💡 SaaS Idea: ScreenAssist – requestable, link-aware support screencasts

A web app for support/QA to send customers a secure link that records their screen, system info, and steps with clickable DOM selectors, producing a redacted, shareable replay. Direct Jira/GitHub issue export. Validated by HN users saying they’d “pay good money” and referencing Screenjar; competitors include Loom, Screenjar, Zipy.

Platform: web

Why it's a good idea?

Problem & Market Need

  • Reproducing customer-reported bugs is painful for support and QA teams; they constantly ask for screenshots, env. info and steps to reproduce.
  • The HN thread (id=32937902, 116 comments) has multiple comments saying “I’d pay good money for this” and comparing it favourably against Loom & LogRocket.

Existing Solutions / Competitors

  • Loom – general purpose async video, not DOM-selector aware, no automatic redaction or issue export. ARR > $100 M, shows willingness to pay for screen-based communication.
  • Screenjar – very similar concept but only captures video + console, no DOM selector timeline. One-person indie project -> room for better product.
  • Zipy.ai, Highlight.io, LogRocket, FullStory – session-replay APM tools; heavy SDK install, pricey ($1k+ /mo) and aimed at developers rather than support reps requesting one-off captures.
  • BugHerd, Usersnap, Marker.io – “visual bug reporting” widgets (screenshots + annotations), but not full video + system info.

Presence of these paid tools validates that companies spend money to shorten bug-reproduction time.

Demand Signals in Communities

  • HN post: >100 up-votes, 100+ comments.
  • Reddit r/...
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