Generating documents

Updated 2026-07-19

This is Dockable's core trick: do the work once on camera, narrating as you go, and get real written documentation without writing it.

Generate a document from one video

  1. Open the video and click Generate Document in the Next steps card.
  2. Pick a document type — meeting notes, a step-by-step summary, and other formats depending on the content.
  3. Generation runs in the background, usually under a minute.
  4. The finished document appears in the video's Generated Documents section (and in Process Docs), where you can read, edit, and share it.

Documents are grounded in the transcript — the AI organizes and rewrites what you said into structure, but the substance comes from your narration.

Combine multiple videos

Process Docs (in the sidebar) can merge several recordings into a single document — for example, three separate walkthroughs of one workflow becoming a single process doc. Pick the videos, choose the format, and generate.

Tip: Narrate with the document in mind. Saying "step one — open the billing dashboard" while doing it gives the generator clean structure to work with.

Regenerating

A generated document isn't locked to the video. If you re-record or edit the source, generate a fresh document; older ones remain until you delete them.

FAQ

The Generate button is disabled on my video. Why?

Documents are built from the transcript, so silent (no-narration) recordings can't generate them. The video page shows a banner explaining this when it applies.

Can I edit the generated document?

Yes — generated documents are a starting point, not a final word. Open one and edit it like any document.

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