A Scribe alternative for video guides
ScreenBadger records the process in a browser tab, zooms in on each click, and can turn those zooms into chapters or a visual step guide. Its screenshot studio adds numbered steps, arrows, and redaction when you need a still image.
Free forever · No credit card · Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, and Opera
ScreenBadger
Record a tab for up to 60 minutes, get automatic zooms that follow your clicks, blur private details, trim and caption on a timeline, and export MP4 or GIF. Recordings stay in your browser, and Cloud adds share links when you need them.
Scribe
Scribe captures your clicks and typing as you work and turns them into a written step-by-step guide with annotated screenshots. It runs as a Chrome or Edge extension, with a desktop app on paid plans, and paid plans add screenshot redaction and export to PDF, HTML, and Markdown. It is a good fit for SOPs, training docs, and onboarding guides that teams update often.
Side by side
| Feature | ScreenBadger | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Free, one-time Pro, or Cloud subscription | Free, or paid per seat |
| Main output | Edited video, GIF, or screenshot | Written guide with screenshots |
| Automatic step capture | Zooms on each click | A step for each click or keystroke |
| Platform | Chrome extension (Chromium browsers) | Chrome and Edge extensions, desktop app on paid plans |
| Video recording | Up to 60 minutes with mic and camera | Not its focus |
| Screenshot annotation | Arrows, text, numbered steps, highlights | Screenshot editing on paid plans |
| Blur and redaction | Free, in videos and screenshots | Manual on Pro, automatic on Enterprise |
| Step guide | Generated from zooms | Yes |
| Document export | No | PDF, HTML, Markdown on paid plans |
| Video export | MP4 up to 4K, or GIF | Not listed |
| Where captures live | In your browser | Scribe’s cloud |
Competitor details checked October 2026 from their public website and may have changed. Sources: scribe.com/pricing, scribe.com, support.scribehow.com/hc/en-us/articles/8951146003741-New-User-Guide-Scribe-101
Which one is right for you?
The verdict
Scribe is a strong pick for written documentation that teams maintain together. ScreenBadger suits people who want to show a process on video, with zooms, blur, and a step guide built from the recording. Many teams use a written guide and a short video side by side.
FAQ
Yes, for video guides. You can record, edit, blur, and export unlimited watermark-free MP4s up to 720p for free. Screenshots from the screenshot studio are never watermarked.
ScreenBadger can turn the zooms in a recording into a visual step guide and chapters, but it does not write a text document. For written SOPs, Scribe is the better fit.
Yes. ScreenBadger can mask sensitive fields automatically and lets you add timed blur by hand. The screenshot studio also has blur and redaction tools.
Choose Scribe when the deliverable is a document. Choose ScreenBadger when a short, narrated video or an annotated screenshot explains the task faster.
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