Why record a task once and use it three ways?
Most teams write the instructions for a job in one place and automate the same job in another. The two drift apart: the guide describes an older version of the screen, and the automation does something the guide never mentions.
When both come from one recording, they cannot disagree. Every click and every typed text becomes a step with a screenshot. That list of steps is the guide, it is the script of the narrated video, and it is what the automation replays. Fix a step once and the guide and the automation use the fixed step; the video can be made again after the guide changes.
What do you get from one recording?
| Output | What it is | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Step-by-step guide | Numbered steps with screenshots, editable, with tip and warning blocks. Share link, embed or PDF. | Trainers, support teams, consultants, new colleagues |
| Hand-out | PDF on every plan, with a small footer on Free. Word, HTML or Markdown on Pro and Studio. | Anyone who needs a document to print or send |
| Narrated video | Turkish or English voice with captions, ready in a few minutes, listed on the “My videos” page and downloadable as MP4. Translation between Turkish and English. | Training, onboarding, customers |
| Automation | The same steps replayed in a Chrome tab, once per table row if you paste a table. Result table at the end. | Back office, data entry, e-commerce operations, bookkeeping |
Who needs which output?
The people who explain a task, such as trainers, HR, support and ERP or CRM consultants, start from the guide. They edit the texts, cover sensitive areas, export a PDF and, when a screen needs more than reading, add a narrated video.
The people who repeat a task, such as back-office staff, data-entry teams and shop operators, start from the automation. They show the job once, paste the table and get a list of what happened.
The interesting cases sit in between. A team lead records the monthly upload once. The guide goes into the onboarding folder so a new colleague knows what the job is, and the automation takes the routine rows.
What does it look like on a real task?
Take the practice form, a customer request form. Record one customer being entered, and you have a short step-by-step guide. Name it “Enter a customer request”, tidy the step texts, and share the link.
Then open the same recording as an automation, connect the typed steps (Full name, E-mail, Phone, Note) to columns and paste the sample table of 12 customers. The city dropdown and the request type keep the choices you made while recording, because choices in menus are replayed as recorded. The task that a colleague reads about is now done by the table, row by row, with a line per customer in the result table. The step-by-step guide shows the automation side in detail.
What about passwords and sensitive data?
- Passwords are never recorded. You sign in yourself, and Izly never stores passwords.
- Guides can be redacted. In the editor you cover sensitive areas by hand, and covered pixels are removed on the server.
- Share links can be turned off at any time.
- Automation data stays in the browser. The table, the typed values and the result table never leave it.
What can it not do?
It records tasks in Chrome 120 or newer on a desktop. It cannot capture mobile apps, and work outside the browser needs a different tool. A Windows and Mac app for that is planned, with a waitlist and no date.
The automation follows what was recorded and a person starts every run, from the extension’s side panel or from the guide’s page. There is no schedule and no unattended run. If a screen changes a lot, the recording needs a touch-up or a new take. The voice of the video is synthetic and the translation is automatic, so have a speaker of the language watch the video before you publish it.
How does Izly turn one recording into all of this?
Izly is a Chrome extension that turns a task you do once in your browser into a step-by-step guide, a narrated video and a no-code automation that repeats the task. You press Start, do the task, press Finish. The guide opens in the editor, and the same guide can be replayed as an automation.
Free includes 10 guides and 10 automation runs a month, with videos of 3 guides in total as a trial and no card. Pro is 10 USD per creator per month with unlimited guides and runs and videos of 15 guides a month (the allowance counts guides, so a second language of the same guide uses no extra one). Studio is 30 USD with unlimited videos. Viewers are always free. See pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to use all three outputs?
No. Many people only want the guide, others only the automation. They all come from the same recording, so you can add the others later without recording again.
Is the automation separate from the guide?
No, it is the same list of steps. Edit a step in the guide and the automation replays the edited version. You set up tables and saved values on the Izly site after recording, without code.
Which languages does the narrated video support?
Turkish and English voices, with captions. You can also translate between the two, so a Turkish guide can become an English video and the other way round. The voice is synthetic and the translation is automatic, so let a speaker of the language watch it first.
Can viewers see the guide for free?
Yes. Viewers are always free. You can share a link, embed the guide or send a PDF, and the share link can be turned off at any time.
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Record it once and let the guide write itself
With Izly you do the task once in the browser. Clicks and screenshots become a step-by-step guide that you edit, share, turn into a narrated video or run again for every row of a table.