Is it free, with no watermark and no account?

Yes. Free needs no account and puts no watermark on a guide. It keeps ten guides, and recording video is part of Pro.

Press Start guide in the toolbar, click through the task and press Stop. Each click, typed field and page change becomes a step with a screenshot and a title. Copy it for Google Docs or Notion (up to 5 steps on Free) or export it as Markdown with images or one HTML file for free, or export it as a Word file or PDF with Pro. With Pro, a video recorded with Record this tab makes steps the same way.

Where are my guides stored?

On your computer, in your browser's extension storage. Open them from the library. Nothing is uploaded.

Do captions send my sound anywhere?

No. The speech model is part of the extension and runs on your computer, so there is no account and nothing to download. The first time you make captions the model takes a moment to load. The transcript and the .srt and .vtt files are free; burning captions into the video is Pro.

How long does Pro last?

A 6-month pass gives six months of Pro, a year pass twelve months, and Pro forever lasts as long as Takelight is offered. After a 6-month or year pass, Takelight goes back to the free plan. The key works in up to 3 browsers.

What do I need to run it?

Edge 116 or newer. The MP4 needs H.264 encoding on your computer. If it is missing, the recording is saved as WebM and the page says so before you start. If AAC audio is missing, the sound is saved as Opus and the page says so.

Step guides for Edge

Click through a task. Get the step-by-step guide.

No account. No watermark. Made on your computer. Takelight turns your clicks into a numbered guide with a picture for each step. Nothing is uploaded.

Add to Edge, free See what Pro adds

Needs Edge 116 or newer. No account.

A frame from a recording of a dashboard: a blue ring at the click on Asia Pacific and a Ctrl Shift P key label at the bottom — A frame from a recording: a ring at every click and the shortcut keys on screen.

Step guide

A written guide from your clicks

Press Start guide, click through the task, press Stop. Every click, typed field and page change becomes a step, with a screenshot and a title made from what you clicked.

Titles such as Click Save, Type in Email and Go to example.com/billing. What you type is never read or kept
Edit titles, merge or delete steps, and drag them into order
Crop, zoom, box, arrow, blur and text on every picture, with undo
Copy up to 5 steps for Google Docs or Notion; Pro copies any length
Export one HTML file, with every picture inside
Export a Word file or a PDFPro
Your logo, accent colour and footer on guidesPro
Free keeps ten guides; Pro keeps any numberPro
Password, email, phone and fields marked for card autofill are boxed out of the pictures
Retake one step of a video guidePro

The guide page: the recording with its player, export buttons for Docs or Notion, a zip, one HTML file, PDF and Word, then the title Weekly revenue review, 9 steps, and step 1 Click Americas

The Captions and transcript card with a language picker and a Make captions button, and the Studio look choices None, Clean, Soft and Bold

Video recording, Pro

Captions made where the recording is

A speech model ships inside the extension. There is nothing to download and no account, and the sound of your recording never leaves your computer.

A transcript with timestamps, and .srt and .vtt files
Captions burned into the exported video, word by word, in your colour, size and positionPro
The language is detected, or you pick one of 26. Accuracy depends on how clear the sound is
The first time, the model takes a moment to load

Video recording, Pro

Blur and click rings, drawn into the video

Start from the toolbar with Record this tab, and the recording follows your clicks. No picker, and the extension runs on no site until you start.

Blur sensitive info: emails, phone numbers, IBANs, card numbers, API keys and password fields are blurred in the page itself, so they are blurred in the video. Alt+click blurs anything else
A ring at every click
The shortcut keys you press, shown on screen. Letters typed into fields are never shown or saved
Chapters with Alt+Shift+M while you record. Copy them as a YouTube list or download a WebVTT file
A camera bubble in a corner of the video
Tab or system audio where Edge offers it, and your microphone, mixed into one soundtrack

Video recording, Pro

Cut the recording in the same place

Press Edit on any recording. Saving makes a new recording and leaves the original alone.

A filmstrip and a waveform. Drag to select, then split, cut or trim, undo, and preview with the cuts skipped
Pauses of 0.7 seconds or more are marked on the timeline, and the ends can be trimmed
Precise export lands every cut on the exact frame. Quick export copies the video without re-encoding and is almost instant

The cut editor: the recording, a play button, Split, Cut, Trim start and Trim end buttons, undo and redo, and a timeline with numbered step markers, a filmstrip and a waveform where cut ranges are hatched

Silences and filler words: seven pauses found on this computer, each with a switch, and Cut all and Keep all buttons

Video recording, Pro

Real MP4 files that stay on your computer

Takelight writes the video to disk as it records, so memory use stays flat on long recordings.

H.264 video and AAC audio (Opus on Linux), with the index written at the end, so you can jump anywhere in a browser, on a phone or in an editor
No watermark. No sign-in
If the tab closes, Edge crashes or the power goes, the next recorder page offers Recover last recording. The last few seconds may be missing
A Recordings page to play, edit, rename, download and delete. Nothing is uploaded

The Recordings page: three recordings with thumbnails and lengths, a note that 3.3 MB is stored on this computer and nothing is uploaded, and a New recording button

Pricing

Free makes guides from your clicks

Free has no watermark and no account, and keeps ten guides. Pro adds video recording, unlimited guides, Word and PDF files, your logo on guides, handbooks, and burned-in captions in the editor.

Feature	Free	Pro
Instant guide: click through a task, no video	Included	Included
Picture editor: crop, zoom, box, arrow, blur and text	Included	Included
Guides kept	Up to 10	No limit
Guide copied for Google Docs or Notion	Up to 5 steps	Included
Guide as one HTML file	Included	Included
Guide as Markdown with images	Included	Included
Guide as a Word file	Not included	Included
Guide as a PDF, and your logo, colour and footer on guides	Not included	Included
Handbook: several guides as one offline site	Not included	Included
Record video into a guide: tab, window or screen, and video files	Not included	Included
Video extras: click rings, shortcut keys, blur, chapters, camera bubble, audio	Not included	Included
Video editor: trim, speed per range, poster frame and caption files (.srt and .vtt)	Included	Included
Cuts in the middle	Up to 3	No limit
Annotations on the video: text, arrow, box and step number	Up to 3	No limit
Blur and pixelate boxes on the video	Included	Included
Saved size	16:9 at 720p or 1080p	Also 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 4K
GIF from the editor	Up to 15 seconds	No limit
Silence and filler-word removal, and faster pauses	Not included	Included
Auto-zoom, studio look and cursor effects in the saved video	Not included	Included
Camera layouts: shape, size, corner, hide or full frame	Not included	Included
Several recordings in one video, and music under the voice	Not included	Included
Crash recovery of a recording	Not included	Included
Captions burned into the video	Not included	Included
Browsers per license	Not applicable	Up to 3
Price	€0 forever No account, no card Add to Edge	€69 for a year €39 for 6 months, €139 for Pro forever Get 6 months, €39 Get Pro forever, €139 Get 1 year, €69

7 days of Pro, free. PDF, Word, handbooks and copying more than 5 steps need a paid pass. See how buying works, or compare Takelight with Loom, Screenity and Tella.

Questions

Before you install

Is it free, with no watermark and no account?: Yes. Free needs no account and puts no watermark on a guide. It keeps ten guides, and recording video is part of Pro.
How is a guide made?: Press Start guide in the toolbar, click through the task and press Stop. Each click, typed field and page change becomes a step with a screenshot and a title. Copy it for Google Docs or Notion (up to 5 steps on Free) or export it as Markdown with images or one HTML file for free, or export it as a Word file or PDF with Pro. With Pro, a video recorded with Record this tab makes steps the same way.
Is there a watermark?: No, not on the free plan and not on Pro.
Where are my guides stored?: On your computer, in your browser's extension storage. Open them from the library. Nothing is uploaded.
What does Start guide work on?: Normal web pages in the tab in front, across sites. Browser pages and extension stores cannot be captured. The pictures are screenshots of the visible tab, and you can crop, zoom, box, arrow, blur or label them.
Do captions send my sound anywhere?: No. The speech model is part of the extension and runs on your computer, so there is no account and nothing to download. The first time you make captions the model takes a moment to load. The transcript and the .srt and .vtt files are free; burning captions into the video is Pro.
How does blur work in a video?: With Blur sensitive info ticked while you record a video (Pro), the extension finds emails, phone numbers, IBANs, card numbers, API keys and password fields in the page and blurs them in the page itself, so the video shows them blurred. It reads the page's text on your computer and sends nothing anywhere. Text inside images is not read, so look at the video before you share it. Alt+click blurs anything else. In a guide, the Blur tool covers any part of a picture.
What does the video editor do?: Trim, cut the middle, speed up a range, mark the picture with text, arrows, boxes and blur, join recordings, add music, and make captions on your computer. Free keeps trimming, 3 cuts in the middle, 3 annotations besides blur, 16:9 up to 1080p and GIFs up to 15 seconds. Pro lifts those limits and adds silence and filler-word removal, burned-in captions, auto-zoom, studio look, cursor effects, camera layouts, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 4K.
What happens if Edge crashes while I record video?: The file is written to disk as you record. If the tab closes, Edge crashes or the power goes, the next recorder page offers Recover last recording and rebuilds a playable MP4 from what reached the disk. The last few seconds before the interruption may be missing.
What do I need to run it?: Edge 116 or newer. The MP4 needs H.264 encoding on your computer. If it is missing, the recording is saved as WebM and the page says so before you start. If AAC audio is missing, the sound is saved as Opus and the page says so.
Can a video include system audio?: Tab audio works on every system. Whole-system audio is offered by Edge on Windows, and you tick Share audio in Edge's dialog.
Does it record what I type?: No. The key labels show shortcuts and named keys such as Enter, and letters typed into fields are never shown or saved. A guide step says Type in the "Email" field and never what was typed. Nothing is read from password, card-number or one-time-code fields.
What leaves my computer?: Your license key, when a Pro pass is activated or re-checked. Nothing else. Screen, window, tab, microphone and camera content, the sound of a recording and its transcript are never uploaded. Details in the privacy policy.
How long does Pro last?: A 6-month pass gives six months of Pro, a year pass twelve months, and Pro forever lasts as long as Takelight is offered. After a 6-month or year pass, Takelight goes back to the free plan. The key works in up to 3 browsers.
Where is the full price list?: On the pricing page. To see how Takelight differs from other recorders, read Takelight vs Loom, vs Screenity and vs Tella, or the guides.
Something missing?: What’s next: roadmap.
Where do I get help?: Write to [email protected].