Katalist - AI-powered storyboard platform for visual storytelling

What is Katalist

If you've ever spent weeks manually drawing storyboards for a film, advertisement, or animation project, you already know how time-consuming and costly the pre-production process can be. Traditional storyboard creation requires skilled artists, countless iterations, and often delays that push back entire production schedules. This is the pain point that Katalist addresses.

Katalist is an AI-powered storyboard generation platform that transforms your scripts into visual storyboards with a single click. Whether you're a filmmaker preparing a pitch, an advertiser needing quick visual proposals, or a content creator looking to streamline your workflow, Katalist uses advanced artificial intelligence to automate the storyboard creation process from start to finish.

What makes Katalist stand out from other tools is its proprietary Consistent Characters technology. This feature ensures that your characters maintain the same appearance throughout the entire storyboard—a critical requirement for films, animations, and ads where visual consistency matters. The platform integrates with multiple leading AI video generation models including Runway Gen-4, Google Veo 3.2, Kling Pro & Standard, Pixverse v4, WAN-I2V, Sora 2, and LTX-2, giving you flexibility to choose the best model for your specific project needs.

The results speak for themselves: users consistently report cutting their production time in half, which means you can go from script to visual storyboard in minutes instead of weeks. The platform has earned 5-star reviews from professionals across the film, advertising, and content creation industries, including clients like Publicis Groupe Slovenia and Fusion Media Group.

Katalist's Core Features

Katalist offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to streamline your visual storytelling workflow from concept to completion. Here's how each feature can help you work more efficiently.

Script to Storyboard lets you upload your script in multiple formats—CSV, Word, PowerPoint—or simply copy and paste text directly into the platform. The AI analyzes your script, extracts characters, scenes, and actions, and automatically generates a complete storyboard. You get professional-quality visuals in just one click, dramatically reducing the time from concept to visualization.

Consistent Characters addresses one of the biggest challenges in visual storytelling. Katalist maintains character consistency across every frame of your storyboard. You can choose from AI-generated character libraries or upload your own custom characters. With one click, you can swap characters while preserving their appearance throughout the entire project. This is particularly valuable for film and animation projects where character identity must remain consistent.

AI Video Studio (currently in Early Access) takes your storyboard to the next level by converting it into a complete video with AI-generated voiceover, music, sound effects, and lip-sync. This feature is perfect when you need to present a demo or share a rough cut with stakeholders.

Dynamic Scene Generation gives you granular control over your visuals. You can replace backgrounds, adjust compositions, and refine scenes in seconds rather than hours. This enables rapid iteration of visual concepts, allowing you to explore multiple creative directions quickly.

Character Posing Tool allows precise control over character positioning. Whether you need a character with hands down, hands up, jumping, or in any specific pose, you can specify exactly how your characters should appear in each frame.

The platform also includes AI Script Assistant to help you refine and optimize your scripts, AI Voiceover for automatic narration generation, and Multi-format Export capabilities that let you download your work as ZIP files, PowerPoint presentations, videos, or directly export to Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro for seamless integration into professional editing workflows.

Who is Using Katalist

Katalist serves a diverse range of creative professionals across multiple industries. Understanding who benefits most from the platform can help you determine if it's the right fit for your needs.

Film Production Visualization is one of Katalist's strongest use cases. Independent filmmakers and production companies use the platform to quickly visualize their creative ideas before committing resources to production. Instead of waiting weeks for traditional storyboards, you can generate complete visual narratives in minutes. Users like Night Owl Films and Stellar Productions report cutting their production time by 50%, allowing for faster iteration and better creative outcomes.

Advertising and Creative Agencies leverage Katalist to create compelling visual proposals for client pitches. When you need to win over a client with a powerful visual concept, Katalist helps you generate professional-quality proposals that communicate your vision effectively. Publicis Groupe Slovenia's Art Director Jasna Vejselovic notes that the platform reduced their production time by half, enabling faster client approvals.

Pre-production Planning becomes significantly more efficient with Katalist. Directors, cinematographers, and producers can plan shots, compositions, and moods well before the shooting day. This preparation leads to smoother production schedules and reduced costs.

Educational Content Creation is another growing application. Educators and instructional designers use Katalist to create visual materials that enhance learning experiences. The ability to quickly generate visual narratives helps explain complex concepts more effectively.

Books and Comics Storyboarding authors and illustrators use the script-to-storyboard feature to visualize their narratives before committing to final artwork. This speeds up the creative iteration process significantly.

Client Presentations and Pitches benefit from Katalist's ability to generate professional visuals that communicate ideas clearly. Whether you're presenting to producers, clients, or investors, having polished visual materials increases your chances of success.

Katalist's Pricing Plans

Katalist offers four pricing tiers designed to accommodate everyone from individual creators to large production companies. All plans include a 7-day free trial with unlimited generation, so you can test the platform before committing.

Essential Plan ($19/month) is ideal for individual creators, independent filmmakers, and freelancers who need powerful storyboard generation without team collaboration features. You get 200 images and 700 videos per month, with access to all core AI features including character consistency, script assistant, and voiceover capabilities.

Pro Plan ($39/month) suits serious content creators and small production teams. With 700 images and 1500 videos monthly, plus 10 custom characters and 20 projects, you'll have significantly more capacity. The addition of AI Image Editor and Adobe Premiere Pro integration makes this plan perfect for professionals who need direct editing workflow integration.

Unlimited Plan ($99/month) is designed for teams and agencies requiring collaboration features. You get unlimited images and 3000 videos per month, unlimited projects and custom characters, real-time team collaboration, 200+ frames per project, and ZIP/PPT export capabilities. Two seats are included, with additional seats available for purchase.

Enterprise Plan offers custom solutions for large organizations. Contact sales for pricing if you need unlimited everything, dedicated support, API access, and enterprise integrations with Final Cut Pro and other production tools.

All plans include the 7-day free trial with unlimited generation, so you can explore the full capabilities before choosing the plan that fits your needs.

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