Life & fun · November 28, 2019
Flowshare: Create and discover how-to guides for everyday software
Hi HN, I created Flowshare (https://flowshare.io/) to make creating step by step guides with screenshots and annotations as easy as recording a screencast. As a reader, I find screenshots and text much easier and faster to follow than watching a long screencast. As a creator, recording a screencast is much easier. Flowshare gives you the best of both worlds. You can search existing guides at: https://flowshare.io/search Here is an example of one the most popular guides: https://flowshare.io/flow/how-to-block-spam-invitations-from... I'm…
Flowshare: Create and discover how-to guides for everyday software launched on November 28, 2019 with 71 votes, #561 of 3,203 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Flowshare is a platform for creating and sharing step-by-step software guides using screenshots and annotations. It targets both guide creators who want an easier alternative to screencasts and readers who prefer visual guides over videos. The service includes a Chrome extension for capturing guides and a searchable directory of existing instructions across various software applications.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, I created Flowshare (https://flowshare.io/) to make creating step by step guides with screenshots and annotations as easy as recording a screencast. As a reader, I find screenshots and text much easier and faster to follow than watching a long screencast. As a creator, recording a screencast is…
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