FREE DIRECTING SOFTWARE
Direct the scene on paper
before you direct it on set.
Storyflow is a free AI canvas for directors to plan the storyboard, the shot list, and the blocking in one place. Generate coverage from your script, sketch the frames, diagram where the actors and camera move, and walk onto set with a plan the crew can see. No download, no credit card.
Free plan
No credit card
Storyboard, shots, blocking
Used by creative professionals at:
Artlist
Pixar
Nike
Red Bull
The North Face
Porsche
Start from a ready-made template
Pick a board to see what you can build, then let AI fill it in. Every template is a real, editable starting point on the same infinite canvas.
Storyboard
Lay out your shots frame by frame with images and notes, then reorder them until the sequence reads like the finished cut.
What is directing software?
Directing software is the set of tools a director uses to plan how a scene will be shot before the shoot day. That planning has three connected parts: the storyboard, which shows what each shot looks like; the shot list, which specifies the coverage, the sizes, angles, lenses, and movements; and the blocking, which maps where the actors and the camera move through the space. Together they are how a director works out the visual language of a scene and communicates it to the DP, the AD, and the crew.
Traditionally these live in different places. Storyboards get drawn in one tool or by hand, shot lists go in a spreadsheet or a production suite, and blocking gets sketched on an overhead diagram in yet another app like Shot Designer. Keeping them aligned is the director's problem, because a change to the blocking should change the shots, and a change to the shots should change the storyboard, but the tools do not know about each other.
Storyflow brings a director's planning onto one board. It is a free AI-native infinite canvas, so the storyboard, the shot list, and the blocking diagram sit next to each other, and the AI can build the coverage from your script. Generate a storyboard from a scene, ask for a shot list from the frames, and sketch the overhead blocking beside them, all on the same surface, so the director's plan is one connected thing rather than three separate documents.
Because the canvas is AI-aware, the plan is easy to iterate. Ask for an alternate angle, more coverage, or a tighter list and the AI updates the shots while the storyboard and blocking stay in place. When the scene is planned, share a view-only link so the DP and AD study the coverage on their phones, or export a clean PDF for the shoot day. The director shows up knowing exactly how the scene is shot.
HOW IT WORKS
Plan a scene the way you will shoot it, in four steps.
No three-app juggle. The AI builds the coverage and the blocking sits beside it.
01
Open a free canvas
Sign up in seconds, no credit card. Your infinite canvas opens in the browser, ready to plan the scene.
02
Bring in the scene
Paste the scene or generate a storyboard from your script, and the AI lays out the frames on the board.
03
Build shots and block the scene
Ask the AI for a shot list from the storyboard, then sketch the overhead blocking of the actors and camera right beside the frames.
04
Share or take it on set
Send a view-only link so the DP and AD study the plan on any device, or export a clean PDF for the shoot day binder.
The director's plan, all on one board.
Storyboard, shot list, and blocking on one canvas, so the three parts of directing a scene stay aligned instead of drifting across three tools.
AI builds coverage from your script
Generate the storyboard and shots
Paste a scene and the AI lays out storyboard frames, then builds a shot list with sizes, angles, lenses, and movements. Refine by prompting instead of drawing and typing every setup by hand.
See the storyboard maker →
Blocking diagrams beside the frames
Map how the scene moves
Sketch the overhead blocking of the actors and camera on the same board as the storyboard, so movement and coverage are planned together and a change to one shows in the other.
See shot list software →
Reference the look you are after
Pin the frames that inspire the scene
Grab reference stills from YouTube or Vimeo and pin them next to the shots they inspire, so the DP sees the tone and framing you mean, not just a description.
See moodboarding →
Share the plan with the crew
Walk on set with everyone aligned
Send a view-only link so the DP and AD study the coverage and blocking on their phones, or export a clean PDF. Update the plan and the shared version stays current.
See film production planning →Free directing software, no expiry.
Plan as many scenes and projects as you want on an unlimited canvas. The free plan needs no credit card and never times out.
Unlimited boards on an infinite canvas
Basic AI usage to build storyboards and shot lists
3 starter frameworks built in
20 file uploads for scripts, frames, and references
PLAN THE COVERAGE
Directing software that keeps the vision in one place.
Storyflow is an AI-native canvas, so the storyboard, shot list, and blocking stay connected on one board instead of scattered across a drawing tool, a spreadsheet, and a diagram app.
The three parts of directing a scene
Storyboard, shots, and blocking together
Storyboard the scene: Lay out what each shot looks like frame by frame, generated from the script or sketched by hand, so the scene's visual idea is on the board.
Plan the coverage: Build a shot list with sizes, angles, lenses, and movements for each setup, so the coverage is specific enough to shoot and complete enough to cut.
Block the movement: Sketch the overhead blocking of the actors and camera, so where everyone moves is planned next to the shots that capture it.
The AI drafts, you direct
Iterate the coverage quickly
Coverage from a prompt: Ask the AI to build the storyboard and shot list from a scene, so you shape a real coverage plan instead of building every setup from scratch.
Try alternate approaches: Ask for a different angle, more coverage, or a leaner list and the AI updates the shots while the storyboard and blocking hold, so you can compare approaches.
Keep your intent: Edit any frame, shot, or diagram on the board, so the plan reflects your direction and the AI is a fast first pass, not the final call.
Communicate the vision to the crew
Everyone shoots the same scene
Share with the DP and AD: Send a view-only link so the DP and AD study the coverage and blocking before the day, then open it on set on their phones, no account needed.
Reference frames pinned in place: Pin the reference stills that define the tone and framing beside the shots, so the crew sees the look you are after, not a description.
Export for the shoot day: Export the plan as a clean PDF for the on-set binder whenever you want a fixed copy to direct from.
For the scenes you are directing
One toolkit, any project
Narrative film and series: Plan dialogue, action, and coverage for a feature, short, or episode, scene by scene, on one board.
Commercials and music videos: Work out the coverage and look for a spot or video, then share it with the agency or artist for sign-off.
Content and online video: Plan the shots before the shoot, so a solo director or small crew captures everything the edit needs.
Explore templates for your project
Every template opens as a real, editable board on the infinite canvas. Pick the closest fit and make it your own.
Storyboard
Lay out your shots frame by frame with images and notes, then reorder them until the sequence reads like the finished cut.
HOW WE COMPARE
Storyflow vs StudioBinder, Shot Designer, and Milanote.
A fair look at where each tool fits. Storyflow is the free canvas that keeps the storyboard, shot list, and blocking together.
Storyflow
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AI builds storyboards and shot lists
Storyboard, shot list, and blocking on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
View-only share link, no sign-up
200+ frameworks for every format
What creators are saying
Join early creators getting structured workspaces and AI that remembers their projects
“Storyflow has sped up my workflow by at least 3x, which means more flow state and more projects I can actually ship. It truly changed the way me and my team create.”
Reilin Joey
Director & YouTuber
“One prompt gets me a structured board. But the tactics are my favorite. I run my YouTube scripts through them and my intros and retention got better. It's amazing.”
Justkay
YouTuber & Freelance Filmmaker
“I used to juggle five apps to plan a project. Now I describe what I am making and get boards, lists, and a schedule. All in one place.”
George
@fernwehchronicles
Directing software, answered.
What directors ask about planning scenes in Storyflow.
Directing software helps a director plan how a scene will be shot: the storyboard that shows each shot, the shot list that specifies the coverage, and the blocking that maps where the actors and camera move. Storyflow brings all three onto one AI canvas, where the storyboard, shot list, and blocking sit together and the AI can build the coverage from your script.
Show up knowing exactly how the scene is shot.
Open a free canvas, plan the storyboard, shots, and blocking, and share the coverage with the crew. Free plan, no credit card.