YAMDU ALTERNATIVE
Run your production planning
on a free AI canvas.
Storyflow is a free Yamdu alternative built as an infinite AI canvas. Plan the breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, and call sheets on one board, built from a prompt, with the whole crew collaborating in real time. No download, no credit card.
Free plan
No credit card
Real-time collaboration
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.
Pre-Production
Pull the brief, script, shot list, and moodboard into one pre-production hub so the whole shoot is planned in one place.
Looking for a Yamdu alternative?
Yamdu is a comprehensive film and TV production management platform. It coordinates the whole production across departments, with cast and crew, scheduling, call sheets, breakdowns, tasks, and documents in one cloud system. It is powerful, and priced for productions with a software budget line.
People look for a Yamdu alternative when they want a free plan, a lighter and more visual way to work, or AI that drafts the plan instead of records to fill in. That is where Storyflow fits for the planning and organizing side of a production.
Storyflow is a free AI-native infinite canvas. Describe a project or paste a script and the AI lays out a structured plan, then builds the breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, and call sheets on the same board. The crew works the board together in real time, and the pieces stay connected instead of living in separate modules.
One honest note: Yamdu goes deeper on management, contact databases, and department workflows for large productions. Storyflow focuses on visual, AI-first planning. For indie and mid-size crews that want speed and a free, shared plan, Storyflow covers the planning; very large productions may still want a full management suite.
HOW IT WORKS
Stand up a production in four steps.
No modules to configure. The AI lays out the plan on one board.
01
Open a free canvas
Sign up in seconds, no credit card, and your infinite canvas opens in the browser.
02
Describe the project or paste a script
The AI lays out a structured plan from a prompt or a screenplay.
03
Build the plan and call sheets
Generate the breakdown, schedule, shot list, and call sheets on the same board.
04
Invite the crew and share
Collaborate in real time, share view-only links, and export any part as a PDF.
Production planning, visual and free.
The pieces Yamdu keeps in modules sit together on one AI board.
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Start from a real draft
Describe the project or paste a script and the AI lays out the breakdown, schedule, and shot list for you.
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Everything on one board
Logistics and creative together
The breakdown, schedule, and call sheets sit next to the storyboard and moodboard, not in separate modules.
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Real-time crew collaboration
One board the team shares
The director, producer, DP, and AD work the same board at once, so there is one current plan instead of many copies.
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Free plan, no credit card
Genuinely free to plan
Run as many productions as you want on the free plan, with unlimited boards and no expiry.
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Run as many productions as you want on an unlimited canvas, with no credit card.
Unlimited boards on an infinite canvas
Basic AI usage to build plans, schedules, and call sheets
3 starter frameworks built in
20 file uploads for scripts, breakdowns, and references
WHY SWITCH
What a visual AI canvas adds to production planning.
Storyflow makes the plan visual, drafted by AI, and free to share.
Visual and connected
One board, every piece
Plan side by side: Breakdown, schedule, shot list, and call sheets on one canvas.
Creative in the same place: Storyboard and moodboard sit next to the logistics, not apart from them.
Rearrange visually: Move scenes and regroup the schedule by dragging, not editing records.
AI does the drafting
The plan builds itself
From a prompt or script: The AI lays out the plan from what you give it.
One piece from another: Build a call sheet from the schedule or a shot list from the storyboard.
Whole-board context: Changes flow through because the AI holds the entire project.
Free and shared
A real free plan for the crew
Free with unlimited boards: Plan as many productions as you want, with no expiry.
Real-time collaboration: The whole crew works the same board together.
View-only links: Share the plan with clients and stakeholders without giving edit access.
Honest about scope
Where each tool fits
Storyflow plans: It owns visual, AI-first pre-production planning for indie and mid-size crews.
Yamdu manages deeper: For large productions with heavy department and contact workflows, a full suite goes further.
Use them together: Plan visually in Storyflow, and hand off to a management suite if a big production needs it.
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.
Pre-Production
Pull the brief, script, shot list, and moodboard into one pre-production hub so the whole shoot is planned in one place.
HOW WE COMPARE
Storyflow vs Yamdu, StudioBinder, and Celtx.
A fair look at where each fits. Storyflow is the free, AI-native visual canvas for planning.
Storyflow
Recommended
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Plan, schedule, and call sheets on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Real-time crew collaboration
200+ built-in frameworks
Yamdu
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Plan, schedule, and call sheets on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Real-time crew collaboration
200+ built-in frameworks
StudioBinder
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Plan, schedule, and call sheets on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Real-time crew collaboration
200+ built-in frameworks
Celtx
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the plan from a prompt or script
Plan, schedule, and call sheets on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Real-time crew collaboration
200+ built-in frameworks
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
Yamdu alternative, answered.
What producers ask about switching to Storyflow.
For visual, AI-first production planning, yes. Storyflow puts the breakdown, storyboard, shot list, schedule, and call sheets on one canvas and drafts them from a prompt, with the crew collaborating live. Yamdu goes deeper on department and contact management for large productions, so very large teams may still want a full suite.
Coordinate the production on one AI canvas.
Open a free canvas, build the plan, and bring the crew onto one board. Free plan, no credit card.