How many panels can I generate?

You can generate 4, 9, or 16 panels per storyboard. Choose the layout that fits your format (video, comic, pitch deck, etc.).

What is an AI Storyboard Generator?

An AI tool that turns a text prompt into multiple storyboard panels. You describe your scene or sequence, and the AI generates 4–8 panels that you can use for pitches, pre-production, or creative planning.

What formats are supported?

You can choose from several aspect ratios (e.g. 16:9, 9:16, 1:1) to match video, social, or print formats. Panels are downloaded as images.

Can I use reference images?

Yes. Add up to 10 reference images to keep characters, outfits, or style consistent across panels. This helps maintain continuity in multi-panel storyboards.

How do I get consistent characters across panels?

Upload 1–4 reference images of the character or style you want. The AI uses these to keep appearance consistent across all panels in the storyboard.

Is the AI Storyboard Generator free?

Magic Hour offers free credits to try the tool. Each storyboard uses credits based on the number of panels. Check the pricing page for current plans.

Grid of high quality storyboards generated using Magic Hour Storyboard Generator.

AI Storyboard Generator

Turn prompts into visual storyboards - 100% free, no sign up required

Classic 1930s rubberhose cartoon style. Black and white, film grain, bouncy animation silhouettes, vintage ink-and-paint.

National Geographic style deep jungle wildlife. 600mm telephoto lens, extreme detail on flora and fauna, naturalistic lighting.

Cybernetic surgical bay. 24mm wide lens, cold sterile blue lighting, high-tech medical machinery, clinical atmosphere.

Snowy katana duel. 100mm long lens, slow motion cherry blossoms, blood on snow, high-contrast cinematic composition.

Eldritch ritual in a ruined cathedral. 50mm Summilux lens, gothic architecture, mystical energy, dramatic shadows.

Samurai Champloo style, lofi hip-hop aesthetic. Graffiti-on-wood backgrounds, vibrant street-art colors, stylized anime ink.

Interstellar black hole event horizon. 14mm gravita lens, warped light, cosmic scale, deep space vacuum aesthetic.

Surreal Salvador Dali dreamscape. Melted clocks, infinite perspective, desert landscape, bizarre proportions, sharp focus.

Deep sea base with a giant eye looking through the window. 14mm fisheye lens, murky water, cinematic scale, high tension.

Expedition finding a crystalline cave. 24mm internal shot, glowing crystals, sharp reflections, adventurous cinematic lighting.

90s retro dark fantasy anime, handpainted cels, lofi aesthetic. High-contrast ink lines, moody atmosphere, vintage grain.

Post-apocalyptic desert scavenger. 85mm bokeh, harsh sun, rusted metal, sand-worn textures, cinematic desaturation.

Ancient Aztec jungle temple discovery. 28mm wide-angle shafts of light, dense foliage, moss-covered stone. Cinematic realism.

Pirate ship in a storm. 24mm lens, crashing turquoise waves, wooden hull splinters, dramatic lightning flashes.

Oceanic research sub meeting a Kraken. 14mm murky deep-sea lens, massive scale, bubbles, dark silhouettes.

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How It Works

Enter your prompt

Describe your scene, sequence, or story. Include style, setting, and character details. Optionally add reference images for consistent characters or aesthetics.

Choose layout

Select aspect ratio and number of panels (4, 9, or 16). Adjust settings to match your format (e.g. vertical for social, horizontal for video).

Generate and download

Click generate. Your storyboard panels appear in minutes. Download and share or move into production.

Create Your First Storyboard

Use Cases

See how our AI Storyboard Generator can be used in different scenarios.

Visualize slide concepts before design. Turn a brief into a coherent visual flow for investors and stakeholders.

Plan shots and sequences before filming. To turn boards into video, try our text to video generator. Generate scene-by-scene boards to align directors, DPs, and clients.

Rapidly explore ad variations with consistent characters and settings. One prompt becomes multiple panels for creative review.

Create multi-panel sequences with consistent style and characters. Add reference images to keep look coherent across panels.

Map out narrative flow before animation. For image-to-video, use our image to video tool. Turn scripts into visual storyboards for voiceover and motion design.

Show how a product is used across scenarios. Generate panels for landing pages, sales decks, or case studies.

Translate written briefs into visual references. Help teams align on look and feel before production.

Why Creators Love Our AI Storyboard Generator

Generate multi-panel storyboards from a single prompt. Create 4, 9, or 16 panels in minutes, keep characters consistent with reference images, and download pitch-ready boards without days of manual sketching.

Manual storyboarding is slow

Skip sketching each frame by hand. Generate 4–16 panels in minutes from a single prompt.

Hard to keep characters consistent

Use reference images so the same character stays consistent across 4–16 panels (look, outfit, style).

Pitch concepts need visuals fast

Turn briefs into storyboards in minutes so you can pitch 3–5 concepts in the time it used to take to sketch one.

Pre-production alignment is costly

Generate scene boards before filming to reduce miscommunication (and costly reshoots).

Iterating on storyboards takes time

Change the prompt, not the drawings. Explore 10+ variations without redrawing.

Testimonials

Hear what our users have to say

"Magic Hour is the fastest way I've found to go from an idea to a polished image or video. It's simple, the results are consistent, and it's easy to iterate. It feels like a real creator tool."

Vishal Sankhat

Instagram Creator (534K followers)

"Magic Hour is a powerful AI tool for creating video, photo, and even voice content all in one place. Being able to generate videos up to 60 seconds from a single prompt is something most similar platforms still don't offer."

Daniel Davidson

Youtube Creator (194k subscribers)

"Magic Hour is one of the few AI tools I genuinely trust. Most tools are hit or miss, but Magic Hour feels reliable. I know what I'm going to get, which makes it easy to use regularly for social content."

Nasion Patriotik

Social Media Creator (1.8M followers)

"Most AI tools look impressive at first, but they're hard to rely on once you use them regularly. Magic Hour has been different for me. It's easy to use, the results are consistent, and I can get something polished without spending time fixing or redoing things. It fits naturally into how I create, which is why I keep coming back to it."