A procedure runner · v1
A procedure runner that connects the dots

One place for the procedures you keep looking up.

Walk through procedures, check things off, keep records. Each step can link to other procedures, define jargon, and attach images — so when you hit "install the software," the install checklist is one click away, not buried in another doc.

The Steps home view showing a procedure library in the sidebar and the welcome screen with three creation options.
The problem

Every procedure references another procedure. And another.

You start a task. Two steps in, you hit something you don't quite remember. You open a second doc. It references a third. By the time you've found what you need, you've forgotten what you were originally doing.

Steps fixes this by making every reference a real, clickable link. Sub-procedures open in place. Jargon definitions hover. Your progress is preserved the entire way down.

01 / FEATURE One library

All your procedures, at a glance.

Every procedure you've built sits on the home screen with a live progress badge and the next pending step. Click any card to start. No file structure, no folders, no hunting.

  • Live "next step" preview on each card so you never lose context.
  • Progress badges show how far through each procedure you are.
  • Fuzzy search across procedure names, step text, sub-bullets, and definitions.
The Your Procedures grid showing five procedures with progress badges and next-step previews.
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02 / FEATURE Connected steps

Steps that link to other procedures.

When a step references another procedure — "follow the Outlook signature setup" — that reference is a real link. Click it, the sub-procedure opens in a side window, you work through it, and your progress on the parent procedure is preserved. No tabs lost. No place lost.

  • Sub-procedures track their own completion against the parent step.
  • When a sub-procedure is done, its inline link shows a green check.
  • Attach images to any step — Word docs import with images intact.
A sub-procedure window showing the File → Options → Mail → Signatures step with an attached screenshot of the Outlook signature dialog.
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03 / FEATURE Smart text

Highlight any word, make it smart.

Select text in any step. A small toolbar appears with three options: define a term, link to another procedure, or attach a URL. The selected word stays where it is — it just becomes a different color, with the right behavior on click.

  • Define jargon once — every mention everywhere becomes a hover-popover.
  • Link to a procedure by name. The visible word doesn't change.
  • Attach URLs to clickable hot-words. Previews work for images and PDFs.
Edit mode showing the selection toolbar with Define, Procedure, and Link options over a highlighted word.
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One place for all the knowledge and procedures a team keeps re-explaining. Stop bouncing between docs.
— What Steps is for
How it works

Three moves. No setup.

Step 01 — Capture

Paste, upload, or build

Drop in a Word doc, paste a numbered list, or build from scratch. Steps parses common formats automatically — numbered lists, blank-line groups, indented outlines.

Step 02 — Connect

Wire your knowledge together

Highlight jargon to define it. Highlight a phrase to link it to another procedure. Drag in screenshots. Each connection makes the next walkthrough smoother.

Step 03 — Run

Walk through, check off

Each step is a focused card. Mark complete, advance to the next. When you reach a sub-procedure link, click in — your place in the parent is held.

Try it

Stop hunting through docs. Start running procedures.

The demo loads in your browser with five interconnected example procedures. Everything saves to your own device — no account required.