What is a training video maker?
It is a tool that makes the video for you. In the usual way, you record your screen, cut out the pauses, write what to say, record your voice and add captions. Here the video is built from a guide: you do the task once, the steps are captured with screenshots, and the video is made from those steps.
The result is a video with a voice-over and captions, plus a written guide with the same steps. People who like to read use the guide. People who like to listen watch the video.
Who is it for?
- Corporate trainers and HR who explain the same system to every new hire.
- Support teams who answer "how do I do this" many times a day.
- ERP and CRM consultants who hand a client the steps for a new screen.
- Quality owners who need a documented procedure and an easy way to show it.
- Teachers who show students a web tool.
It suits web software. Everything is recorded in desktop Chrome. A program on the computer or a phone app is out of reach.
How does it work?
- Record. Start Izly in Chrome and do the task. Each click and typed text becomes a step with a screenshot. Passwords are never recorded.
- Edit. Rewrite step texts, reorder, delete, merge, add a tip or a warning, crop and move the marker. Cover private areas with a box; the covered pixels are removed on the server.
- Choose the voice language. English or Turkish.
- Create the video. Press Create video on the guide. It is ready in a few minutes and shows up on the My videos page.
- Share. Send the guide as a link or embed it, and use the video next to it.
A step you rewrote is shown and spoken as written. So the quickest way to improve the video is to improve the step text. See how to turn a guide into a narrated video for the details.
What does a training video look like in practice?
Example: onboarding a new colleague on a customer request form. Use the public practice form to try it, since nothing typed there is stored. You fill in Full name, E-mail and Phone, pick a City from the dropdown, choose a Request type (Quote, Support or Other), tick the newsletter box, write a Note and press Submit. The confirmation page lists what was sent and shows a reference number.
That one run gives a guide with a step for each field and one for Submit. You reword two or three of them, ask for an English voice, and get a short video. For a Turkish team you ask for a Turkish voice from the same guide. The next section explains how.
Can I make the video in another language?
Yes, between Turkish and English. A Turkish guide can become an English video, and an English guide can become a Turkish video. The voice and the captions follow the language you pick. Other voice languages are not available. The translation is automatic and the voice is synthetic, so have a speaker of the language watch the video before you publish it.
Where is the video, and what if the guide changes?
Finished videos are listed on the My videos page, where you can watch them or download them as MP4. The video allowance counts guides, not files: a second language of the same guide does not use another one. When the guide changes, edit the step and press Create video again; the old video stays marked as made from an older version until you do.
How is it different from recording your screen and editing?
| Record your screen and edit | Narrated video from a guide | |
|---|---|---|
| Work | Record, cut, write a script, record your voice, add captions | Do the task once, edit the step texts |
| Voice | Your own | A synthetic English or Turkish voice |
| After a change | Re-record or re-edit | Edit the step and create the video again |
| Written guide | A separate job | Comes from the same recording |
| What it shows | The live screen as it happened | The recorded steps with their screenshots |
| Best for | A talk-through with your own voice and personality | Repeatable how-to videos for many tasks |
Neither is better in general. If the voice and manner of a person are the point, record your screen. If you need many short, accurate how-to videos that stay in step with the written guide, build them from guides.
What can it not do?
- It is not a live screen recording with your own voice. The video shows the recorded steps and plays a synthetic voice-over.
- It has two voice languages, English and Turkish.
- It works for tasks in desktop Chrome, and the extension needs Chrome 120 or newer. There is no mobile capture, and no recording of programs outside the browser.
What does it cost?
The Free plan makes videos of 3 guides in total, as a trial, with no card. Pro is 10 USD per creator per month (100 a year) with videos of 15 guides a month and a 14-day trial without a card. Studio is 30 USD per creator per month (300 a year) with unlimited videos. People who only watch are always free, and tax is added at checkout. See pricing.
How do I make my first training video with Izly?
Izly (izly.io) 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. The video is the second of the three.
- Add the extension and do a short task you know well.
- Open the guide, reword the steps that sound unclear and cover private details.
- Pick the voice language and create the video.
- Share the guide and the video together.
The same recording can also repeat the task for you, once per row of a table; see bulk data entry. You can start free.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use my own voice?
No. The voice is synthetic, in English or Turkish. The video is built from the recorded steps; it is not a live screen recording with your own voice.
How long until the video is ready?
A few minutes. Editing the steps before you ask for the video takes longer, and it is where most of the quality comes from.
Do captions come with the video?
Yes. The video has captions along with the voice-over, in the language you picked, so people can follow it with the sound off or in a noisy room.
Can viewers watch without an account?
Viewers are always free. They do not need a paid plan to watch or read what you share.
Does a video in a second language use more of my allowance?
No. The allowance counts guides, not files. A second language of the same guide does not use another one, and making the video of the same guide again after you edit it uses nothing either.
Which plan do I need for training videos?
The Free plan lets you try videos of 3 guides in total. Choose Pro for videos of 15 guides a month, or Studio for unlimited videos.
Related pages
- GuideTurn a Step-by-Step Guide into a Narrated Video
- GuideHow to Create Training Documentation for Software
- Use caseFree Step-by-Step Guide Maker with Screenshots
- Use caseEmployee onboarding documentation: step-by-step guides
- Use caseBulk Data Entry Automation in the Browser
- GuideRecord a Task Once: Get a Guide and an Automation
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.