What is Guidely?add
Guidely is an AI-powered Chrome extension that provides interactive, step-by-step guidance directly inside any web app. Instead of sending teammates a video or a document, you give them a guide that plays live on the real tool — highlighting buttons, walking through forms, and letting them try each step themselves. It's built for employee onboarding, tool training, and reducing the "how do I do this?" questions that slow teams down.
How does it work?add
Install the Chrome extension, open any web app, and ask Guidely how to do something — in plain English. The AI reads the actual page you're on, understands the layout, and walks you through it step by step with highlights, tooltips, and interactive prompts. You can also record a walkthrough yourself and let AI clean it up into a polished guide. Either way, the result is a reusable guide your whole team can follow.
What apps does Guidely work with?add
Any web application — Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, Workday, Zendesk, your company's internal tools, even niche industry software. Because Guidely is a Chrome extension that reads the page directly, there's no per-app integration, API key, or vendor partnership required. If it runs in a browser, Guidely works on it.
Do I need IT to set it up?add
Not at all. There's no code to install, no backend to configure, and no IT ticket to file. You install the Chrome extension, sign in, and start creating or following guides immediately. For teams, an admin can share an invite link — teammates install the extension and get instant access to every guide in the shared library.
How is Guidely different from Loom or Scribe?add
Loom records a video of someone doing a task — the viewer watches passively. Scribe captures static screenshots with annotations — useful, but still a document you read separately. Guidely is interactive: it plays directly on the live app, highlights the exact element you need to click, and waits for you to actually do it before moving on. Research consistently shows that people retain more when they learn by doing, and that's exactly what Guidely enables.
Is my data secure?add
Yes. Guidely does not store or transmit the contents of the pages you visit. The extension reads the page structure locally to generate guidance, but that data stays in your browser. Guide data you save is encrypted in transit and at rest, and we follow industry-standard security practices. You can read more on our Security page.
Can I use Guidely for my whole team?add
Absolutely — that's what it's built for. Create a guide once and it's instantly available to everyone on your team. You get a shared library of guides organized by tool, a searchable interface so teammates can find what they need, and an analytics dashboard that shows managers who completed what, which guides get replayed most (a signal for where the team is struggling), and overall onboarding progress.