Howpaper by MalvatechDo it once. Howpaper writes the guide.
Press Record and do the task as usual. Every click and every field you fill becomes a numbered step with a screenshot. Passwords and card numbers are hidden automatically. Edit, then export a clean HTML page or PDF — free, without an account.
Coming to the Chrome Web Store — October 2026 See pricingNo account. No cloud. Guides and screenshots stay in your browser.
Why Howpaper?
Export is free
Self-contained HTML and PDF, unlimited guides, on the free plan. Other recorders keep export behind a monthly subscription.
Nothing goes to a cloud
Guides live in your browser's storage, not on our servers — we don't have any for your data. Fine for internal tools, admin panels and customer data you can't upload elsewhere.
Secrets hidden by default
Password, card, IBAN-like and "secret" fields are pixelated in every screenshot, and the typed values are never stored. Blur anything else with a drag.
Pay once, not monthly
Pro is €24 one time: Word and Markdown export, your logo and colour, no footer. Comparable plans elsewhere cost about that every month.
How it works
- Open the site you want to document and click Start recording (shortcut Alt+Shift+R).
- Do the task. Each click, field and choice becomes a step, with a screenshot and the clicked element highlighted.
- Click Stop: the editor opens. Rename steps, add notes, reorder, delete, blur.
- Export as HTML or PDF (free), or Word and Markdown (Pro). Share the file however you like.
Pricing
| Free | Pro |
|---|---|
| €0 | €24 once, forever |
| Unlimited recordings and guides | Everything in Free |
| Editor: rename, notes, reorder, blur | Word (.docx) export |
| Automatic hiding of passwords and card numbers | Markdown + images (zip) for wikis and docs-as-code |
| HTML and PDF export, with a small "Made with Howpaper" line | Your logo and colour, no Howpaper footer |
| Howpaper Pro — €24 |
Payments and invoices by Polar (VAT handled at checkout). Your licence key arrives by email and works on 3 browsers. 14-day refund, no questions asked: write to [email protected].
Compare
| Scribe | Tango | Howpaper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Limited guides, share links, no PDF/HTML export | Limited, export on paid plans | Unlimited guides, HTML and PDF export |
| Paid plan | Monthly subscription | Monthly subscription | €24 once |
| Where guides live | Their cloud, account required | Their cloud, account required | Your browser, no account |
| Team sharing, analytics | Yes | Yes | No — you share the exported file |
Based on the public pricing pages in October 2026; check them for current details. If you need hosted sharing and team analytics, Scribe and Tango do that well. Howpaper is for people who want the file, privately, without a subscription.
Questions
Does anything leave my computer?
No guide, screenshot or URL ever does. The only network call is the optional Pro licence check to clip.malvatech.app, which receives the key and nothing else. Privacy policy.
Which permissions does it need, and why?
Access to the pages you record (asked the first time you press Record) to see your clicks and take screenshots; storage to keep guides locally; alarms for the weekly licence re-check. It never reads pages when you aren't recording.
Can I share a guide with a link?
Not from Howpaper: there's no server holding your guides. Export HTML or PDF and put it wherever your team already shares files (drive, wiki, email, intranet).
What if a screenshot shows something private?
Passwords, card numbers and fields named like secrets are pixelated automatically. For anything else, click "Blur area" on the step and drag over it: the blur is baked into every export.
Does it work in Edge or Brave?
It's built for Chrome; Chromium browsers that install from the Chrome Web Store usually work too.