Local-first creative organisation
No subscription.Local-first creative organisation.
Notes, documents, creative whiteboards and tasks in one calm workspace. Keep projects on your device; cloud is optional.
Sign-up is paused while we test the release.
Why we’re building Jestral
Bring thinking, documentation, creative work and discussion into one calm visual workspace, with local control and no required subscription.
Free Core is useful without paying. Pro is planned as one payment for its listed local features, with no recurring Pro licence fee. Optional modules and hosted services are separate.
See the offer and availabilityKeep projects in your browser or a folder you choose. Work offline, export a project and make your own backups. Cloud and collaboration are choices you make.
Bring notes, documents, visual references and tasks into one workspace. Sketch ideas on connected boards, open the detail when you need it, and keep feedback beside the work with anchored comments where supported.
We're building Jestral to solve problems we encounter in our own work, and sharing it with you.
THE DREAMING JESTER · independent studio
Discussion and collaboration depend on storage mode and access. See the FAQs for local storage and collaboration choices.
Boards for very different work
Three example projects, built in Jestral. Explore how references, notes and decisions come together for a bakery launch, a live show and a footwear range.
Bakery launch / brand and service
Take a neighbourhood bakery from its first storefront references to opening day. Compare packaging, settle the voice and keep every launch decision beside its source.
One project, closer / The Ninth Receiver
This fictional short-film pitch connects the story choice, visual direction and practical shoot plan. Its film imagery is generated concept art; the boards and comments are genuine Jestral captures.
Review in context
A three-stroke Pen arrow points to the receiver dish. A fictional art director asks whether it is too big in the frame; the director replies with a closer shot. The question and decision stay on the image.
Explore the complete fictional pitch
Open the working boards at full size or take the project into Jestral.
Nested boards
Move from the overview into the detail, then return without losing context.
Local-first
Projects are stored locally, so the board is still there when the Wi-Fi is not.
Your workspace
Change the canvas, toolbar and shortcuts to suit the work in front of you.
Pricing
Notes, images, tasks, tables, connectors and nested boards are all in the free version. Pro is a one-time quality-of-life purchase for dedicated users who want deeper customisation, faster navigation and more control over their everyday workflow.
Free Core · no account · opens to new users at launch
The free version does not watermark your work. Free and Pro boards can contain the same material. Free Core opens to new users at launch; while we test the release, existing users can sign in.
Interested?Founding total · one-time · tax included where applicable
A quality-of-life upgrade for people who use Jestral often. The £39 Founding Edition and £79 standard Pro prices are each a one-time total consumer price, with any applicable tax included.
Coming SoonOne-time total · one legal entity · up to 10 named users
For studios and organisations using Jestral as a team. Local Sync Hub, managed hosting, priority support and future modules are included only when the order expressly includes them.
Coming SoonPro and Studio purchases are not yet available. Prices and proposed features shown here describe the planned offer; final licence, delivery and cancellation information will be available before checkout opens.
Optional modules marked Coming soon are outside the current Pro and Studio purchase, have no promised delivery date and will be priced or included only after their own release decision. The core app and its updates stay free.
Side by side
It changes how Jestral is set up and how quickly you can move around it. It does not change what the board can contain or the quality of the result.
| Feature | Free | Pro£39 |
|---|---|---|
| Notes, lists, documents | ||
| Tables | ||
| Tasks with priorities | ||
| Images, audio, video | ||
| Embed media | ||
| Drawing tools | ||
| Connectors & mind maps | ||
| Containers & framing | ||
| Board nesting | ||
| Full performance engine | ||
| All core updates included | ||
| Local-first data | ||
| Free Core needs no account | ||
| Themes | ||
| Custom toolbar layout | ||
| Custom keybinds | ||
| Canvas customisation | ||
| Font selection | ||
| Advanced search | ||
| Boardmarks | ||
| Minimap navigation | ||
| Tags and filtering | ||
| Document Navigator | ||
| Favourite boards and cards | ||
| Extended export options | ||
| Kits, including the Custom row for user-defined default cards |
Roadmap
We develop Jestral in public. Optional modules marked Coming soon are outside the current Pro and Studio purchase, have no promised delivery date and will be priced or included only after their own release decision. The backlog shows direction rather than a release promise.
Use your own API keys to create images, video, music and text without leaving the board.
Windows and macOS apps with less browser chrome and tighter access to local files.
Turn a board into a presentation without rebuilding it in a slide app.
Press one key to hide the interface and leave the board on screen.
Export a complete board without stitching together screenshots.
Put your vote behind the backlog items you want sooner.
Cut video inside the graph, close to the notes and references around it.
Roll up tasks, tags and board content into a practical project view.
Run AI tasks from Jestral while keeping the process visible and under your control.
Make and share themes beyond the built-in set.
Save project colours once and reuse them across the workspace.
Organisation sign-in for account access.
Managed sync for people who want it; local projects remain the default.
Good to know
The Ninth Receiver / example short-film pitch
The Ninth Receiver
Receiver archive / 01
One last charge. A beacon, or a warning.
Notes, documents, creative whiteboards and tasks in one calm workspace. Keep projects on your device; cloud is optional.
Local-first · Free Core needs no account · No subscription required
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