Reference Board vs Carousel Atelier

Reference Board is a private visual workspace for collecting inspiration, developing ideas, and keeping creative research close at hand on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. BUILD VISUAL BOARDS • Collect images, videos, links, text, colors, and PDFs in one place. • Arrange references freely on an infinite canvas or switch to an organized grid. • Move, resize, group, stack, crop, flip, and annotate without changing your original media. • Use the loupe to inspect fine details in images and videos. FIND WHAT YOU NEED • Search across boards and references. • Use on-device analysis, OCR, colors, metadata, and visual similarity to rediscover material quickly. • Keep notes and details attached to the work they describe. SYNC, COLLABORATE, AND SHARE • Keep your library in sync across Mac, iPhone, and iPad with iCloud. • Invite others to collaborate on shared boards. • Publish a separate public, view-only webpage when you want to present your work more widely. • Update or unpublish a published board whenever you like. WORK YOUR WAY • Import from Photos, Files, Safari, drag and drop, or the Share Sheet. • Export boards as images, PDFs, or Reference Board archives. • Use widgets, Shortcuts, the screen saver, and optional MCP automation to connect Reference Board to your workflow. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. New customers receive Reference Pro with their App Store purchase, including unlimited private boards and items, Publish to Web, AI metadata and visual discovery, new collaborations, PDF export, and MCP automation. People who acquired Reference while it was free keep their existing Free plan with one private board and up to 20 items. They can unlock lifetime Reference Pro with a one-time in-app purchase. Reaching a Free limit never deletes or hides existing work. Original paid-app customers and people who already purchased lifetime Reference Pro keep permanent Pro access automatically.

Edition Proof captures a carousel before editing and compares the next edition slide by slide. Review copy, order, layout and rendered changes, then export a visual PDF proof. HOW TO USE THE UPGRADE 1. Create or open a project, then return to Projects → Edition Proof. Capture a named checkpoint. 2. Edit the project and capture another checkpoint. Select two saved editions to compare. 3. Read added, removed, moved, copy, layout and rendered changes. Export the PDF proof or JSON proof record. 4. Use the editor’s Export Studio to share PNG slides or a PDF document, or save rendered slides to Photos after granting permission. Design decks with templates, text blocks and brand kits. Storyboard Lab, Launch Readiness, pacing and publish-kit tools remain available. WHAT TO KNOW Up to 20 saved editions, 30 slides per checkpoint and 24 MB in the proof store. Slide identities drive matching. Proofs contain copy, layout details, fingerprints and preview images; they are not editable project backups. Brand changes or later template edits do not change frozen checkpoints. Accessibility and narrative checks are aids, not publication guarantees. iPhone and iPad. No account required.