RefStage

An infinite canvas for your references, plus a fast library to hold all of them — RefStage is built for artists, illustrators, and designers who work from images.

Drop images onto the canvas, arrange them however you think, pull color palettes straight from any reference, and drop sticky notes wherever you need them. Everything lives in one calm, fast, distraction-free space.

EVERYTHING ON ONE CANVAS

Infinite drag-and-drop canvas for reference images, notes, and palettes
Arrange, group, and resize freely — your board, your layout
Rich-text sticky notes for ideas, briefs, and reminders
Color palette cards you can pull from any image and reuse

A REAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

Organize references into folders
Fast full-text search across everything
Find and clear out duplicate images
Built to stay fast on large collections

THE FORMATS ARTISTS ACTUALLY USE

Everyday: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP
Modern: HEIC, HEIF, AVIF
Camera RAW from most major manufacturers — no converting first
Pro: TIFF, JPEG 2000, JPEG XL

SHARE YOUR BOARDS

Export any board as an image for clients, collaborators, or yourself
Pull images in from your gallery, files, or other apps

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Your references and boards stay on your device
No account required — open it and start
No ads, ever
Anonymous analytics are OFF by default and can stay off
Crash reporting can be turned off any time in Settings

Whether you're building a mood board, collecting style references, planning a shoot, or just keeping your visual inspiration in order, RefStage gives the images that drive your work a focused home.

Bring your references together.