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Quartz Studio vs Gnista

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Quartz Studio compared with Gnista
Detail Quartz StudioGnista logo Gnista
What it doesLocal-first Windows app for creating step-by-step guides and support reports from real desktop actions Monitor coding agents from your Mac's notch and get notified when they need you
StageNot given Not given
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Pricing modelPaid Paid
PricingUS$14.99 one-time purchase, lifetime license, no subscription €19 one-time personal licence with one year of updates, then €9/year for additional updates. Team plans: €75/year for 5 Macs (€15 per Mac), €140/year for 10 Macs (€14 per Mac), €300/year for 25 Macs (€12 per Mac). 7-day free trial.
Key features
  • Manual and assisted screenshot capture
  • Full-screen or active-window capture modes
  • Structured document editor with sections and reordering
  • Annotations, blur zones and magnifier tools
  • Local OCR and privacy review before export
  • Multiple export formats: PDF, DOCX, HTML, PowerPoint, Markdown
  • Editable Quartz .qzpkg package format for session preservation
  • Document presets for support, QA, incidents and runbooks
  • Local workspace storage with no cloud upload
  • Monitor multiple coding agents with status indicators (working, done, waiting)
  • Approve or deny agent requests directly from the notch without leaving your workflow
  • Jump to the exact terminal tab or editor window where an agent is running
  • Answer agent questions directly from the notch for supported agents
  • Smart notifications that respect Focus modes, Zoom calls and screen sharing
  • Display model costs and context window usage for each agent run
  • Connect to agents running on remote Linux servers over SSH
  • Support for custom agents via JSON webhook
  • Keyboard shortcuts for common actions (⌘Y to allow, ⌘N to deny)
What makes it different
  • Local-first architecture with no cloud upload of screenshots or data
  • One-time purchase with lifetime license, no recurring subscription
  • Integrated workflow for capture, annotation, privacy review and export
  • Built-in privacy controls with blur and sensitive information masking
  • No keystroke logging or SaaS account requirement
  • Works with 30+ coding agents out of the box, all monitored in one place
  • Answer agent requests without context-switching, directly from the notch
  • Notifications that respect your Focus, calls and screen sharing to stay distraction-free
  • One-time personal licence with ongoing free updates for a year, then optional €9/year
  • No telemetry, no account required, and all sessions stay on your Mac
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)12 −2 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)200
Citation Flow (Majestic)250
Referring domains (Majestic)490

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