The AI animation studio

Ship animated stories faster.

Build a universe, cast it, write it, board it, and direct every approval — in one studio. Sweatbox drafts the scripts, scenes, and assets. You make the calls.

Free to start · no installs · pick a template and go
One pipeline · seven stages
01Script
02Audio
03Storyboard
04Colorize
05Animate
06Scenes
07Export
How it works

Four moves from idea to finished scene.

Drafts, previews, and assets carry forward. No import-export between tools, no version drift.

Script
01

Script

Write or paste a screenplay per episode. Sweatbox parses scene headings, dialogue, and cast into structured beats.

Character + World Bible
02

Character + World Bible

Living profiles for every character and location — voice, look, canon — shared across every production in the universe.

Storyboard
03

Storyboard

Break scenes into shots, scope by episode, and pull the right cast and locations into every frame.

Showrunner + Export
Approve
Revise
Locked
04

Showrunner + Export

Approve, revise, reject, or lock every decision. Track readiness, then push finished frames to the Asset Library.

Franchise

One universe. Unlimited productions.

Start a universe like Grunts, then build films, trailers, series, presenters, and comics inside it — every production drawing on one shared cast, world, and canon. Change a character once; it's consistent everywhere.

  • Shared characters, worlds, and assets across every production
  • Series with real episodes — scripts, scenes, and storyboards per episode
  • Change canon once and it stays consistent across the whole universe
GruntsUniverse
4 productions
Campaign Movie
Film3 episodes
Launch Trailer
Trailer12 scenes
Dan Douglass News
AI PresenterWeekly
Field Comic
Comic24 panels
Shared across all four
Michael CollinsBorder CheckpointGrunts logoSquad voices
Character & World Bibles

Living production bibles.

Every character and location gets a real profile — voice, look, canon, relationships, and appearances — that the whole universe reads from. Not a doc you forget; a source of truth the pipeline uses.

Character Bible
Portrait
Michael Collins
Protagonist
Voice
Low, measured — Dublin
Motivation
Protect the squad
Visual
Worn field jacket
Appears in
3 episodes
OutfitsRelationshipsInspired byAppearances
World Bible
Establishing
Border Checkpoint
Location
Palette
Steel, sodium orange
Lighting
Harsh floodlights
Mood
Tense, exposed
Canon
Neutral-zone crossing
LoreFactionsRelationshipsMoodboard
Asset Library+ Upload
AllCharactersWorldsOutfitsMapsGeneratedStoryboard
Reference
Outfit
Concept
Map
Moodboard
Frame
Prop
Logo
Asset Library

Every reference, in one place.

Drag in reference images, upload outfits and concept art, collect moodboards, and save generated storyboard frames. Everything is filterable and linkable to the exact character, world, production, or episode it belongs to.

  • Real image uploads — drag a batch straight onto the grid
  • Link one asset to multiple characters, worlds, and episodes
  • Save storyboard frames back to the library as you approve them
Showrunner

You direct the production. AI does the grind.

Sweatbox drafts the work — you decide. AI proposes characters, suggests voices, generates shot compositions, rewrites dialogue, and prepares the assets. You approve, revise, reject, or lock each one. The production moves at your pace, not the AI's.

  • AI drafts characters, worlds, voices, and shots for review
  • You approve every decision before it locks into the project
  • Revise with notes — AI re-drafts with your direction applied
  • Lock key elements so downstream changes can't break them
Decision · ProtagonistProposed
Sweatbox AI

Drafted three character options for the protagonist. Suggesting Kira — methodical, internally conflicted.

You

Use Kira. Lock the visual style. Try a colder voice.

Sweatbox AI

Locked. Regenerating voice with a flatter, lower register.

Your call
Approve

Lock it in. AI moves to the next decision.

Revise

Send it back with notes. AI regenerates with your direction.

Reject

Discard. AI proposes something different.

Lock

Freeze the decision. Downstream edits can't break it.

Use Cases

Built for any animated format.

Pick a template, the pipeline adapts. Same workflow, different deliverable.

5–90 min · 24 fps

Films

Story-driven shorts and features with character arcs, locked scene order, and final-cut export.

1–10 min · MP4

Animated shorts

End-to-end pipeline for narrative shorts — script to render in a single project.

Episodic · S01E01

Series pilots

Recurring characters, persistent worlds, and episode-based scene structure.

30–120s · 4K

Game trailers

Pre-rendered cinematics with precise timing, atmosphere, and soundtrack sync.

6–60s · MP4 / WebM

Ads & product videos

Short-form with brand guidelines locked in from the start. Fast turnaround.

Lyric · Visual album

Music videos

Beat-synced shot sequencing, mood-driven color, and rhythm-aware cut points.

Vertical · Square · 16:9

AI presenters

Talking-head clips with cast voices, lip-sync, and templated lower thirds.

Page · CBZ · PDF

Comics & graphic novels

Panel-grid output of frames with dialogue balloons — export to print or digital.

Pricing

Free while we're in beta.

Build real productions today at no cost. Paid tiers land as the render and provider integrations go live — no card required to start.

Free

$0while in beta

Everything you need to build your first universe.

  • 1 franchise, unlimited productions
  • Script, scenes & storyboard pipeline
  • Character & World Bibles
  • Asset Library with uploads
Start free

Studio

Popular
TBDper editor / month

For creators shipping regularly across a universe.

  • Unlimited franchises
  • Series & per-episode workspaces
  • Showrunner OS with approval history
  • Priority render queue
Start free

Studio+

Let's talkfor teams

Collaboration, provider integrations, and scale.

  • Everything in Studio
  • Real voice & video providers
  • Team roles & shared review
  • Export at scale
Contact us

Prices are placeholders during beta and may change before billing is enabled.

FAQ

Straight answers.

Does Sweatbox make finished films with one click?

No — and we won't pretend it does. Sweatbox is a studio workflow: it drafts scripts, breaks them into scenes and shots, organizes your cast and worlds, and prepares assets. You direct, approve, and revise at every step. The output is a real production you shaped, not a mystery render.

What's a franchise versus a production?

A franchise is a universe — the shared cast, worlds, canon, and asset library. A production is one thing you make inside it: a film, trailer, series, presenter show, or comic. Everything in a production reads from the franchise, so your characters and locations stay consistent across all of them.

How do series and episodes work?

Series productions get real episodes, each with its own script, scenes, and storyboard scope. Character and world appearances are tracked per episode, so a bible always shows exactly which episodes an entity shows up in.

Can I upload my own reference images?

Yes. The Asset Library supports real image uploads — drag a batch straight onto the grid — plus link-only references. Every asset can be filtered and attached to specific characters, worlds, productions, or episodes.

What is the Showrunner OS?

It's your director's desk. AI proposes characters, scenes, and dialogue; you approve, revise, reject, or lock each decision. It keeps a full history — including revised and rejected ideas — and tracks production readiness with live checklists.

Is the AI generation live yet?

The workflow, structure, and review are fully built. Real voice and video providers plug into this foundation — where they're not yet configured, you'll see clearly labeled drafts and setup states rather than fake output.

Start today

Build your universe. Ship the first scene.

No installs. Start a franchise, pick a production template, and your whole pipeline — script, bibles, storyboard, and Showrunner — is ready in seconds.