Free Storyboard Templates
How to Use the Storyboard Templates in Creately
- Choose a template that suits your needs
Pick a storyboard template by frame count and format—film, animation or UX. Click “Edit This Template” to open it.
- Sign in or create a free Creately account
Sign in or create a free Creately account. You’ll need an account to edit and save your storyboard; setting one up takes a moment, with no credit card required.
- Open the template and customize it
Fill each frame with a sketch or image and add captions for action, dialogue or shot notes to plan your sequence scene by scene.
- Add or arrange frames in sequence
- Drop sketches, images or screenshots into frames
- Caption each frame with action or dialogue
- Note shot type, camera or transition
- Reorder frames to refine the narrative
- Visual sequence planning
Arrange and rearrange frames freely on the canvas, and drop in images, so the story flow is easy to iterate before production.
- Collaborate with your team
Invite your team to collaborate. Share the storyboard by email or link so colleagues can co-edit in real time, comment, and track changes together.
- Save, export, or present
Save, export, or present. Store the storyboard in your workspace, download it as PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF, embed it in a document, or run it full-screen in presentation mode.
FAQs about Storyboard Templates
They are. You can access and edit the majority of storyboard templates for free on a basic account, with no download needed. Premium templates and some pro features are available on paid plans if you need them later.
Absolutely. Your storyboard exports as PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG, so you can insert it into Word or PowerPoint, attach it to documentation, or share it as a standalone file.
The templates suit several storyboarding needs:
- Film/video storyboards - shots and camera notes
- Animation storyboards - keyframes and action
- UX storyboards - a user’s journey through a product
- Marketing/ad storyboards - scene-by-scene concepts
- Comic/narrative panels - sequential story frames
No. Storyboards value clear sequence over artistry—you can use simple sketches, icons, stock images or screenshots. The templates give you the frame structure so you focus on the story, not the drawing.