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IT helpdesk guides for setup, access and everyday requests

Record setup and access steps for any Mac app, and let employees ask the assistant before raising a request.

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The assistant answering a question with steps from the team's guides

Get setup steps out of one person's head

Record a laptop setup, a VPN connection or an access request once, on your Mac or in Chrome.

  • Any Mac app on macOS 14 or later
  • Chrome extension for Windows, Mac and Linux
  • Your spoken words become step text

Guides this team might record

  • Set up a new laptop for a joiner
  • Connect to the office VPN
  • Request access to a shared drive

Ask the assistant, or replay with Do it for me

The assistant answers from your guides only. Do it for me replays recorded steps and stops to ask when it needs you.

  1. Answers with steps and screenshots
  2. Replays only what was recorded
  3. You can take over at any step

Keep control of where things live

Admins set roles and sharing rules, and can plug in their own storage and AI keys.

  • Your own S3, Google Cloud, Azure or R2
  • Your own OpenAI or OpenRouter key
  • Activity log

Questions from it & helpdesk teams

Does it record apps outside the browser?

Yes. showdo for Mac records any app on macOS 14 or later. The Chrome extension covers Chromium browsers on Windows, Mac and Linux. showdo for Android records on phones with Android 11 or later and is coming soon to Google Play.

Will Do it for me sign in for us?

No. It replays only what was recorded and stops to ask before anything it cannot do alone, like signing in.

Can we use our own AI keys?

Yes. A workspace admin can bring an OpenAI or OpenRouter key, and every AI feature can run on it.

Try showdo with your it & helpdesk team

Record one process and get the guide and the narrated video. Free for everyone during early access.

Cookie settings

Pick what showdo can save on this device.

  • Needed to work

    Keeps you signed in and remembers your cookie choices.

    Always on
    See what's stored
    • Your cookie choicesCookie

      6 months

      Remembers what you chose here so we don't ask again.

    • Sign-inCookie

      30 days

      Keeps you signed in to showdo.

    • Sign-in for this visitCookie

      Until you close the browser

      Signs you out when you close the browser, if you didn't choose to stay signed in.

    • Sign-up age checkCookie

      1 hour

      Remembers that you ticked "I'm 18 or older" while you finish making an account, including with GitHub or Google.

    • Sign-in with GitHub or GoogleCookie

      5 minutes

      Keeps the sign-in with GitHub or Google safe while it finishes.

    • Tips you have seenSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers which tours you finished, skipped or turned off, so they don't come back each time you open showdo.

  • Remember my settings

    Remembers things like your theme, where you left off in a guide and which tips you have seen.

    See what's stored
    • ThemeSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers light, dark or your device setting.

    • Side menu sizeSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers whether the side menu is open or small.

    • Recent guides listSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers whether the recent guides in the side menu are shown or minimised.

    • Requests layoutSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers if guide requests show as a list or a board.

    • Extra settings shownThis tab only

      Until you close the tab

      Keeps a section's extra options open while you move around Settings.

    • Home layoutSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers if your recent guides show as cards or a list.

    • Guides layoutSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers if your guides show as cards or a list.

    • Folders panelSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers whether the folders panel is open.

    • Passkey sign-inSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Asks for your passkey first when you sign in on this browser, because you used one here before. Keeps a scrambled form of your address, not the address itself.

    • How you last recordedSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Starts New guide with Chrome or Mac, whichever you used last.

    • showdo for MacSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers that this browser has talked to showdo for Mac.

    • Where you left offSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Reopens a guide at the last step you reached.

    • Intro video tucked awaySaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers that you tucked the home page intro video into the side, so it stays there next time.

    • Video export choicesSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      Remembers your last size, quality and format when you export.

    • Team set-up progressThis tab only

      Until you close the tab

      Keeps what you typed if you refresh while setting up your team.

    • Workspace switch promptThis tab only

      Until you close the tab

      Asks about switching workspaces only once per visit.

  • Usage statistics

    Helps us see which parts of showdo get used so we can improve them.

    See what's stored
    • Usage statisticsSaved on this device

      Until you clear it

      A random number for this browser, so we can count which pages and buttons get used.

    • Usage statistics for this visitThis tab only

      Until you close the tab

      Groups the pages you open in this tab into one visit.

    • Usage statistics turned offSaved on this device

      A moment

      Stops usage statistics straight away when you turn them off. Removed at the same moment.

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