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FlowSherpa
Record a web workflow once, then guide anyone through it live.
By Virgil DeanUpdated Version 1.2.55
Free · No account required · Available for Chrome
Overview#
FlowSherpa turns a web workflow you already know into a live, step-by-step guide for anyone who needs to follow it. Record the workflow once — clicks, typing, navigation and all — and FlowSherpa writes each step as you perform it. Save, and you get a public link anyone can open without an account.
Opening the link starts a walkthrough on the real website: each step's target is highlighted right where it sits on the page, and the guide advances only when the follower performs the actual action — the correct click, the finished typing, the scroll that brings the next step into view. Multi-page flows follow them from page to page.
Steps are text descriptions plus element fingerprints, not screenshots: nothing is captured as an image, password and payment fields are redacted at record time, and the recording stays on your device until you click Save. The trade-offs follow from that choice. Browser-internal pages such as chrome:// cannot be recorded, a redesigned page can lose a step's target until you re-pick it, and a share link is public — anyone with it can follow the flow. If you need screenshot documentation or video instead, the other tools in this collection cover those jobs.
What it does
The capabilities FlowSherpa ships with today, as implemented — not a roadmap.
Record a workflow by doing it
Clicks, typing, page navigation, slider drags and file picks become steps while you work. Pause anytime, undo the last step, or mark a hover-only interaction.
Edit before you share
Rewrite any step's wording, reorder steps, insert manual steps (a note, a scroll, an extra click), re-pick a step's target element on the live page, or fix a step group's URL.
One link, no account
Saving publishes a public share link. Viewers need no account; anyone without the extension is guided to install it, and the flow resumes automatically afterwards.
Walkthroughs run on the real pages
Each step's target is highlighted right where it sits on the page, and the guide advances only when the follower performs the real action — the correct click, the finished typing, the scroll that brings the next step into view. Multi-page flows follow from page to page.
No screenshots, ever
Steps are text descriptions plus element fingerprints. Nothing is captured, uploaded or stored as an image — and password and payment fields are redacted automatically at record time.
Local until you publish
Recordings stay on your device as drafts. Only clicking Save uploads the step list; deleting a share removes it from the server immediately, and unfinished uploads are swept within 24 hours.
Who it is for
Common situations this extension handles well, and what people typically use it for.
Hand off a recurring internal workflow
Record the expense report, booking or admin flow once. From then on, whoever has to do it gets a link and is walked through the actual system.
Answer 'how do I…' questions once
Instead of writing out the same instructions again, send a link that walks the person through it on the real site — they do it, they learn it.
Onboard teammates to internal tools
Multi-page flows follow the newcomer from page to page. They learn the tool by completing the real workflow, not by reading a document about it.
Guide clients through a portal
Walk a client through a dashboard or booking portal step by step, on the pages they will actually use, without a screen-share call.
How to use FlowSherpa
From install to first result in four steps.
Start a recording
Install FlowSherpa from the Chrome Web Store, open the page the workflow starts on, and start recording. Grant the one-time permission for the sites this flow uses.
Perform the workflow as usual
Click, type and navigate — FlowSherpa writes each step as you go. Pause anytime, undo the last step, or mark a hover-only interaction as a step.
Review and polish
Rewrite step wording, reorder or insert steps, re-pick a target that pointed at the wrong control, and fix a step group's page URL.
Save and share the link
Saving uploads the step list and creates a public link. Followers open it, install the extension if prompted, and are walked through the real pages.
How it compares
An honest look at where this tool fits — and where other options fit better.
| Criterion | FlowSherpa | Scribe | Tango |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic screenshots of each step | No — steps are text plus element fingerprints; no images are captured or uploaded | Yes — automatic annotated screenshots | Yes — automatic annotated screenshots |
| Walkthrough runs live on the real pages | Yes — the step's target is highlighted in place and the guide advances when the follower performs it | No — produces documentation you read | Screenshot-first; interactive guides are secondary |
| Captured steps leave your device | Only when you click Save to publish a share | As you record — steps sync to a cloud workspace | As you record — steps sync to a cloud workspace |
| Team workspaces, permissions and analytics | No — one public link per flow, managed from the extension | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free | Free tier; paid plans for teams | Free tier; paid plans for teams |
Our take: Scribe and Tango turn a workflow into rich, screenshot-based documentation for teams. FlowSherpa trades the screenshots for something narrower: a follower who completes the real workflow, live, one action at a time. If your reader needs to read, those tools fit better; if they need to do, this one does.
Limitations & known boundaries
What this extension does not do, and the cases where results may be imperfect. Stated plainly so you can decide before installing.
- It records workflows, not images or video. Steps are text descriptions plus element fingerprints, so it cannot produce screenshot documentation — for that, use a capture tool.
- Browser-internal pages (chrome:// pages, the Chrome Web Store) cannot be recorded.
- Recording and walkthroughs use a one-time permission that covers only the sites you choose; nothing runs on pages you don't record or replay.
- The walkthrough advances only when the follower performs each action. It is a hands-on guide, not a video to sit back and watch.
- If a site changes its layout, a step's target may no longer be found — fix it by re-picking the element on the live page in the editor.
- Share links are public: anyone with the link can follow the flow. There are no viewer accounts or per-viewer access controls.
- A flow can contain up to 200 steps.
Frequently asked questions
Questions people ask before and after installing.
Does it record video or screenshots of my screen?
No. A step is a text description plus an element fingerprint — the information used to re-locate the control on the page later. No screenshots are captured, uploaded or stored, and there is no video recording.
What is uploaded, and when?
Recordings stay on your device while you edit. Only when you click Save does the step list — page URLs and titles, step text, element fingerprints — go to our backend to create the share link. Live walkthroughs send anonymous, aggregate events only (no URLs, no page content), and the backend keeps visitors' IP addresses only as rate-limit counters, deleted within 48 hours.
Do the people I share with need the extension?
Yes — the walkthrough runs inside the extension. The share page detects this and guides visitors to the Chrome Web Store; once installed, the flow picks up automatically, right where they left off.
What if a step points at the wrong control?
In the review screen you can re-pick the target element on the live page, rewrite the step's wording, reorder steps, or insert manual steps before sharing.
Can someone just watch the walkthrough instead of doing it?
FlowSherpa is a hands-on guide by design: each step completes when the follower performs the real action on the page. There is no video to watch, because the point is that they end up having done it themselves.
Is it free?
Yes — free to install from the Chrome Web Store. No account is required to record a flow or to follow a shared one.
Changelog
What changed in FlowSherpa, newest first.
v1.2.55LatestFirst public release on the Chrome Web Store. Earlier 1.2.x builds were development versions before the public listing.
- AddedRecord a web workflow by performing it — clicks, typing, page navigation, slider drags and file picks become steps as you go, with pause, undo and hover marking.
- AddedA review screen to polish the flow before sharing: rewrite step wording, reorder steps, insert manual steps, re-pick a target element on the live page, and fix a step group's URL.
- AddedOne-click public share links — viewers need no account, and visitors without the extension are guided to install it and resume automatically.
- AddedLive walkthroughs on the real pages: each step's target is highlighted in place, the guide advances only when the follower performs the action, and multi-page flows follow from page to page.
- AddedPrivacy by design: no screenshots ever, passwords and payment fields redacted at record time, local drafts until you click Save, and deleting a share removes it from the server immediately.
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Editorial disclosure
We are the developers of the extensions documented on this site. This page describes the shipped version as we built and tested it — including its limitations — and was fact-checked on . Claims are based on our own testing of released builds; where third-party tools are named, their capabilities are described as documented by their publishers.
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