# Folge

> Offline desktop app that turns clicks into step-by-step guides

Folge is a desktop app for Windows and macOS that takes a screenshot on every click and assembles the screenshots into a step-by-step guide, SOP or tutorial. Guides are captured, edited and exported on the user's own computer, to formats including PDF, Word, PowerPoint, HTML, Markdown and SCORM. A free version covers 5 guides, and one-time licenses remove the limits; publishing guides online is an optional cloud add-on.

- **Category:** Docs & Wikis
- **Made by:** Oleksii Sribnyi (since 2020)
- **Website:** https://folge.me
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Folge has a free plan. Paid plans start at $89 one-time for a Personal license, excluding VAT.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free version with no time limit: 5 guides with unlimited steps, all annotation tools, PDF export, 2 export templates, the bring-your-own-key AI Helper and 20 hosted online guides.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Up to 5 guides with unlimited steps, all annotation tools, PDF export, 2 export templates and 20 hosted online guides. |
| Personal license | $89 one-time purchase, one platform, excluding VAT | For personal use on Mac or Windows. Unlimited guides, export to 8 formats, no watermarks, WordPress and Notion export, and lifetime updates. |
| Business license | $155 per seat, one-time purchase, excluding VAT | For commercial use on both Mac and Windows. Adds offline collaboration, Confluence and Hudu export, user management and transferable licenses. |
| Folge Cloud Pro | $7 per month, add-on to a paid license, excluding VAT | Optional hosting add-on: up to 1,000 online guides, 3 help centers, custom branding, and feedback and analytics reports. |

Read from https://folge.me/buy on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Folge before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **One-time license with lifetime updates** (Lifetime license): Folge is sold as a one-time purchase with all future updates included: $89 for a Personal license or $155 per seat for Business, with a 7-day money-back guarantee. Source: https://folge.me/buy
- **25% academic discount** (Education): The pricing FAQ says eligible academic buyers who write to Folge receive a 25% discount. Source: https://folge.me/buy
- **Volume discounts on Business licenses** (Other savings): The Business license lists volume discounts, and the About page says volume pricing starts from 10 seats. No amounts are published. Source: https://folge.me/about

## Key features

- **Capture on every click:** Folge takes a screenshot on each mouse click, hotkey or key combination and marks where the click landed. Capture can cover one window, a region or the whole screen.
- **Step editor and annotations:** Steps get a title and a description, can be reordered, hidden or nested as sub-steps, and are marked up with arrows, shapes, step numbers, a magnifier and blur.
- **Many export formats:** One guide exports to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, HTML, Markdown, JSON, an image bundle and a SCORM 1.2 package, with custom fonts, colors, logos and CSS.
- **Local storage and Open Guide:** Captures, edits and exports happen on the computer and nothing is uploaded. Open Guide lets a team edit the same guide file from a shared folder, network drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
- **AI Helper with your own key:** The AI Helper reads a screenshot and writes a first draft of the step description. It works with an API key the user supplies and is included in the free version.
- **Folge Cloud publishing:** Guides can be published online as a help center with shareable links, password protection and an embeddable widget. Hosting is free for 20 guides and $7 a month for Cloud Pro.

## Good for

- People who want process documentation kept on their own computer
- Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a monthly subscription
- IT and support staff documenting desktop applications as well as websites
- Training teams that need SCORM or PowerPoint output for an LMS

## Worth knowing

- The free version stops at 5 guides, exports only to PDF with 2 templates, and its output is watermarked.
- The Personal license is for personal use on one platform and one machine; commercial use needs Business at $155 per seat.
- It runs only on Windows and macOS: the vendor lists no web, Linux or mobile version of the editor.
- Hosting more than 20 guides online needs Folge Cloud Pro, a $7 monthly subscription on top of a license. Prices exclude VAT.

## Works with

Confluence, Notion, WordPress, Hudu

**Tags:** Screenshots, Works offline, Local-first, One-time purchase, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Scribe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/scribe): Step-by-step guides captured automatically as you work. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/folge-vs-scribe)
- [Tango](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tango): Captures workflows as step-by-step guides with screenshots. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/folge-vs-tango)
- [Dubble](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dubble): Chrome extension that records clicks as step-by-step guides. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dubble-vs-folge)
- [Guidde](https://toolgpa.com/tools/guidde): AI video documentation tool that turns screen captures into guides. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/folge-vs-guidde)
- [Camtasia Snagit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/snagit): Screen capture and recording tool with annotation and step guides. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/folge-vs-snagit)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://folge.me/buy
- https://folge.me/
- https://folge.me/cloud
- https://folge.me/about
- https://folge.me/terms-of-service

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