Boords is pre-production software for scripts, storyboards, animatics and client sign-off. Free plan; paid plans from $39/month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Boords is a web-based pre-production platform for video teams. It brings scripts, storyboards, animatics and client approvals into one project, so a team can plan a video and get it signed off before production begins. The company was founded in London in 2015 by James Chambers, who previously co-founded the animation studio Animade.
The product targets a specific problem: pre-production work spread across Docs, Slides, email threads and folders of files named Final_v3. Boords replaces that with one share link and a record of every version, comment and approval, and it remains independent and founder-led.
A project usually starts with a script. Teams write free-form or two-column audio/visual scripts, share a draft for client comments, then convert the script into storyboard frames. Frames can use uploaded artwork, stock images or AI-generated images, and each carries its own notes, shot type and duration.
From there, the storyboard becomes a timed animatic with voiceover or music, and the team adjusts pacing frame by frame. Clients receive a link, comment on individual frames and approve or request changes. Every action is timestamped, so the approved version is easy to find later.
The core tools are a script editor with automatic voiceover timing, a frame-based storyboard builder with automatic frame numbers and custom text fields, an animatic editor, and shot lists built from frame fields. Reordering frames is a drag, and numbering updates on its own.
Review and handoff features sit alongside them: guest commenting without accounts, password protection, version history and an activity trail. Boards export as PDF, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheet or images, animatics as MP4, and timed boards open in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or After Effects. A public API, webhooks, an MCP server and Slack notifications are also included.
Boords is a pre-production platform where video teams write scripts, build storyboards and animatics, and collect client feedback and sign-off. It is made by Presentable Software Limited and was founded in London in 2015.
Paid plans are Solo at $39/month, Pro at $75/month, Team at $125/month and Agency at $250/month. Billing yearly saves 33%, bringing them to $26, $50, $85 and $165 per month. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Yes. The free plan requires no credit card and includes 5 active storyboards, 3 active scripts and 8 one-off sample AI image credits. Slack notifications and AI connections are also available on Free.
No. Clients open a review link in a browser, comment on individual frames, and approve or request changes without signing up. Unlimited guest commenting is included on every plan.
Boords connects to Slack, Claude, ChatGPT, Dropbox and Google Drive, and offers a public API, webhooks and an MCP server. Timed boards can be opened in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and After Effects, and boards export to PowerPoint.
Boords is designed for video and advertising agencies, animation studios, creative directors, heads of production and in-house brand video teams where client sign-off matters. Freelancers and students can use the free plan.
Yes. A script can be converted into storyboard frames in one step. The board is a snapshot of the script at the time of conversion, so later script edits do not update it automatically.
Not directly. Boords says review tools like Frame.io start once video is finished, and many customers use both. StudioBinder also covers call sheets and schedules, which Boords deliberately leaves out.