exports to PDF, HTML, and Markdown. Team tiers add collaboration, and Enterprise adds controls such as SSO and automatic redaction of sensitive information. If your processes live in web apps — most SaaS tools do — the free plan is genuinely usable, not a demo.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The fastest way to document a browser process: record once, get a finished guide.
- Free plan covers the core job for web-based workflows.
- Link sharing and embeds make guides easy to drop into a wiki or help center.
- Almost no learning curve for the person recording.
Cons
- Free capture stops at the browser — desktop software needs a paid plan.
- No PDF, HTML, or Markdown export on free.
- Guides need a quick review pass: screenshots and step text sometimes need adjusting after a recording.
Who is Scribe best for?
Scribe’s free plan is best for support staff, trainers, consultants, and small teams who document the same web-based processes over and over — onboarding steps, admin tasks, and customer how-tos — and want a shareable guide in minutes instead of an afternoon of screenshots.
FAQ
Is Scribe free?
Yes. The Basic plan is $0 and includes browser-extension capture for web apps, guide creation, and sharing by link or embed.
Can Scribe record desktop apps for free?
No. Desktop and mobile capture are paid-plan features; free capture is web apps in the browser only.
Can I export a Scribe guide to PDF for free?
No. PDF, HTML, and Markdown exports require a Pro plan. Free guides are shared by link or embed.
Who can see my free Scribe guides?
Anyone you share the link or embed with — check a guide for sensitive information before sharing it outside your team.
Research-based review: plan details checked against Scribe’s published pricing information in October 2026. No hands-on testing is claimed.