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GuideYou - Guidance for everyday technology

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GuideYou helps you create simple visual step-by-step guides your family can follow without calling you every time. Upload screenshots, highlight what to tap, and share guides in a family workspace. Works on any device, supports feedback when screens change, and stays signed in for easy access. Explain things once and let others follow anytime.

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Tom
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A few months ago I realized I was basically doing tech support for my parents every other night.It was always the same: “TV is not working” “How do I log into my bank?” “Why does this look different?” I tried everything - screenshots, phone calls, even writing steps in notes but nothing really stuck, they were always lost somewhere and... a couple of weeks later, same problem again. So I built GuideYou - a simple way to create step-by-step visual guides that anyone can follow. Now instead of explaining things repeatedly, I just create a guide once and my parents use it whenever they need. So basically, my parents are now my QA team 😄 ✨ What GuideYou does - Create visual step-by-step guides - Upload screenshots/photos and highlight exactly where to tap - Interactive guidance - Use glowing hotspots and simple instructions - Family workspace - Share guides with family members (Admin / Editor / Viewer roles) - Real-time feedback loop - “This doesn’t look right” button sends feedback instantly - Works on every device - It’s a web app - you can even add it to your home screen like a native app - Stay signed in - No constant logins — designed for non-technical users - Private by default - Guides are only visible within your family - Public guide library (small but growing) - Share useful guides with others - AI asset generation - Generate visuals for guides when screenshots aren’t enough 💡 Why I built this The real problem isn’t explaining something once. It’s explaining the same thing over and over again. GuideYou turns that into: explain once → reusable forever 🎯 Who it’s for - People helping parents or grandparents with tech - Families supporting each other - Anyone tired of repeating instructions - Non-technical users who need simple guidance 🚀 What I’m looking for I’d love feedback on: - onboarding & first-time experience - guide creation flow - clarity of instructions - anything confusing or unnecessary
Maria Anosova 🔥

@gosu94 How familiar this is (when loved ones call with requests like this! A video about me)))

Good job coming up with this! Good luck

Tom

@maria_anosova Thank You!

O Mila

Love this!
The Gmail sign up flow currently returns invalid access may want to check that out or leave the traditional sign up with password only.

Tom

@o_mila thank you! Hmm 75% of user's Sign Ups are via Google oath2 (including mine), it seems to be working fine. Can you try again?

Tom

@o_mila Just to let you know, this issue affected a small number of users. It’s been identified and should now be resolved. Thanks for feedback!

Gaston Johansen

Congrats on the launch! I really like the initiative and can see strong potential, especially for older users.

After trying it out for a few minutes, I noticed a few usability and clarity gaps, particularly for first-time users. The lack of onboarding stood out, as it leaves some key questions unanswered early on.

Happy to share a few quick thoughts and ideas if that’s helpful :)

Tom

@gaston_ux Thank you! I'm happy to hear that. I think you're right - the onboarding experience needs a bit of polish. That will be my next priority

victor

I’m honestly so relieved to see a tool like GuideYou. I spent years explaining the same three steps to my parents over the phone, but having a shared family workspace for visual guides changes everything. It’s a total friction-free way to help them stay independent without me having to repeat myself every single weekend. Finally, I can just say, 'Check the guide!'

Tom

@victorjason That was exactly my point, thank you!

Martí Carmona Serrat

When the UI of an app updates and the screenshots become outdated, does GuideYou notify the guide creator to refresh them? Super practical for families, congrats!

Tom

@mcarmonas Thanks so much for the kind words!

It would be extremely difficult to automatically track every UI change across all apps.

That’s why GuideYou is designed to rely on its users - viewers can quickly report any issue with a guide, including outdated screenshots.

Creators get notified instantly by email, so they can jump in and update things right away. There’s even a dedicated “This looks different” button on every step to make reporting super easy