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Choose one first win and finish it.

Snapxel works best when the first run stays narrow. The goal is not to learn every setting. The goal is to pick the output you actually need, capture one useful browser workflow, and export it successfully.

First session target

Pick one capture path and complete one export.

If a new user reaches this point, they have seen the product’s core value. Everything else can come later.

1. Choose Pick Steps for a guide or Video for a short walkthrough with motion and audio.
2. Capture Use a short real workflow instead of a fake demo so the output feels immediately useful.
3. Export Ship the result as PDF, GIF, markdown, PNG, MP4, or WebM and stop there for session one.

If you chose Steps

  1. Open the page you want to document

    Use your own workflow or the stable practice workflow if you are creating store screenshots or a demo video.

  2. Click Start Recording in Snapxel

    Do not explore settings first. Start capture and get into the workflow.

  3. Perform three actions

    Use one click, one input, and one shortcut if possible so the user sees the full behavior range quickly.

  4. Stop recording and review the steps

    Only open the editor if something needs cleanup or annotation.

  5. Export the guide

    Pick one format that matches the destination: GIF for chat, PDF for docs, markdown for a wiki, or PNG ZIP for raw assets.

Practice the reliability checks

  1. Open Reliability tests in the practice workflow

    Use this view when testing the newest capture paths before recording a real customer-facing demo.

  2. Double-click a document row

    The guide should show one double-click step instead of two separate click steps.

  3. Click controls inside the embedded document preview

    The click marker should stay aligned with the iframe control that was clicked.

  4. Drag the splitter and range control

    Snapxel should capture meaningful drag actions without creating noisy extra click steps.

  5. Copy, paste, and edit the note field

    The result should avoid duplicate paste/type steps and should not store raw email or phone values.

If you chose Video

  1. Open the Video tab in Snapxel

    Pick the video path only when the workflow benefits from motion, timing, or microphone narration.

  2. Keep the recording short

    Use a 15–30 second workflow for the first run so review and export stay easy.

  3. Use defaults unless you already know why to change them

    Leave quality, frame rate, and format at default for the first pass. Turn Mic on only if you want narration.

  4. Review the timeline once

    Confirm the actions, trim, and chapters look right before exporting an enhanced version.

  5. Export one final file

    Choose MP4 when it works for your flow, or WebM when you want the most reliable browser-native export path.

Recommended first-run defaults

  • Choose the capture path that matches the output you need; do not try to learn both in session one.
  • Leave typed text capture off unless the workflow genuinely needs the values in the guide.
  • Start with a short workflow instead of a full end-to-end process.
  • Use the editor only for obvious cleanup, not perfection.
  • If the workflow runs inside a heavy internal web app, use Simple recording for a cleaner video source.

What to do next

  • Read the full docs for shortcuts and export details.
  • Try the editor tools once the first guide is complete.
  • Use Snapxel on a real support, onboarding, or handoff document next.