Free Online Video to Help Article
Transform tutorial videos into professional help articles instantly. AI generates step-by-step documentation with auto-captured screenshots.
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Writing documentation from videos is painful
Time-consuming process
Watching videos, pausing to take notes, capturing screenshots, and formatting everything takes hours for a single article.
Manual screenshots
Pausing at the right moment, capturing, cropping, and organizing screenshots manually is tedious and error-prone.
Inconsistent quality
Different writers create different styles. Maintaining consistent, high-quality documentation across your help center is hard.
AI turns videos into help articles automatically
Our free video to help article generator creates structured, professional documentation from your tutorial videos—complete with screenshots.
Intelligent step detection
AI identifies distinct steps and actions in your video, creating a logical flow that's easy to follow.
Auto screenshots
Screenshots are automatically captured at key moments. Every step is illustrated with the relevant visual context.
Structured format
Output includes headings, numbered steps, bullet points, and proper formatting. Ready to publish to any help center.
Full editing control
Review and refine everything. Edit text, swap screenshots, and customize the article to match your documentation style.
How to create help articles from videos
Upload video
Upload your tutorial or product walkthrough video.
AI processes
AI analyzes content and captures key screenshots.
Review & edit
Refine the generated article to your liking.
Export
Download as Markdown, HTML, or copy to clipboard.
Who uses our free video to help article generator?
Product & support teams
Convert product tutorials and feature demos into help center articles. Scale your documentation without scaling your writing team.
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SaaS companies
Create comprehensive onboarding documentation from walkthrough videos. Help users get started faster with clear, visual guides.
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Course creators & educators
Turn lecture recordings and tutorials into written study materials. Students can reference step-by-step guides alongside video content.
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Developer advocates & technical writers
Generate API tutorials, SDK guides, and integration documentation from demo videos. Keep docs in sync with video content automatically.
Why convert videos to help articles?
Searchable content
Video content isn't searchable. Help articles let users find answers quickly through search, improving self-service support.
Accessibility
Written documentation is accessible to everyone—including those who prefer reading, can't watch videos, or have slow internet.
Quick reference
Users can scan articles and jump to specific steps. No need to scrub through video to find one piece of information.
Better SEO
Written content with screenshots ranks well in search. Help articles bring organic traffic and answer user questions proactively.
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Frequently asked questions
Upload your tutorial or explainer video. Our AI analyzes the content, transcribes the audio, identifies key steps, and automatically captures screenshots at important moments. The result is a complete, structured help article ready for your knowledge base.
Screen recordings, product tutorials, software walkthroughs, and how-to videos work best. Any video that demonstrates a process step-by-step will generate great help articles. Clear narration and visible UI elements improve results.
Yes! The AI identifies key moments in your video and automatically captures relevant screenshots. These images are included in your help article to illustrate each step visually.
The generated article is fully editable. You can modify text, reorder steps, add or remove screenshots, and customize the formatting to match your brand style.
Export as Markdown, HTML, or plain text. You can also copy directly to clipboard or download as a file. The output is ready to paste into any help center, wiki, or documentation platform.
Free users can convert videos up to 10 minutes long. Sign up for Vidocu to process longer videos and access advanced features like batch processing and custom templates.
The free version supports English videos. Sign up for Vidocu to generate help articles from videos in 65+ languages, or automatically translate articles to multiple languages.
A transcript is just text from speech. A help article is structured documentation with clear steps, headings, screenshots, and formatting. It's ready to publish, not raw text that needs heavy editing.
Ready to create help articles from your video?
Upload your tutorial video and get a complete help article in seconds. It's free.