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Everything you need to build and share demos
A quick reference for InstaDemo's core flow — from pasting your first URL to connecting Claude to your account. For anything not covered here, reach the team directly.
Getting started
Go to the free sandbox and paste a public URL. InstaDemo clones the page into a secure sandbox frame, and you click through the flow you want to show — three or four clicks is usually enough. Each click becomes a step, and an AI-written tooltip explains it automatically.
No login is required to try it. When you're ready to save the result, sign up (or log in) and it's added to your dashboard. Free accounts can save up to 3 demos; paid plans are unlimited.
Editing a demo
Open any saved demo from the dashboard to reach the visual editor — a split view with your step list on the left and the live cloned page on the right. Click a step to jump to it, then rewrite the tooltip text, move it (top/bottom/left/right), or reorder and delete steps.
A demo stays a draft until you click Publish. Publishing is what makes the share link and embed code live — you can unpublish at any time to pull it down without losing your work.
Recording logged-in apps
The public sandbox only sees pages a visitor could reach without an account. To record a flow behind a login — an onboarding sequence, a dashboard, a settings screen — install the InstaDemo Chrome extension from the connect page, which links it to your account in one click.
It only records the tab you start it in, only while you're actively recording, and you can blur any sensitive field before saving. Authenticated capture is available on the Growth and Pro plans.
Teams
Every account has a personal team by default. Invite teammates from Settings to share one demo library instead of everyone building in isolation. On a paid team, owners and admins can see everyone's demos, not just their own — members otherwise see what they've created.
The Claude connector
InstaDemo can be connected to Claude as a remote MCP connector, so Claude can create and review demos on your behalf without leaving the conversation. It's a one-click OAuth connection — Claude sends you here to log in (if you aren't already), shows exactly what it's asking permission for, and you approve or deny it.
Once connected, Claude can:
- List your existing demos
- Look up one demo's details
- Clone a URL into a new demo on your account
- Pull view/lead performance stats for a demo
It can't delete demos, touch billing, or change account settings — the connection is scoped to those four actions only. Add or manage it from Claude's connector settings, and revoke access there at any time.
Plans & limits
Free covers the sandbox and up to 3 saved demos. Growth removes that limit, adds the Chrome extension, expiring-never share links, embeds, and drops the InstaDemo watermark. Pro adds lead capture with nurture emails, funnel analytics, custom branding, and custom domains. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Manage or cancel a subscription, and see your current plan, from Settings.
FAQ
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. InstaDemo clones your public page on our servers and loads it in a secure sandbox frame. There is no snippet to install on your app — the Chrome extension is optional, for recording logged-in sessions.
- Do visitors need an account to watch a demo?
- Never. A published demo lives at a public link and inside an iframe embed. Anyone can click through it instantly.
- What happens when I redesign my app?
- Record again. Paste the same URL, click the same path, and publish — usually under three minutes, versus re-recording and editing a video.
- What do you do with my data?
- We don't sell your data. Cloned pages live in an isolated sandbox on our servers, authenticated captures are encrypted, and you can delete any demo — and everything captured with it — at any time from your dashboard.
- Does the Chrome extension see my logged-in app?
- Only while you are recording, and only on the tab you start recording in. It captures the page you record, you can blur anything sensitive before saving, and it never runs in the background.
- You're a young product — what if InstaDemo goes away?
- InstaDemo is built and run by a named founder (below), billing runs on Stripe, and there is no lock-in: you can delete your account and data any time, and cancel from Account settings with no cancellation fee.
- What do I get for free?
- The sandbox is completely free and needs no login. Once you create an account you can save up to 3 demos. Paid plans unlock unlimited demos, authenticated capture and advanced editing.
- Can I edit the AI tooltip text?
- Yes. The visual editor shows your steps on the left and the live cloned page on the right, so you can rewrite any bubble and change its placement.
- How do I cancel?
- Manage or cancel your subscription any time from Account settings. There is no lock-in and no cancellation fee.
Still need help?
Email hello@tryinstademo.com and we'll get back to you within one business day, or visit the contact page.
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