FrameThrower is the world’s largest library of film stills for inspiration, learning, and making movies faster. Find movie screenshots and cinematography references with AI-powered visual search. Explore lighting, composition, colour and shot size, then organise your references into lookbooks and export PDF boards for pitches and production.
Filmmakers, cinematographers, directors, advertising creatives, production teams, film students and developers building visual workflows.
Features & Use Cases
- AI-powered film-still and movie-screenshot search
- Cinematography references by lighting, composition, colour and shot size
- Lookbooks with PDF and ZIP export
- REST API, MCP server, npm SDK and ComfyUI integration
- Filmmakers, cinematographers, directors, advertising creatives, production teams, film students and developers building visual workflows.
Pros & Cons
- Film references and lookbook organisation in one workflow
- Free plan available
- Reference access for creative teams and developer integrations
- Account required
- Free plan has search, download and lookbook limits
- API usage is credit-based
Full Review
FrameThrower is a practical ai research option for teams that need to move from idea to execution without a long setup process.
The platform stands out for Filmmakers, cinematographers, directors, advertising creatives, production teams, film students and developers building visual workflows., and it is often most useful for operators who want a faster path to deployment than a larger, more customizable stack.
It is usually strongest when the need is clear and the team values speed over deep customization.
- Filmmakers, cinematographers, directors, advertising creatives, production teams, film students and developers building visual workflows.
- Teams evaluating ai research tools
- Organizations that need extensive white-glove onboarding
- Teams that want deep custom automation beyond the core feature set
Pricing: Freemium
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Visit the official site to explore plans, demos & free options.


