Mimik: auto-capture browser workflows

What it does

Most workflow documentation tools store your screenshots in their cloud, require an account, and charge you past the free tier. Mimik doesn't. Everything runs locally in your browser. No sign-up, no telemetry, no servers. Just install, record, and export as Markdown, PDF, HTML, or GIF. Open source, free forever, and it works offline. Bring your own AI key if you want smart descriptions. Your workflows, your machine, full stop.

Auto-capture any browser workflow into a step-by-step guide. 100% local, no cloud.

Mimik watches your tabs and writes the guide — annotated screenshots, numbered steps, ready to export. It never phones home. No account, no onboarding, no "connect your workspace" dance. Pin, record, export. Install from the Chrome Web Store Microsoft Edge Add-ons Firefox Add-ons and pin Mimik to your toolbar. Click once to start recording. Do the thing you'd do anyway. Mimik captures every click and keystroke and builds a step-by-step guide in the side panel. Ship a polished guide as Markdown, PDF, HTML, or a shareable link — all rendered locally. Your machine, your call. Every feature runs on your machine. No servers to trust, no quotas to hit. Every click, keystroke, and navigation —…from mimik.westpoint.io

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