A workspace for visual thinking
Boards, notes, tasks, docs, and tables in one local-first canvas.
Why we built this
Jestral is a workspace built around one belief: your creative work deserves better infrastructure. Local-first. Free core. One-time unlock. No games.
Capabilities
Everything in one workspace
Card Types
What you createNotes
Rich text notes with formatting, headings, and inline styling — right on the canvas.
Lists
Ordered and unordered lists for quick capture, brainstorming, and structured thinking.
Tables
Spreadsheet-style tables with columns, types, and filters alongside your boards.
Documents
Long-form docs with full formatting support, embedded directly on the canvas.
Tasks
Checklists with priorities, due dates, and completion tracking for project planning.
Images
Drag and drop images directly onto your board for references and visual context.
Audio & Video
Embed audio and video files to keep multimedia references alongside your work.
Embed Media
Embed external content from the web directly into your workspace.
Tools
How you workDrawing
Freehand drawing tools for sketching, annotating, and visual expression.
Framing
Frame and present specific areas of your board for focused viewing or export.
Containers
Group related items that move, resize, and nest together as one unit.
Templates
Pre-built layouts to kickstart projects and maintain consistency across boards.
Custom Default Cards
Define your own default card styles and reuse them across any board.
App Features
What powers itThemes
Multiple visual themes to personalise your workspace.
Robust Performance
Viewport culling and optimised rendering — stays fast even on dense, heavy boards.
Advanced Search
Find anything across all your boards and content instantly.
Boardmarks
Bookmark specific board positions and jump back to them instantly.
Tags
Organise and filter content with a flexible tagging system.
Minimap Navigation
Bird's-eye view of your board for quick orientation and navigation.
Custom Toolbar
Arrange your toolbar with the tools you use most.
Exporting
Export boards, selections, or entire projects in multiple formats.
Fonts
Choose from a range of fonts to match your style and preferences.
Canvas Customisation
Customise grid, background, and canvas behaviour to suit your workflow.
Custom Keybinds
Remap shortcuts to match your muscle memory and workflow.
Board Nesting
Nest boards within boards for multi-level project organisation.
In depth
A closer look
Boards within boards
Nest boards inside boards for multi-level project organisation. Navigate between layers like pages, each with its own canvas and content. Structure complex projects the way they actually work — hierarchically.
Works offline. No exceptions.
Jestral is local-first — your data lives on your machine, works fully offline, and never touches a server unless you choose. No loading spinners, no sync conflicts, no dependency on someone else's infrastructure.
Your shortcuts, your canvas
Remap every keybind to match your muscle memory, customise the grid, background, and canvas behaviour, choose your fonts, and arrange your toolbar. Your workspace, your rules.
Why Jestral exists
Motivated by frustration
Fed up with subscriptions for tools that should just work.
Fed up with apps that lag once you have a few hundred items on a board.
Fed up with slow development and limited functionality.
Giant boards. Built to stay fast.
Other tools choke on dense workspaces. Jestral was built from the ground up for heavy boards — viewport culling, optimised rendering, and efficient data structures designed to handle scale.
Your projects stay on your machine.
Your boards, notes, and files live on your device or a folder you control — we never see or store your project data. We do use basic analytics to improve the app, but your creative work never touches our servers.
No subscription for features.
The core app is free. The upgrade is one payment. All features and updates are included — no recurring fees to use the tool you already paid for. Optional cloud services may be offered separately in the future, priced as low as possible.
Pricing
Say no to subscriptions
No monthly fees. No annual renewals. No pricing games. Free and paid users create the same output — the lifetime unlock is for convenience and power users who want to streamline their workflow.
Free
Free forever — no catches
- All card types — notes, lists, tables, docs, tasks, images, audio, video, embeds
- Drawing, containers, and framing tools
- Connectors and mind maps
- Board nesting and multi-board projects
- Full performance engine — viewport culling, optimised rendering
- All updates and improvements included
- Local-first data storage
- No account required
Free and paid users produce the same output. Nothing is locked behind a paywall that limits what you can create.
Launch AppLifetime
One-time payment — early adopter price
- Everything in Free
- Themes
- Custom toolbar layout
- Custom keybinds
- Canvas customisation
- Font selection
- Advanced search and boardmarks
- Minimap navigation
- Tags and filtering
- Extended export options
- Templates and custom default cards
- Support indie development
Convenience and power-user features to streamline your workflow. Price increases to £79 after early adopter phase.
Coming SoonEnterprise
Tailored to your organisation
- Everything in Lifetime
- Dedicated support
- Custom solutions and integrations
- Priority feature requests
- Onboarding and training
Modules (like Presentations) are optional paid add-ons priced individually based on scope and complexity. Core app features and all updates remain free.
What you get
Free vs Lifetime
Every core feature is free. The Lifetime unlock adds convenience and power-user tools — both tiers produce the same output.
| Feature | Free | Lifetime£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 updates included | ||
| Local-first data | ||
| No account required | ||
| Themes | ||
| Custom keybinds | ||
| Custom toolbar | ||
| Canvas customisation | ||
| Font selection | ||
| Advanced search | ||
| Boardmarks | ||
| Minimap navigation | ||
| Tags & filtering | ||
| Extended export | ||
| Templates | ||
| Custom default cards |
Roadmap
What's coming next
Jestral is actively developed. Here's what we're working on and what's on the horizon.
Major Features
Coming soonAI Integration & Flow
Generate images, video, music, and text within the app using your own API keys.
Desktop App
Native Windows and Mac downloads for a dedicated, faster experience.
Presentation Module
Build and present slides directly from your boards — the first Jestral module.
Minor Features
Coming soonClean Nav Mode
Hide all UI with a single keypress for distraction-free work.
Board-Wide Export
More robust export options for exporting entire boards at once.
Feature Voting
Vote on the backlog to help shape what gets built next.
Backlog
On the radarVideo Editor Module
Edit videos directly within the graph.
Dashboards
Per-board tracking of tasks, tags, and content at a glance.
AI Nexus
An AI orchestrator that works actively while you control the process via Jestral.
Custom Themes
Build and share your own visual themes.
Colour Palette System
Build swatch presets to use across your entire workspace.
SSO Authentication
Single sign-on for account login and creation.
Cloud Service
Optional cloud sync for users who want to take their data with them.
FAQ
Questions & answers
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