Kanvaz vs Moodboard

Kanvaz is an offline reference board for VFX and 3D artists, as well as anyone who collects and connects visual material. Its infinite canvas can hold 3D models, images, GIFs, video, audio, notes, colors, URLs and file pointers. Supported 3D models can be orbited live, viewed in different shading modes and played with animation; previewing .blend files requires Blender. Seven kinds of typed relationships link references, which users can explore as a graph in Map View. A single card can appear on multiple boards, with edits carried across those appearances. An optional MCP Bridge lets Claude Desktop or Claude Code read and change the active board over local IPC, and those changes enter undo history. Kanvaz supports plugins for card types, commands, themes and other features; its maker says creators can sell plugins without a marketplace cut. Boards are stored locally in .kanvaz ZIP containers with embedded assets and SHA-256 integrity hashes. The maker says there are no accounts, telemetry or cloud storage, and network requests are user initiated. Kanvaz is free forever, MIT licensed and available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

Moodboard is a web-based visual workspace for shaping and reviewing creative direction. Its spatial canvas brings together images, links, notes, files, colors, tasks, sketches, and feedback. Editable starter boards cover brand moodboards, campaign briefs, storyboard planning, client reviews, product launches, and research synthesis; teams can change their structure and save versions for reuse. Sharing supports editor, commenter, and viewer roles, with protected links. Boards can be presented and exported as a visual file or linear text, and large media exports can be downloaded. To-do rows include due dates, assignees, labels, and reactions. Search finds terms across notes, tasks, files, links, and board references, then points to the result on the canvas. Moodboard offers a Free plan at free. Paid plans are not on sale, and their stated capacity, export, sharing, and team entitlements are not live. Private board access is checked against workspace membership and role, and sign-in uses an external identity provider with server-enforced session controls.