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Collect without organising first
Drop images, video and screenshots onto an infinite board. Start messy; give the project structure only when the pattern begins to appear.
All your references, in one place.
Drop in images, video, screenshots and links. Move them around until you can see what belongs together. Pull the strongest references into Focus, build a storyboard, or share the board as it stands.
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Drop it on the board
Bring in an image, a video, a screenshot or a link. Put it where it helps you compare things.
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Pause on the right frame
Play footage where you are working, stop on a useful moment, and save that frame to the board.
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Leave the note beside it
Write down what you noticed next to the reference, so you do not have to remember it later.
Turn the direction into a sequence.
When order and timing matter, arrange the references you already collected into panels without rebuilding the project somewhere else.
Send references straight across
Select references on the Dump Board and press Ctrl B. Each one lands at the end of the sequence.
Set the frame once
Choose 16:9, 2.39:1, 9:16 or another project ratio. Every panel follows it while each image stays repositionable inside.
See the timing at a glance
Add an action, camera move and duration to each panel. The running time adds up in the header.
From scattered references to something you can share.
Four connected spaces carry the project from collection to direction, sequence and export.
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Find the thread in Focus
Move the strongest references into named zones — colour, type, material, motion, composition, or whatever the project needs.
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Build the sequence
When order matters, send references into Storyboard. Each panel can carry an action, camera move and duration.
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Share the thinking
Export a PNG or PDF, light or dark — the board as it stands, or a process brief with your notes and comments.
Built for the messy middle.
Images, video, screenshots and notes can coexist while the project is still finding its shape. These details come from the real board above.
Keep the detail
A card keeps the image behind it rather than shrinking it into a disposable thumbnail. Zoom in and the detail is still there.
Let the board grow
Thirty-six items at 40% zoom are still readable. The surface grows with the project instead of forcing an organisation system too early.
Keep notes in context
Write beside the reference that prompted the thought. The note moves, resizes and exports with the rest of the board.
Useful without the extra steps.
You should be able to open a tool, do the work, and know where it went.
Files you can find
Canvas saves projects in a folder you choose. PalmaNote keeps your writing in a local library file, or in this browser when you use the web app.
No account to set up
Open either app and begin. There is no login to get through before you can put something down.
Free to use
There is no subscription and no paid tier to unlock the useful parts. I built these tools for my own work and keep them small on purpose.
Made by someone who uses them
I'm a designer too. These apps change when a real project shows me where the friction is.
New updates
A few recent improvements to Palma Canvas.
Refinedv1.3.4
Reset size now restores every selected reference in one action.
Refinedv1.3.4
Resize a selection together while keeping each item’s proportions and spacing in step.
Refinedv1.3.3
Note text stays easier to read when you zoom out on the canvas.
Refinedv1.3.3
The Library mounts only the references near your current scroll position, keeping large collections responsive.
Download Palma Canvas and start shaping the work.
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