ONLINE STORYBOARD Software
Bring your vision to life
Our online storyboard software is part of a powerful production suite that works entirely in your browser.
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Storyboard Builder
Pre-production planning in one place
With our free online storyboard software, you can build storyboards, shot lists, and schedules all in one place. Everything stays synced for a smooth workflow.
Script to Storyboard
Turn scripts into storyboards
Have a script? Import any format or write one directly inside StudioBinder. The script automatically generates storyboards for each scene.
Shot Tagger
Create story boards fast
Highlight a section of your script to instantly create a storyboard panel. This makes it easy to visualize your ideas and streamline your process.
Shot Specs
Custom storyboard layout
Choose from a variety of preloaded shot specs in the online storyboard maker. Quickly set aspect ratios, camera notes, and framing details.
Image Editor
Edit and enhance storyboard images
Scan drawings, import photos, or upload digital art. Our free storyboard software online lets you adjust colors, add arrows, overlay text, and refine your visuals.
Storyboard Groups
Organize your storyboards
Keep your project structured by grouping panels by location, sequence, or shooting day in our storyboard program free.
Collaborate
Work together in real time
Invite your team to comment, upload images, and annotate directly in the free storyboard maker. Everyone stays on the same page.
Customization
Export and style PDFs
Download professional PDFs from your free storyboard programs with options to change colors, layouts, padding, and add covers or watermarks.
Sharing
Share storyboard links instantly
Share your storyboard as a view-only link or give team members access to edit in the free storyboard software.
Explore Features
More storyboard features
Aspect Ratios
Choose an aspect ratio that best suits your project.
Column Layouts
Adjust how many columns your storyboard will have.
Image Library
Reuse storyboard panels from previous projects.
Shot Numbering
Choose between digits, letters, or a custom shot numbering.
Storyboard Archive
Archive old storyboards to keep an accessible history.
Color-Code Shots
Label or call out specialty shots with colors.
Storyboard Sample
See it for yourself
Check out an example to see how a storyboard online works in a real production project.
Film Storyboard Example
Animation Storyboard Example
TV Commercial Storyboard
Music Video Storyboard
What are the 8 steps in storyboarding?
Open StudioBinder on your browser.
Click on the Storyboards tab on the project homepage.
Choose to either import a script or create a storyboard manually.
Name the storyboard, set the aspect ratio, and select the number of frames.
Add an image to each frame from the Media Library or upload new images.
Edit your images with a suite of tools, including filters, text, and arrows.
Enter details, including the scene number, description, and notes.
Create a custom PDF, send a view-only link, or invite collaborators for feedback.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your questions, answered
A digital storyboard is created on a computer using either a downloadable template or storyboarding software. When complete, the digital storyboard can be saved as a PDF and emailed or printed, if a hard copy is desired.
The best software for storyboarding considers how the storyboarding process fits into the overall pre-production process. In StudioBinder, everything is connected from the script to the storyboard and shot list, and more. This way, the entire pre-production workload can be centralized and contained in a single platform.
There are two ways to make a storyboard online for free: using a downloadable template or a free version of storyboarding software like StudioBinder. The template usually needs to be printed, and the storyboard frames are drawn by hand. In StudioBinder, images can be uploaded and combined with notes, descriptions, annotations, and more storyboarding tools.
Storyboard Artists use a variety of storyboarding software. In some cases, you can draw directly into the app onto a storyboard frame. In other cases, you might need a separate software program to draw the images before uploading them into the actual storyboard software.
To create a storyboard, you might use storyboarding software like StudioBinder, where you can upload images. Or you might use a simpler software program to create your own template with blank, rectangular frames and then print it out.
A storyboard can include as many elements as you want, as long as it helps your process. But perhaps the one thing most storyboards shouldn't include is dialogue for each panel. The shots/frames will be numbered and the description will explain the context so that dialogue isn't necessary.
Some common mistakes to avoid when creating a storyboard include drawing too many frames (typically, only the main setups are sufficient), adding dialogue, and not adding notes and descriptions.
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