Best Folge Alternatives for Process Documentation in 2026

Folge is a desktop step-guide app for Mac and Windows that keeps guides on your computer and exports them to document formats. Writers who look for an alternative usually want one of three things: a different editor on the Mac, a hosted workspace where colleagues edit guides together, or video instead of numbered screenshots.

Start by deciding what you want to keep from Folge. If local files are the reason you chose it, the hosted options below change that. If collaboration is the gap, they may be the point.

Folge alternatives at a glance

Tool	Capture model	Storage	Collaboration	Output	Platforms
Temposhot	Screen saved before each accepted click	Local	Shared as files	PDF, PNG, JPG, WebP, ZIP	macOS 14+, Apple Silicon
Scribe	Browser and desktop capture	Vendor cloud	Web workspace	Hosted guide, exports	Web plus desktop capture
Tango	Browser and desktop capture	Vendor cloud	Web workspace	Hosted guide, in-app guidance	Web plus desktop capture
Dubble	Browser capture with a session recording	Vendor cloud	Web workspace	Written steps plus recording	Web
Guidde	Browser capture	Vendor cloud	Web workspace	Video guide	Web

The table follows the criteria that matter most for process documentation: how steps are captured, how deep the editor goes, which platforms are supported, how teams collaborate and which formats come out.

1. Temposhot

Temposhot is the closest alternative in model: a local desktop app, no account, files on the Mac. It is a macOS app by LODYWORKS for Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later, so it does not cover Windows writers.

Recording happens in Action Capture. Pick a target (Active Window, Full Screen, Specific Window or Capture Area) and work normally. Temposhot saves the target just before each accepted click. You can limit capture to clicks made with a modifier key, skip clicks made with a modifier, or turn click capture off and use the manual shortcut only.

Editing happens in the Documents editor, which autosaves. Tools include Text, Rectangle, Ellipse, Line and Arrow, plus Framing levels from Wide to Tight that zoom a page around the click. Blur, Click Marker and Step Numbers are Pro tools.

Output covers PDF, PNG, JPG and WebP pages and a ZIP package with rendered pages and a document.json file. With Pro, the PDF dialog sets paper size, orientation, cover page, step numbers, page numbers and where descriptions appear. Temposhot does not export Word or HTML files. Its other capture modes, Auto Capture and Website Capture, cover timed and URL-based screenshots that a step tool does not.

2. Scribe

Scribe generates step guides from browser or desktop capture and hosts them for sharing. The main difference from Folge is location: guides live in a web workspace, so colleagues can edit and reuse them without passing files around. Review data handling before recording screens with sensitive information.

3. Tango

Tango also creates hosted guides from browser or desktop capture. Its focus includes interactive guidance, which overlays steps on a live web app so a user can follow along. This suits teams that support many users of the same web software.

4. Dubble

Dubble is a browser-centered step-guide tool that pairs written steps with a recording of the session. It fits teams that document web workflows and want both a skimmable guide and a recording from one pass.

5. Guidde

Guidde produces video-based guides from a captured workflow. Choose it when your audience is more likely to watch a short video than read a procedure, for example in customer onboarding.

Which Folge alternative should you choose?

• Stay local, Mac only: Temposhot.
• Stay local on Windows too: keep Folge, since Temposhot is Mac only.
• Collaborate on guides in a browser: Scribe or Tango.
• Guide users inside a web app: Tango.
• Add a session recording to written steps: Dubble.
• Switch to video: Guidde.

Temposhot is a free download, and Pro costs $39 lifetime for 1 Mac, $109 lifetime for 3 Macs, or $12 per month for 3 Macs (pricing). For the other tools, compare the pricing model on each vendor's current pricing page: per seat, per workspace or one-time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Temposhot a direct replacement for Folge?

On a Mac, it covers the same core job: local click capture, editing and PDF or image export. It does not run on Windows and does not export Word or HTML.

Which alternatives keep data local?

Temposhot stores everything on the Mac. Scribe, Tango, Dubble and Guidde are hosted services.

Can I move existing Folge guides into another tool?

Most tools do not import another tool's projects. Export the guide from Folge in a format you can keep, such as PDF, and rebuild guides you still maintain.

Does Temposhot add step numbers automatically?

Step Numbers is a Pro editor tool, and the Pro PDF dialog can print step numbers on each page.

Turn your clicks into a clear step-by-step guide

Try the Mac workflow with Action Capture, then use the Action Capture guide to set capture modes and title templates.