How to make a storyboard
Use this editor when you already have photographs, sketches or screenshots and want to explain a sequence of shots. A scene combines one optional image, a short title and notes about action, dialogue or camera movement. It does not generate pictures, invent a script or edit video. Your images and words stay in this browser; no account or upload is needed.
Start with a project title and choose A4 or Letter paper. Each scene is its own editable card: title above, image on the left and notes on the right, like the printed panel. Pale initial text is a working example; focus a field to replace it. Empty fields show a hint again after you leave them, but those hints are not printed or saved. Your own text and reopened projects are not cleared on focus. Add scene creates another empty card. Drag its dotted handle to change the order; keyboard users can focus the handle and press the up or down arrow. Open Actions on that scene to move, duplicate or delete it. Undo recovers recent edits.
Below the project settings, use Add multiple images to create a scene for each selected image. Files follow the order supplied by the file picker; drag the cards afterward if needed. Filenames become editable titles. Existing scenes are kept, except the untouched starter example or the blank starter after Clear. A batch is added together and Undo removes that whole import. If a file is invalid or the 40-scene or 40 MiB project limit would be exceeded, none of that batch is added. You can cancel while images are loading.
Read the page preview
The full-page preview is below the scene cards. The preview shows two scene panels per page, with the image on the left and notes on the right. The page controls let you inspect every page before printing. Long notes continue in another panel with the same scene number and a continuation label. The image appears with the first panel of that scene. Nothing is shortened with an ellipsis, and a continuation is not counted as a new scene.
Fit whole image keeps the complete picture and may leave white space. Fill and crop fills the picture frame and cuts away edges; check faces, labels and other important details before choosing it. Images are reduced to a maximum of 1600 pixels on the longest side and flattened onto white when imported. This keeps the project compact and means transparent areas become white. The original file on your device is unchanged.
Two practical examples
For a three-shot product demonstration, add an overview photograph, a close-up of the controls and a final result photograph. Give them the titles Overview, Controls and Result, and explain the action in each note. The first two panels appear on page one and the third on page two. Move Result above Controls and both the list and printed numbers update; the notes stay attached to their own images.
For an interview, make a wide shot and a close-up with no images yet, then write the intended dialogue and camera directions. The blank image areas remain useful placeholders. A long transcript can continue over several panels and pages, retaining the original scene number. Before sharing, review each page and consider whether a shorter shooting note would be easier for the crew to follow. The editor preserves the longer text rather than making that editorial decision for you.
Save, reopen and print
Save project downloads a JSON file containing scene order, titles, notes, image fit, paper choice and the imported images. Keep that file if you plan to revise the board: a PDF is an output document, not an editable project. Open project restores the saved data. Invalid or unsupported files leave the current board intact. The editor warns before replacing unsaved work; it does not automatically keep your project after closing the browser.
Print / Save PDF opens the browser print dialog. Choose the same paper size as the editor, 100% scale, and disable browser headers and footers. Choose Save as PDF to make a PDF file, or select a printer. Preview and print use the same page layout. Printer margins and browser settings can still affect physical output, so inspect the print preview before confirming.
Which images can I use?
Choose a static JPG, PNG or WebP up to 5 MiB, 8192 pixels per side and 16 million pixels overall. Animated images and SVG are not accepted. If loading fails, the previous image remains available. A file with the right extension can still be damaged; export a new static image from your image editor and try again.
How much can a project contain?
A board supports up to 40 scenes, 120 characters per title, 8,000 characters per scene note and 80,000 note characters overall. The project file must be no larger than 40 MiB, and the layout must fit within 100 pages. If a limit is exceeded, reduce the content before printing. These are processing limits, not promises that every maximum-sized file will be fast on every device.
Can I keep editing after printing?
Yes. Printing does not alter the scenes. Save the project file as well as the PDF, then reopen that project to change images or notes later. Undo history belongs to this browser session and is not written into the project. Keep separate project copies when you need named versions.
Will my content survive a language change?
Interface and print labels follow the selected site language, while your own text is never translated. Changing language navigates to another page, so save your project first. A warning lets you cancel navigation while there are unsaved changes. Downloaded files remain on your device even after this page is closed.