With Macreto, you make software tutorials by uploading your screen recordings, recording the facecam script and reviewing the finished video. Macreto handles editing, slides, chapters, music, thumbnails and Shorts. You focus on showing the software well.
Common problems with software tutorials
Recording is usually quick. The real work starts afterward:
- Raw footage full of dead time. Loading bars, typos, “uh, where was that again” – it all has to go.
- No framing. A plain screen recording doesn’t tell viewers why they should stick around. The intro and transitions are missing.
- Chapters and descriptions take extra time. Finding timestamps, writing the description, designing a thumbnail.
- Tools change fast. If you cover software, you need to publish often to keep your content current.
How a software tutorial comes together in Macreto
- Upload tutorials: One or more screen recordings, uploaded in several parts at once and resumable.
- Research: Macreto researches the topic with sources – for example new features in an app. You approve.
- Script: Research and recordings become a facecam script that matches exactly what you show on screen.
- Record the facecam: Use the browser teleprompter. This is the only part on camera.
- Build: Macreto edits and adds slides, animations, AI images, music and sound effects. More in video production.
- Review: In the video editor, pause, mark spots on the frame and leave time-stamped comments.
- Publish: Full-quality video plus package.
Features that fit software tutorials
Video style
Choose where the facecam sits, which transitions and captions (karaoke captions, for example) to use, and whether a chapter progress bar runs along. Set it once and it applies to every tutorial.
Publishing package and chapter editor
Three titles, three thumbnails, a description with chapters, tags, a pinned comment and a community post. Adjust chapters in the chapter editor. Details in publishing package.
Thumbnail comparison
See your thumbnails next to other videos. Enter the winner from YouTube’s test, and Macreto learns from it for future suggestions.
Versions and Shorts
The same recordings can become up to three versions, such as a compact YouTube tutorial and a detailed deep-dive cut. On the Creator plan and up, you also get up to 12 vertical Shorts.
Learning log
If you correct how a product name is spelled, for example, Macreto saves it as a rule for future videos.
Tips for better recordings
Macreto builds from what you record. A few habits improve the result:
- One task per recording. Several short recordings are easier to place than one long one.
- Click calmly. Give each step a moment so viewers can follow. Macreto cuts the pauses later.
- Keep your screen tidy. Close notifications and tabs that don’t belong in the video.
- Large files are fine. Files up to 20 GB upload in several parts at once and resume if your connection drops.
Raw recordings are deleted automatically after 30 days of inactivity, and they’re never used for AI training.
How Macreto helps with software tutorials
Macreto is built for creators who explain things, and software tutorials are at the core of that. You stay in control of content and approvals while Macreto handles the repetitive production work. See your first video for a walkthrough.