Oyama StepCapture

What it does

Oyama StepCapture
A modern Windows replacement for Microsoft Steps Recorder (also known as Problem Steps Recorder / PSR), built for making useful screenshot-based instructions—not just recording activity.

Microsoft has deprecated Steps Recorder and states that it will be retired soon; Windows 11 began showing its deprecation notice in February 2024. Microsoft’s deprecation notice explains that PSR captured screenshots and annotated steps for review and support. Oyama StepCapture keeps that valuable workflow and improves the handoff: every capture becomes an editable, individually saved PNG in a named project.

Why it is the practical PSR replacement
Steps Recorder was great at one core task: show someone exactly what happened. Oyama StepCapture is designed around that same job, with a modern project workflow:

Capture a sequence of numbered screenshots automatically when you click, or capture manually when you need control.
Select the active monitor, active window, all displays, a particular monitor, or a visible app window—so you do not need to document more of the desktop than necessary.
Start with a project name, then edit its title, descriptions, and notes after recording.
Use Guided Steps to write the how-to as you work: each capture asks for a clear, reader-facing caption.
Keep the recorder out of the way with a compact translucent bar while recording.
Save normal PNG files and project JSON under Pictures, rather than locking the result in a proprietary recording archive.
Open the project folder, copy screenshots, export a polished HTML report, or copy Markdown for a README or support ticket.
It is deliberately not a screen-video recorder. It is for the moments when a concise sequence of annotated images is clearer, easier to review, and easier to maintain.

Use cases
Bug reports and support tickets: capture the exact reproduction path, application context, screenshots, and notes for engineering or customer support.
README and documentation walkthroughs: use Guided Steps, then copy README-ready Markdown with relative screenshot paths.
QA evidence: make a project per test flow, retain the separate source images, and export a self-contained report for review.
Onboarding and SOPs: turn a repeatable desktop procedure into a visual how-to while you perform it.
Release notes and feature handoffs: document what changed in a UI without recording and trimming video.
Customer success and troubleshooting: create a focused visual answer for a customer, colleague, or teammate.

Key features

• Floating, draggable always-on-top recorder
• Global hotkeys: Ctrl+Shift+F9 (record/stop), F10 (capture), F11 (capture + note), F12 (pause)
• Projects stored under Pictures\Oyama StepCapture\Projects, with each capture saved as its own numbered PNG
• Captures after left mouse clicks with an 80 ms default or a validated custom delay; StepCapture controls and keyboard input are excluded
• Compact translucent recording bar that stays out of the way while keeping capture, pause, stop, and timing controls available
• Recording modes: uninterrupted Quick capture or Guided steps, which asks for a reader-facing caption after each screenshot
• Live capture-target selector: active monitor (default), active window, all screens, a specific monitor, or a specific visible application window
• Monitor, window, or full virtual-desktop screenshots with foreground application/window metadata and editable descriptions/notes
• Self-contained HTML report export
• Project manager navigation, autosave, screenshot/project-folder access, HTML export, and Markdown copies for bug reports or README how-tos
• Project metadata that retains the capture mode, capture target, and delay used for the recording
• Direct clipboard copy for the selected screenshot
• In-app About panel explaining the PSR transition and the ideal use cases