Quartz Studio
Create step-by-step guides, support reports, incident evidence and QA procedures from real Windows actions.
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Description
Create step-by-step guides, support reports, incident evidence and QA procedures from real Windows actions. Local-first, no cloud upload, one-time purchase.
About Quartz Studio
What is Quartz Studio?
Quartz Studio is a Windows documentation app that turns captured desktop actions into guides, support reports, and procedures.
What Quartz Studio does
Quartz Studio captures screenshots manually or as the user clicks during a session. Its editor combines steps, descriptions, images, and annotations into structured documents. Local OCR, blur, and privacy review help users inspect sensitive information before export.
Who Quartz Studio is for
IT teams, helpdesk professionals, customer support, QA, operations, training, and technical documentation teams can document Windows workflows, incidents, bug reproduction steps, and internal procedures.
How Quartz Studio works
The user starts a session, chooses full-screen or active-window capture, and performs the workflow. Captured steps can be reordered and edited with descriptions, text-only steps, local images, and placeholders. The user annotates and reviews the document before exporting it or saving an editable package.
Key features
- Manual and assisted capture record steps within a user-started session.
- Full-screen and active-window capture offer different screenshot scopes.
- The structured editor supports sections and editable step descriptions.
- Annotations include arrows, numbers, notes, highlights, and magnifier areas.
- Blur zones hide sensitive screenshot areas.
- Local Windows OCR extracts text from captures.
- Exports include PDF, DOCX, HTML, HTML ZIP, PowerPoint, and Markdown.
- Editable Quartz packages preserve sessions, steps, annotations, and assets.
Pricing
As listed on viciousse.com, checked 14 October 2026. Prices can change; see the site for current terms.
- Microsoft Store: US$14.99 one-time with a lifetime license.
Facts from viciousse.com, checked 14 October 2026
- Screenshots, OCR text, annotations, and project files stay in the local workspace.
Written from Quartz Studio's own website (Homepage, Docs). The maker can claim this listing to edit it.
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Frequently asked questions
Are screenshots uploaded?
Quartz Studio does not upload screenshots to a Quartz Studio cloud; the core workflow runs locally on Windows.
Is a SaaS account required?
Documentation can be created without a Quartz Studio SaaS account.
Does it log keystrokes?
Quartz Studio says it does not log keystrokes and documents workflows visually using screenshots and descriptions.
Can sensitive information be hidden?
Blur zones and capture review allow sensitive areas to be hidden before export.
Can a session be reopened?
An editable Quartz package preserves the session and its assets so it can be reopened or transferred.
Is there a recurring subscription?
The app is sold through Microsoft Store as a one-time purchase with a lifetime license.