Editor overview
A tour of the editor layout, the tools, and the philosophy behind them.
The editor opens automatically after every recording, and any time you click a demo on your dashboard. Everything you do here saves automatically; watch for the save indicator in the top bar.
The layout
The editor has four areas:
| Area | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Top bar | Top | Demo title, save status, preview, and the Publish button. |
| Toolbar | Below the top bar | The tools: Annotation, Hotspot, Blur, Zoom, Edit content, plus Demo settings. |
| Step list | Left | Every step as a thumbnail. Click to select, drag to reorder, delete, and the Add step menu. |
| Canvas | Center | The selected step, rendered exactly as viewers will see it. |
Selecting a tool opens its panel on the right, with settings for the selected step.
What each tool does
Annotation
The text bubble on each step: heading, description, position, and style.
Hotspot
The visual pointer: an animated dot or a spotlight around the clicked element.
Blur
Draw boxes over anything viewers shouldn't see. Applies everywhere the step renders.
Zoom
Magnify a step around a focus point. Reframe instead of re-record.
Edit content
Change the real text, images, and logos on the captured page. Reversible, and applies across steps.
Personalize
Add variables to your text so one demo greets every recipient by name from the share link.
Working with steps
- Select a step in the left list to edit it on the canvas.
- Reorder by dragging the handle that appears when you hover a step's thumbnail.
- Delete with the ✕ on a thumbnail. Deleted steps go to this demo's trash and stay restorable for 30 days.
- Add steps with the + Add step button at the bottom of the list. There are four ways, and none of them involve re-recording your demo.
Never record twice
Every editor feature exists to serve one promise: one recording is raw material, not a final take. Wrong order? Drag. Bad step? Delete, it's restorable. Missed a step? Duplicate a neighbor, copy one from another demo, or append a fresh recording. Sensitive data on screen? Blur it. Too far away? Zoom.
Previewing
Preview from the top bar shows the demo as a viewer will experience it, including the cover screen, navigation, and the call to action at the end. Preview always reflects your current draft, even before publishing.