polyshSummary and audience
What the task is and who it's for.
Turn a screen recording into a step-by-step guide
Polysh writes numbered steps from your recording, each with a checked screenshot of the screen you acted on, and blurs private details.
Make a guide, a video, or both in one export.
Written for doing, not watching
A demo is for watching. A guide is for following along with the product open.
What you'll need
Anything to have ready first, such as access to Reports.
Numbered steps, grouped by task
What to do, what you should see next, and an optional tip.
Notes and comparisons
Side remarks become notes, and compared options sit side by side.
Step 2: Choose Monthly usage. Under Report type, select Monthly usage. You should see: a preview of last month's usage by team. Tip: Save the report to reuse the same filters next month.
Screenshots checked against each step
A missing screenshot is better than a wrong one.
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Plan
Polysh splits the walkthrough into steps and links each to the click that performs it.
- 2
Capture
It takes candidate frames around each click, never from parts you trimmed.
- 3
Check
A vision model keeps a frame only if it clearly shows that step.
- 4
Leave it out if unsure
If none passes, pick a candidate yourself or keep the step as text.
The check also reads on-screen labels. If you said "Reports tab" but the button says Insights, the guide says Insights.
Private details stay blurred
Flagged automatically
The check looks for names, email addresses, and account details in every screenshot.
Blurred in the editor
Until someone on your team reveals it.
Hidden from guests
People outside your workspace never see it on a shared page or in its PDF.
Your call in your own PDF
Polysh asks whether to include flagged screenshots.
Edit it like a document
Text and order
Edit the title, summary, and any step. Drag to reorder or delete.
Swap the screenshot
Pick another candidate frame, or remove it.
Safe for teams
Every edit is saved as a new version. If someone else changed the guide first, Polysh loads theirs before you overwrite it.
Knows when it's out of date
If the script changes, the guide flags it and offers to remake it.
A guide in each language
Each language's guide is written from that language's reviewed script, so the guide and the video say the same thing.
Pick languages at export
Tick the languages you want and choose guides, videos, or both.
Readable in every script
Hindi, Tamil, Japanese, and the rest render in their own script, on the page and in the PDF.
Share a page or save a PDF
Send a web page with its own link, or save a PDF with selectable text. The link stays the same when you remake the guide.
Who can open it
Invited people confirm with an emailed code, or open it to anyone with the link.
Expiry, downloads, activity
Set an end date, turn off PDF downloads, and see who viewed or downloaded.
Step-by-step guide or video?
Most teams make both from one recording.
| A guide is better when… | A video is better when… |
|---|---|
| People follow along with the product open | People want to see the whole flow first |
| They need to scan back to one step | The order and pace matter, such as a launch demo |
| It lives in a help article or SOP | It plays in onboarding, release notes, or a course |
| Some readers can't play audio | Seeing the motion explains it faster than words |
Questions about guides
Do I need to record anything extra for a guide?
No. Tick "Step-by-step guides" when you export.
Can I make a guide without a video?
Yes. Untick videos at export and you use no video credits.
What happens to my edits if I remake the guide?
They're replaced for that language, so Polysh asks you to confirm first.
Can people outside my company edit a guide?
Yes, as editors on the share link. They can edit text, reorder steps, and swap screenshots, but not remake or delete the guide.
Can I export the guide to my help center?
Not directly yet. Share it as a page or save a PDF, and tell us which help center you use.
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