Kanvaz vs Soleil Clusters

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.

Soleil Clusters is a visual workspace for film, photo, design, and brand teams to collect references, storyboards, shot lists, scripts, and schedules. Shared boards, called clusters, use an infinite canvas with live cursors, comments, and presence. Built-in documents let users write briefs beside the canvas, while tags gather references and a relationship graph connects cards and boards. Boards are private by default; users can invite collaborators or share a view-only public link that does not require an account to open. Images, video, audio, and PDFs become cards with viewers or players, while other files become downloadable cards. Clusters offers a REST API and an MCP server, with OAuth or personal access tokens for integrations. The free plan includes 50 cards, unlimited clusters and collaborators, and standard media only. Creator costs $25.00 per month, or $20/mo billed annually ($240/yr), and includes unlimited cards, any file type, no per-file size limits, and 100GB drive. It works in browsers, as an installable PWA, and through native iOS and Android apps.