Panel.Studio

What Panel.Studio is

Panel.Studio is a web-based AI animation and storyboarding studio for storytellers, animators, and screenwriters. Users build scenes by placing characters on settings, arranging storyboard frames, and prompting AI to animate selected scenes. Characters can be generated in different art styles or brought in as uploaded reference art. Settings can also be generated or uploaded, with controls for mood, time of day, and camera angle; locations can be reused across scenes and episodes. The Audio Lab lets users assign character voices, generate or record lines, and layer sound effects and music. The site identifies ElevenLabs as an audio provider. Projects can use 16:9 widescreen or native 9:16 vertical output for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. The free demo supports building and screenshotting panels by hand, but AI generation and saving are excluded from that demo. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one AI project, five starter AI image generations, five seconds of starter audio, and one non-AI project. Paid plans start with Storyboard at $7 a month; Trailer costs $19 a month and Feature costs $49 a month. The site's video editing feature for splicing clips and adding voices, effects, and audio is marked Coming Soon.

Who it suits

Panel.Studio suits storytellers, animators, and screenwriters who want to develop animation concepts through scenes and storyboard frames. Its vertical and widescreen outputs, reusable settings, and audio tools may also fit creators shaping concepts for short-form or widescreen video.

Limits

The Free plan includes one AI project, five starter AI image generations, five seconds of starter audio, and one non-AI project. The lowest paid plan, Storyboard at $7 a month, includes 50 AI generations, two minutes of audio, and unlimited project creation.

Getting started

1. Visit the Panel.Studio website.
2. Start free without a credit card.
3. Use the free demo to build and screenshot story panels by hand, or choose a plan for its stated project and AI allowances.
4. Create or upload characters and settings, then arrange scenes and storyboard frames.
5. Use the Audio Lab to assign voices or add lines, effects, and music.
6. Choose widescreen or vertical output for your project.

Verdict

Pick Panel.Studio if you want to develop an animation concept using AI-assisted scenes, storyboard frames, and audio tools in a web workspace. The Free plan provides a small set of AI and audio allowances; look at a paid plan for higher generation or video limits, and note that video editing is still marked Coming Soon.