Use case
Create screenshots for technical documentation
Technical documentation screenshots require clear context, consistent styling, and safe handling of internal details.
Capture
Take a screenshot of the feature you would like to document.
Annotate
Add boxes, arrows, and text callouts to point readers at the area of interest, and crop the image to keep the framing consistent across the guide.
Export
Save a PNG or JPG for inline figures, or a paginated PDF for a downloadable walkthrough, all available on the free tier.
The documentation screenshot problem
Documentation screenshots have to be clear enough to follow, consistent across a guide, and free of internal details that do not belong in documentation. Captorify gives teams one browser workflow to capture the right view, highlight specific areas, and export it in a format that fits the page.
OCR and safe-to-publish checks
When you want to copy the text in an image, local OCR reads it back from the image on-device in your browser, so the screenshot is not uploaded just to extract its text (Pro). Before a screenshot goes into a public doc, redaction lets you remove internal usernames, tenant names, or sample keys permanently from the export (Pro), which keeps the visible example clean without showing real account data.
- Free tier covers local capture plus PNG, JPG, and PDF export.
- OCR, redaction, and secure share links are Pro features.
- Blackout removes the underlying content permanently, so use it for anything that must not appear in a published figure.
Export formats for docs
The right export depends on where the screenshot lands. Inline figures and downloadable walkthroughs have different homes, and Captorify covers all of them on the free tier.
- PNG for crisp inline figures and UI detail that has to stay sharp.
- JPG when file size matters more than pixel-perfect edges.
- PDF for a paginated, multi-step walkthrough across A4 pages, orientation chosen automatically.
Keeping figures consistent
It's essential for captures to be consistent in documentation without extra editing work.
- Reuse the same capture mode and crop framing so figures share proportions.
- Keep annotation colour and arrow style uniform across every screenshot in a guide.