Glossary

The words Thoth uses, in plain terms: guide, step, note, placeholder, design, SOP and more.

Plan: Free
Reading time: 2 min read
Checked against Thoth for Windows on: October 23, 2026

Term	Meaning
Guide	A document made of steps, with a title and an optional introduction. The unit you record, edit, export and publish.
Step	One thing to do: a title, a description, usually a screenshot, and any notes. A step can have substeps.
Library	All your guides, with folders, tags and favorites.
Capture	Recording steps by clicking through a task. Different from Record a video, which records an MP4.
Control bar	The small bar that stays on top while you capture.
Click marker	The shape Thoth draws on a screenshot where you clicked.
Note (callout)	A colored box of text around a step: Info, Tip, Warning, Important or Note.
Content block	A step with only text: no number, no screenshot.
Blur / redact	Hiding part of a screenshot by blurring, pixelating or covering it. Burned into exports.
Placeholder	A word in double square brackets, like `[[Company]]`, replaced with its value on export.
Reusable steps	A set of steps shared between guides; change it once and every guide that uses it follows.
Choice (branch)	An “if you see this, go to that step” on a step. Pro.
Design	The template for PDF and Word: cover, header, footer, step layout and SOP sections.
SOP	Standard operating procedure: a guide in a document with control details, revision history and sign-off.
Brand kit	Your logo, company name, color and fonts, applied to every export. Pro.
Guide Me	A live overlay that rings the next control to click in the real app. Pro.
Refresh	Retaking a guide’s screenshots in a newer version of the app. Pro.
Help center	A searchable website made from your guides.
Pro / Free	The two plans. See What’s in Free and what’s in Pro.
License key	A signed code starting `CT1-` that unlocks Pro and is checked on your computer.

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Glossary

The words Thoth uses, in plain terms: guide, step, note, placeholder, design, SOP and more.

Plan: Free
Reading time: 2 min read
Checked against Thoth for Windows on: October 23, 2026

Term	Meaning
Guide	A document made of steps, with a title and an optional introduction. The unit you record, edit, export and publish.
Step	One thing to do: a title, a description, usually a screenshot, and any notes. A step can have substeps.
Library	All your guides, with folders, tags and favorites.
Capture	Recording steps by clicking through a task. Different from Record a video, which records an MP4.
Control bar	The small bar that stays on top while you capture.
Click marker	The shape Thoth draws on a screenshot where you clicked.
Note (callout)	A colored box of text around a step: Info, Tip, Warning, Important or Note.
Content block	A step with only text: no number, no screenshot.
Blur / redact	Hiding part of a screenshot by blurring, pixelating or covering it. Burned into exports.
Placeholder	A word in double square brackets, like `[[Company]]`, replaced with its value on export.
Reusable steps	A set of steps shared between guides; change it once and every guide that uses it follows.
Choice (branch)	An “if you see this, go to that step” on a step. Pro.
Design	The template for PDF and Word: cover, header, footer, step layout and SOP sections.
SOP	Standard operating procedure: a guide in a document with control details, revision history and sign-off.
Brand kit	Your logo, company name, color and fonts, applied to every export. Pro.
Guide Me	A live overlay that rings the next control to click in the real app. Pro.
Refresh	Retaking a guide’s screenshots in a newer version of the app. Pro.
Help center	A searchable website made from your guides.
Pro / Free	The two plans. See What’s in Free and what’s in Pro.
License key	A signed code starting `CT1-` that unlocks Pro and is checked on your computer.