# Bowerbird Studio

> Bowerbird Studio turns one screen recording into a narrated training video, captions, an illustrated step-by-step PDF guide and an offline walkthrough. It is for anyone who shows clients or staff how to use software. Made in Australia by Zionic Group Pty Ltd (ABN 51 689 146 861). Priced in minutes of finished video, not per seat, in Australian dollars with GST included.

Name: always "Bowerbird Studio". It is not bowerbird.io (an architecture media platform) or bowerbird.com (an Australian consultancy).

## What it makes from one recording

- Narrated video: the script is written from what happens on screen and the key points the user adds, then voiced. Long pauses are cut. Landscape for training, portrait for social media, in the user's brand colour.
- Captions: timed in the player and as a caption file for a learning management system.
- Written guide: an illustrated step-by-step PDF with a screenshot for each step.
- Offline walkthrough: a single HTML page that opens in any browser, with steps to tick off.
- Cover image and draft social posts.
- Share links: one per viewer, no account needed to watch. The owner sees when each link was opened, how far the person watched, and whether it was on a phone or a computer.
- Clips: podcasts and webinars become portrait clips of 15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds, with captions.

## How it works

1. Record the task in the browser. Talking is optional.
2. Add the two or three points a viewer must not miss.
3. Bowerbird Studio analyses the recording, writes the narration in Australian English and builds the video, guide and walkthrough.
4. The user reviews it, edits any line of the script, and it rebuilds.

## Who uses it

- Accountants and bookkeepers showing clients how to do tasks in Xero or MYOB
- Recruiters onboarding contractors (timesheets, portals)
- Operations managers writing procedures and staff training
- Software teams making help-centre and release videos

## Compared with similar tools

- Scribe and Tango turn clicks into written guides. Bowerbird Studio also makes a narrated video from the same recording.
- Loom records screen and voice as a video. Bowerbird Studio also writes the narration and the step-by-step guide.
- Most tools in this category charge per seat in US dollars. Bowerbird Studio charges for minutes of finished video in Australian dollars.

Detailed comparisons, checked 15 November 2026:

- [Bowerbird Studio vs Scribe](https://bowerbirdhq.com/compare/scribe)
- [Bowerbird Studio vs Guidde](https://bowerbirdhq.com/compare/guidde)
- [Bowerbird Studio vs Loom](https://bowerbirdhq.com/compare/loom)
- [Bowerbird Studio vs Trupeer](https://bowerbirdhq.com/compare/trupeer)

## Pricing

- [Pricing in Markdown](https://bowerbirdhq.com/pricing.md): plans, minutes and top-ups

## Pages

- [Home](https://bowerbirdhq.com/): what Bowerbird Studio does, pricing, questions
- [Sign in or start](https://studio.bowerbirdhq.com/)
- [Privacy policy](https://studio.bowerbirdhq.com/legal/privacy): lists every service that processes recordings and where
- [Terms](https://studio.bowerbirdhq.com/legal/terms)
- [Refunds](https://studio.bowerbirdhq.com/legal/refunds)

## Data

Bowerbird Studio is hosted in the United States (Railway). Narration writing uses OpenRouter and the AI model provider it routes to. Voice and transcription use ElevenLabs. Payments use Stripe. Some of these services process data outside Australia.