Inline Manual
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Features
47 features across 21 categories
Analytics(5)
Track the performance of created content and understand how helpful it is to users
Identify product bottlenecks to pass feedback to UX teams and temporarily fix with additional help content
Get detailed insights into the performance of walkthroughs and see where users are dropping off
Collect feedback from users to identify bottlenecks in your application
See detailed analytics on a user level to know exactly which users completed onboarding or where they dropped off
Automation(3)
Create conditional logic to trigger different actions based on user behavior
Automatically launch content based on criteria you specify to get content in front of users without manual intervention
Automate repetitive tasks and create click shortcuts so users aren't bothered by repetitive workflows
Communication(3)
Notify users about training, downtimes, or product updates anywhere in the application
Display banner content to notify and engage users throughout the application
Use modals for announcements about webinars, trainings, feature updates, and in-app marketing promotions
Content Delivery(1)
Use Inline Manual content outside your application with standalone player functionality
Content Management(8)
Create and manage support articles directly within the platform
Create multiple branches of content and give users the choice of the path to follow based on their answers
Create checklists to help users complete multi-step processes
Work with multiple environments to test content on dev or staging while serving final version in production
Make sure you have the right version of content on the right version of your app, create on staging and publish on live
Use pre-built templates for creating walkthrough steps faster
Iterate easily with version control in place, adjust content and always revert to previous versions
Embed interactive widgets within your onboarding content
Customization(2)
Add custom buttons to walkthroughs to launch another walkthrough or guide users anywhere else
Use custom CSS to change the look and feel completely and make onboarding match your application
Data Management(1)
Export and import content in JSON, CSV and Excel formats
Feature Adoption(1)
Notify users about training, downtimes or product updates and draw attention to specific features in the application
Feedback(1)
Collect Net Promoter Score directly within Inline Manual to understand user happiness and mood
In-App Help(1)
Support users with tooltips explaining what they are supposed to do with your application, providing on-demand help
In-App Marketing(1)
Run promotions directly in the application for improved conversion rates and in-app marketing
In-App Support(2)
Guide users through your application to get them to desired goals faster with contextual help content
Provide help articles directly in your app with search functionality and contextual content recommendations
Integration(5)
Export analytics data to third-party analytics solutions for deeper insights
Embed Inline Manual content in iFrames within your application
Use JavaScript API to integrate Inline Manual with your application programmatically
Configure JavaScript callbacks directly within the editor interface
Set up callbacks to trigger actions when player events occur
Localization(5)
Automatically serve correct language version based on user's language preference
Export content to CSV, XLS or JSON for translators and import translations back easily
Serve users content in a language they will understand, supporting 70+ languages including right-to-left languages
Support right-to-left languages for users in Arabic, Hebrew and other RTL language regions
Add and edit translations directly in the Inline Manual authoring tool with instant preview
Personalization(1)
Use variables to personalize experiences by addressing users by name, company, role or custom branding
Support(2)
Get assigned a dedicated success manager to help maximize your use of Inline Manual
Get priority support with faster response times for enterprise users
Targeting(1)
Segment users to serve them with the most relevant content at the right moments based on custom parameters
Team Management(1)
Build content together with teammates with permission controls to get things done faster
Trial Conversion(1)
A separate product that guides trial users to value, learns from their behavior, and follows up with contextual messages automatically
User Onboarding(1)
Guide users through your application with interactive, personalized walkthroughs to help them reach desired goals faster
Pricing
Standard
- ✓Unlimited content
- ✓Walkthroughs, Tooltips, Articles
- ✓Feedback, NPS
- ✓Welcome messages
- ✓Announcements
- ✓Segmentation
- ✓3 Languages
- ✓Analytics
- ✓Pay monthly based on actual usage
- ✓250 Monthly Active Users
Pro
Popular- ✓Unlimited content
- ✓70+ Languages
- ✓Walkthroughs, Tooltips/Hotspots, Banners, Articles
- ✓Feedback, NPS
- ✓Redirects
- ✓Branching
- ✓Actions/Conditions
- ✓Widgets
- ✓In-app help, Checklist
- ✓Multilingual/Localization
- ✓Right to left support
- ✓Export/Import JSON, CSV/Excel
- ✓Translate in editor
- ✓Version Control (10 revisions/topic)
- ✓Release management (2 releases/topic)
- ✓3 Environments
- ✓Variable
- ✓Custom CSS
- ✓JavaScript API
- ✓Player Callbacks
- ✓JS Callbacks in editor
- ✓Step Templates
- ✓3rd Party Analytics integration
- ✓iFrames support
- ✓10 Team members
- ✓Permissions
- ✓Email-based support (24/5 Monday-Friday)
- ✓Access community forums & knowledgebase
- ✓Screenshare
- ✓Troubleshooting
Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited content
- ✓70+ Languages
- ✓All Pro features
- ✓Unlimited Team members
- ✓3rd party applications support
- ✓Organization-level management
- ✓Priority Support (Add-on - $289/mo)
- ✓Dedicated Success Manager
- ✓Upon availability support
- ✓Screenshare
- ✓Troubleshooting
Employee Training Plan
- ✓Unlimited employees
- ✓Start with 5 applications
- ✓Walkthroughs, Tooltips, Articles
- ✓Announcements
- ✓Segmentation
- ✓3 Languages
- ✓Reports
- ✓Successful adoption for employees
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Buying Inline Manual saves ~$35,880 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
3 known integrations