Cineboard

Free plan Web

What Cineboard is

Cineboard is a web workspace for planning visual productions, with tools for references, storyboards, and shooting schedules. Moodboard puts images, notes, and links on a canvas where users can arrange and connect them; previews can draw from websites, articles, products, images, YouTube, Vimeo, and Instagram. Storyboard Shot Cards keep images, actions, director notes, and technical details—including lens, camera, shot size, angle, movement, and FPS—together. Shooting Plan schedules shots in production order while preserving the storyboard's narrative sequence, with dates, locations, start times, buffers, and weather and daylight context. Storyboards can be exported as PDFs, and shooting days as Paper Schedules. Frame Lab can generate and revise frames from character, location, and styling references, but is optional. Active collaborators see synchronized changes and presence, and tasks can be assigned. Cineboard is desktop-first, works best in current Chrome, Safari, or Edge, and supports iPad for review and light editing. Internet access is required for cloud saving, collaboration, and generation. Plans include Free and paid options from $9.90 a month.

Who it suits

Cineboard suits directors, cinematographers, and small creative teams organizing visual references, shot details, and shoot schedules. Teams needing live collaboration or AI image generation should check the plan limits before choosing.

What it does well

Moodboard organizes reference images, notes, and links.
Shot Cards include creative and technical shot details.
Shooting Plan preserves storyboard narrative order.
Storyboard PDF and Paper Schedule exports are available.
Active collaborators receive synchronized changes and presence.

What to know first

Internet is required for cloud saving and collaboration.
Free limits projects to one and Shot Cards to 20.
Free excludes AI image generation and Team collaboration.
Desktop-first; iPad support is for review and light editing.

Limits

The free plan allows one project, 20 Shot Cards, 50 moodboard items, 5 GB of storage, 2 exports per month, and 20 AI Node chats per month. It does not include AI image generation, screenplay writing, client sharing, or Team collaboration.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	1 project · 20 Shot Cards · 50 moodboard items · 5 GB workspace storage · 2 exports/month · 20 AI Node chats/month · no AI image generation or screenplay writing · no client sharing or Team collaboration	Free
Pro	Per month · Everything in Plus · unlimited storage · 80 monthly AI credits · 500 film searches/month · AI writing and image generation · personal credit top-ups · no Team workspace, invitations or live collaboration	$29 a month
Team	Per month; launch price, save $20 (displayed alongside $79) · All Pro creative tools · shared workspace · 4 seats · 200 shared monthly AI credits · 500 shared film searches/month · private personal projects · collaboration, tasks, @mentions, notifications · priority support	$59 a month
Plus	Per month · Unlimited projects, Shot Cards, moodboards and Shoot Plan exports · 50 GB storage · QR briefs · client presentation links · screenplay editing · 250 film searches/month · no AI image generation or screenplay writing · no Team collaboration	$9.90 a month

As cineboard.io lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open cineboard.io in a current Chrome, Safari, or Edge browser.
Choose the Free plan or a paid plan starting at $9.90 a month.
Create a project and collect references in the Moodboard.
Add images, actions, notes, and technical details to Storyboard Shot Cards.
Arrange shots in the Shooting Plan and export a PDF or Paper Schedule as needed.

Verdict

Cineboard brings reference gathering, shot planning, and shoot scheduling into a single workspace. The free tier has tight project and collaboration limits, while paid plans start at $9.90 a month.

Questions

Is Cineboard free?

Yes. Its Free plan costs nothing and includes one project, 20 Shot Cards, 50 moodboard items, 5 GB of storage, and 2 exports per month.

How much do paid plans cost?

Plus is $9.90 a month, Pro is $29 a month, and Team is $59 a month at its listed launch price.

Which platforms and browsers does Cineboard support?

Cineboard is a web product that works best in current Chrome, Safari, or Edge. iPad is supported for review and light editing.

Does Cineboard support team collaboration?

The Team plan includes a shared workspace, four seats, collaboration, tasks, @mentions, and notifications. Free has no Team collaboration, and Pro has no Team workspace, invitations, or live collaboration.

Can Cineboard generate images?

Frame Lab generates and revises frames using character, location, and styling references. AI image generation is included in Pro, but not in Free or Plus.

Who makes Cineboard?

Cineboard says it was created by director Mali Arsan and is operated by Cineboard, Inc., a Delaware company.

Facts from Cineboard's own pages

Collaboration: Active collaborators receive synchronized project changes and presence, and Shooting Plan tasks can be assigned to teammates. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Exports: Users can export the Storyboard as a PDF and the shooting day as a Paper Schedule. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Frame Lab: Frame Lab generates and revises frames from character, location, and styling references, and is optional to the workflow. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Headquarters: Newark, Delaware, United States · cineboard.io, 28 Sept 2026
Integrations: Moodboard link previews support websites, articles, products, images, YouTube, Vimeo, and Instagram. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Internet requirement: Cineboard requires an internet connection for cloud saving, collaboration, and generation. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Maker: Cineboard says it was created by director Mali Arsan and is operated by Cineboard, Inc., a Delaware company. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Moodboard: Moodboard collects reference images, notes, and links on a canvas and lets users arrange and connect them. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Platform: Cineboard is desktop-first, works best in current Chrome, Safari, or Edge, and supports iPad for review and light editing. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Purpose: Cineboard is a visual pre-production workspace for directors, cinematographers, and small creative teams. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Security and privacy: Cineboard says it uses reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures to protect data and does not intentionally store full card details. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Sharing limit: Presentation links are view-only snapshots that last 30 days, can be refreshed with Sync Changes, and can be revoked. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Shoot planning: Shooting Plan schedules shots in shooting order while retaining Storyboard narrative order, with dates, locations, start times, buffers, weather and daylight context. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Storyboard: Storyboard Shot Cards keep images, actions, director notes, and technical details such as lens, camera, shot size, angle, movement, and FPS together. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026
Support: Support handles product, account, billing, refund, privacy, and safety questions by email and publishes no response-time promise. · cineboard.io, 3 Oct 2026

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