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Categories/Help Desk & Support/Help Lightning
Help Lightning

Help Lightning

Founded by N/A in 2016

Guide field technicians and customers through equipment repairs using live interactive video

Pricing model

Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Long Setup (> 1 day)

You can use Help Lightning to connect remote specialists with technicians and customers to troubleshoot physical machinery and equipment. The tool lets you initiate live video sessions with no app downloads required for clients. During calls, experts can freeze frames, draw on the screen, and use virtual hands to point directly at parts. You can also build step-by-step procedures from manuals, summarize recorded threads, analyze equipment photos, and retain a searchable history of past fixes to resolve issues faster.

What Help Lightning does

Start an interactive video session via a browser linkDraw visual annotations on live video framesFreeze video feeds to point out specific mechanical componentsCreate digital inspection checklists from technical manualsExtract text and serial numbers from equipment photosLog customer signatures and photos upon repair completionGenerate written summaries of technical support conversationsMerged reality video allowing experts to reach into the camera view with their handsNo-download web links for instant guest video callingInteractive telestration and drawing directly on paused video screensProcedure generator that converts manuals and SOPs into step-by-step guidesPhoto scanning to extract equipment serial numbers and detect visible damageThread summaries that log key troubleshooting steps and final fixesReal-time language translation across chat and live video callsSearchable thread database for discovering historical equipment fixes

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Paid

Frequently asked

CRM, ERP, Field and Maintenance Management Systems, Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow, IFS Field Service Management, Genesys Cloud CX, ServicePower, Custom API/SDK Access

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Help Lightning, remote visual assistance, merged reality, field service support, live video guidance, remote expert, equipment troubleshooting, augmented reality support, procedure builder, screen annotation, visual inspection, field diagnostics, contact center video, maintenance support, interactive video calling