Early Access Beta

Storyboarding,
beautifully simplified.

Turn your script into a cinematic sequence instantly. Sketch scenes, generate AI concepts, and export animatics—all running locally in your browser.

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The Challenge

Pre-production is messy.

Managing concepts across different apps, dealing with cloud privacy risks, and manually formatting PDFs creates significant challenges for directors and artists.

Fragmented Tools

Switching between drawing apps, Word documents, and clunky PDF builders is resource intense. Lacking an integrated canvas results in high time costs.

Privacy Risks

Uploading your unreleased scripts, character designs, or client IP to random cloud servers poses a massive security risk to your intellectual property.

Time Wasted

Manually formatting shot panels, timing animatics, and writing descriptions takes hours every week. Time that could be spent directing.

The Solution

Unlock Your Story's Potential

Turn ideas into reality. Our local-first application provides the exact tools you need to elevate your concepts and drive visual continuity.

Explore Features

AI-Powered Generation

Bring your own API key. Use Gemini to turn rough canvas sketches into polished concept art directly within your storyboard panels.

Local First

Zero cloud uploads. Hodan saves files directly to your hard drive, giving you complete ownership of your IP.

Integrated Canvas

Draw rough outlines, annotate shots, or layout fast compositions with our built-in responsive vector tool.

Smart Asset Management

Crop, fit, and organize your images instantly. Supports project aspect ratio locking and automatic high-performance thumbnail generation.

Getting Started is Easy

Visualize your concepts and export to industry-standard formats in three simple steps.

Create & Block

Create your sequence, establish pacing, and block out your camera movements in seconds.

Sketch & Generate

Sketch directly on the canvas or utilize your Gemini API key to generate detailed concept art.

Export & Deliver

Export your work as MP4 Animatics, Web Presentations, or classic PDF Shot Lists.

MP4 Animatic

Generate a video file with precise timing per shot to test pacing.

Web Presentation

Export a standalone HTML file. Perfect for sharing via email.

PDF Shot Lists

The classic printable format complete with camera notes.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Choose the perfect plan to visualize your stories. Upgrade anytime.

Basic

For indie creators and students.

Free

Unlimited local projects
Integrated Canvas tool
PDF & HTML Exports
Bring your own AI key

Open Studio

No credit card required

Best Deal

Pro

For professional freelancers.

$15/ month

Everything in Basic
4K MP4 Animatic Exports
Custom PDF Branding
Priority Support

Studio

For agencies and production teams.

$49/ month

Everything in Pro
5 Team Seats
Cloud Sync & Backup
Shared Asset Libraries

FAQ

Common Questions

We're here to help you get the most out of Hodan.

Hodan is a local-first, privacy-focused storyboarding application. It provides professional tools to sketch, organize, and export your visual ideas, running entirely inside your web browser.

Directly on your computer. When you start a project, you select a local folder. Hodan reads and writes JSON and image files natively without uploading anything to a cloud database, ensuring 100% privacy.

You provide your own Google Gemini API key. We encrypt it locally on your device. When you generate an image, the request goes directly from your browser to Google. We never see or store your key.

Yes, the core local-first application is completely free to use. We plan to offer premium subscriptions for advanced export formats and cloud-sync team features in the future.

Hodan relies on the modern File System Access API. It is fully supported and optimized for desktop Chromium browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera).

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Ready to Visualize?

Bring your story to life with powerful, local-first tools. Sketch, organize, and export your vision today.