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From idea to frame.The whole shoot on one canvas.

Moodboards, storyboards, shot lists, shooting schedules and client review, for people who make films and photographs. Open source, and free on your own server.

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Last Train

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NoteSC 1–3 · 14 MIN

Last Train

A short film. One night, one platform, the last train out of the city.

Sodium light against wet blue. Long lenses, little camera movement.

Moodboard4 groups

Platform 4 at night, under the sodium lamps

Platform 4, 1:52 a.m.

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StoryboardSC 1 · EXT. CENTRAL STATION · NIGHT

1AExtreme wide

Shot24mm

1BFull

Shot50mm

1CMedium

Ready35mm

Shot list11 shots · 3 scenes

#	Size	Move	Lens
1A	Extreme wide	Static	24mm
1B	Full	Handheld	50mm
1C	Medium	Static	35mm
1D	Medium close-up	Static	85mm
2A	Wide	Dolly	32mm

ScheduleDAY 1 · 9 NOV

Central station · call 18:30

18:30Lamps, haze and rain

20:001B · Anna in the rain

21:30Dinner

22:15Move to platform 4

00:301A · The empty platform

ReviewGUEST LINK

Elena Fondazione Cinema Costa · no account“2A: We would like to see Rosa’s face when she pours.”

3 of 11 approved1 change

Drag the cards, or drag the empty canvas to look around. On a keyboard: Tab to a card, then the arrow keys.Open the full demo →

SC 02Workflow

Five stages, one project. Instead of five apps.

The storyboard and the shot list are the same data seen two ways, and the schedule plans the days from those same shots. Change a lens in one and the other has it too.

Moodboard

Start loose.

Throw in stills, references, links, notes and colour swatches. Columns, sections and boards inside boards keep it tidy as it grows.

Images, video, PDF and RAW previews made on your server
Colour swatches, to-dos, tables, maps and voice notes
A browser clipper for Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc

The Last Train moodboard: the idea, links to the other boards, a to-do list, the film stills, a column of dawn references and the palette on the canvas

SC 02ABrowser clipper

Found it online? It’s on the board.

Inkadra Clipper is a browser extension that saves pictures, quotes and links from any page to a board on your Inkadra server.

The page, with a noteThe toolbar button saves the page as a link card, in the board and column you choose, with a note and tags. Select some text first and it fills the note.
Several pictures at onceThe Images tab lists the pictures on the page. Tick the ones you want: each becomes its own card.
Right-click and saveOn an image, a selection, a link or the page itself, the menu lists your last boards.
Only to your serverIt connects with an app token you can revoke at any time, and sends what you save to your server and nowhere else. No analytics.

Add to Chrome Clipper privacy policy

Free, from the Chrome Web Store. Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc, and needs a server running Inkadra 0.9 or later.

example.com/blue-hour

Blue hour, 40 night references

Inkadra PageImages · 6 ⚙

3 selectedSelect all

BoardMoodboard

Search for a board…

Column

Dawn references

Send one link. Get decisions on record.

One linkShare a board with or without comments and picks, with an expiry date. Cards marked for the team stay with the team.
No account for the clientThey type their name and start reviewing. Nothing to install, no password to forget.
Approvals on recordEvery approval and change request keeps its author and time. When someone asks “who okayed 1C?”, the answer is one click away.

Last Train · Storyboard

Review

boards.yourstudio.com/s/k7Qm2until 30 Nov

Comments onPicks onProduction board hidden

06 NOV 17:10Giulia approved 1A and 1BApproved
06 NOV 17:12Giulia sent 1C, 1D and 2A to the clientIn review
07 NOV 10:05Elena approved 1CApproved
07 NOV 10:09Elena asked for changes on 2AWe would like to see Rosa’s face when she pours.Changes requested

SC 04Run it

Two ways to run it. The same Inkadra.

Self-hosting is the whole product and stays free. Cloud will sell the convenience, never extra features.

Available today · free

Your server, your files.

One Docker image for amd64 and arm64, with Postgres and Valkey next to it. No feature gates, no seat limits, no telemetry.

Files where you want them: a volume, a folder, another disk or any S3 storage
Sign in your way: email, Google or your own OIDC, with two-factor
Nightly backups and a restore command that carries data across upgrades

~/inkadra

# Get the compose file and the settings
$ mkdir inkadra && cd inkadra
$ curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inkadra/inkadra/main/compose.yaml
$ curl -fsSL -o .env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inkadra/inkadra/main/.env.example
# Generate the secrets, set the address
$ sed -i "s/^AUTH_SECRET=.*/AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)/; s/^POSTGRES_PASSWORD=.*/POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)/" .env
$ sed -i "s#^PUBLIC_URL=.*#PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000#" .env
# Start it, then open http://localhost:3000
$ docker compose up -d --wait

Read the self-hosting guide →

Coming after 1.0

Inkadra Cloud: we run it, you shoot.

Rather not look after a server? The same open-source Inkadra, hosted by us.

Your work is not our product: no ads, no tracking, nothing sold
Pay for storage, not people: crew and clients join free
Leave whenever you want: export a project, import it on your own server

Native apps for Android and iOS In the works · after 1.0

Until then, Inkadra runs in the browser on phones and tablets, and installs on the home screen like an app. The phone screens are getting better before 1.0.

Get news and releases

SC 05Principles

Built to last longer than a trend. Yours to keep.

Open source, all of it

The server and web app are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Anyone who hosts a modified Inkadra must share the code.

Your server, the whole product

The self-hosted edition has every feature and stays free. No telemetry. Maps and in-app reports use outside services by default, and you can point them elsewhere or turn them off.

Made for the set

Scenes, frames, shot sizes, lenses, call times. Built for the way a shoot works, not adapted from a whiteboard.

Your work leaves with you. Always.

Tools close. When a canvas app shuts down, its users get a few weeks to save their boards, if they are lucky. Every Inkadra project exports as an open, documented zip and imports on any Inkadra server, yours included. Even without Inkadra, the archive is readable.

AGPL-3.0 · server and web appMPL-2.0 · mobile app, clipper, shared packages

last-train.zip
├─ manifest.json
├─ boards/…/elements.json   readable cards
├─ files/                   originals, byte for byte
├─ comments.json
├─ reviews.json             the team's review history
└─ schedule.json

For filmmakers

Short films, music videos and commercials: from the treatment to the call sheet.

See the workflow →

For photographers

Editorial and commercial shoots: moodboards, looks, shot lists and client picks.

See the workflow →

SC 06Questions

Straight answers.

Something missing? Ask on GitHub, where every decision is written down.

01What is Inkadra?

A visual workspace for people who make films and photographs. Moodboards, storyboards, shot lists, shooting schedules, set plans, character sheets and client review live on an infinite canvas, in one project, shared live with your crew.

02Is it really free?

Yes. The self-hosted edition is the complete product, under the AGPL-3.0, with no seat limits and no paid features. Development is paid for by donations on Ko-fi and, after 1.0, by Inkadra Cloud.

03How do I host it?

You need a machine with Docker and Compose. Download compose.yaml, set two secrets and run docker compose up -d. The images are ghcr.io/inkadra/inkadra for amd64 and arm64. The self-hosting guide starts from zero and covers domains, HTTPS, reverse proxies, S3, sign-in and backups.

04What will Inkadra Cloud be?

The same Inkadra, run by us, for people who would rather not look after a server. We will say where the servers are when it opens. Plans will be based on storage, not seats, so crew and clients join free. It opens after 1.0; join the waitlist and we will write once.

05Is it ready for real work?

Not yet for work you can't afford to lose. Inkadra is before 1.0 and moving fast: it's good for trying out, and versions may change things between releases. Read the upgrade notes before updating and keep the nightly backups on. From 1.0 the project format stays readable by every later version.

06Do my clients need an account?

No. You send a link; they open it in the browser, add their name and review. You choose what they can do and when the link expires.

07Is there a mobile app?

Not yet. Native apps for Android and iOS are in the works, for after 1.0. Until then, Inkadra runs in the browser on phones and tablets, and you can install it on the home screen. The phone screens are being improved before 1.0.

08Which browsers does the clipper work in?

Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc: install it from the Chrome Web Store. It doesn’t run in Firefox or Safari. It needs a server running Inkadra 0.9 or later, and sends what you save only to that server.

Bring your next shoot onto the canvas.

Try the demo in your browser, run it on your server today, or wait for Cloud.

Try the demo Self-host Join the Cloud waitlist →

From idea to frame.The whole shoot on one canvas.

Last Train

Five stages, one project. Instead of five apps.

Start loose.

Turn references into frames.

The same frames, as a table.

Plan the days from the shots.

Mon 9 Nov

Tue 10 Nov

Mon 9 Nov

Get it signed off, frame by frame.

Found it online? It’s on the board.

Send one link. Get decisions on record.

Last Train · Storyboard

Two ways to run it. The same Inkadra.

Your server, your files.

Inkadra Cloud: we run it, you shoot.

Native apps for Android and iOS In the works · after 1.0

Built to last longer than a trend. Yours to keep.

Open source, all of it

Your server, the whole product

Made for the set

Your work leaves with you. Always.

For filmmakers

For photographers

Straight answers.

Bring your next shoot onto the canvas.