Ztoryc review
A focused desktop tool for building storyboard panels and turning them into animatics.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Ztoryc is a free, open-source desktop storyboarding tool for storyboard artists, directors, and studios working in animation or live action. Its panel-based board supports multiple panels per shot, while shot editing and an animatic timeline carry a project from script import through storyboard and video output. It can also be used as a standalone storyboard tool, and the vendor describes it as a fork of Tahoma2D. Downloads are listed for macOS and Windows, making it a fit for solo creators and teams whose work can stay on desktop.
Script import covers Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain, DOCX, ODT, and plain text, which gives writers and artists several routes into a board. Panels can carry camera-move and light-direction annotations. For review or handoff, PDF exports can include panel durations, dialogue, and camera annotations; video animatics can include audio and optional timecode or shot and panel names. The timeline itself includes audio tracks, waveform display, transitions, and navigation markers. That combination makes Ztoryc more than a static panel organizer: it is suited to users who want to shape timing and audio alongside their boards.
Its ecosystem is specific rather than broad: Ztoryc exports per-shot audio and Tahoma2D/OpenToonz .tnz scenes, and individual shots can be edited as Tahoma2D sub-scenes. That is a useful fit for workflows centered on those animation tools, but the listed integration set is limited. Community support is the stated channel, so teams that require a broader integration network or a different support model may prefer another option. Choose Ztoryc if a free desktop workflow for storyboards and animatics matches your production; look elsewhere if platform choice or wider integrations are central.
Ztoryc pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Imports scripts from FDX, Fountain, DOCX, ODT, and plain text
- Animatic timeline includes audio tracks, waveforms, transitions, and markers
- Exports PDF boards, video animatics, audio clips, and .tnz scenes
- Where it doesn't
- Desktop downloads are limited to macOS and Windows
- Listed integrations are limited to Tahoma2D and OpenToonz
- Support is through the community
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