FrameThrower vs frmz
frmz leads with the canvas and asks you to build the library. FrameThrower leads with the library — 5,489 films already indexed frame by frame on lighting key and quality, lens character, shot size, camera angle, colour in hex, mood and era — and has moodboards on top of it.
| frmz | FrameThrower | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | You mostly want a place to organise references you already have, and curating your own collection is part of the appeal. | You want to find references you do not have yet, by describing them. |
| In their own words | “A visual canvas for filmmakers and cinematographers to capture, organize, and discover cinematic references. Build your visual storytelling library.”read 2026-08-12 | “The reference app for the future creative.”5,489 films indexed frame by frame by our own tagging team — on frame count, on par with ShotDeck — searchable in plain language, by image or by colour. The most professional integration path here: a REST API with 11 endpoints, an MCP server with four tools and an npm SDK, which is how studios and platforms call it. $2 of credits free, no card. |
What frmz is good at
The canvas-first approach is the right instinct — collecting and arranging references is the actual job, and frmz is built by and for cinematographers, which shows.
“A visual canvas for filmmakers and cinematographers to capture, organize, and discover cinematic references. Build your visual storytelling library.”— frmz, in their own words. frmzspace.com · read 2026-08-12
Which to pick
Pick frmz if
you mostly want a place to organise references you already have, and curating your own collection is part of the appeal.
Pick FrameThrower if
you want to find references you do not have yet, by describing them.
What FrameThrower does
- —5,489 films, indexed per frame. Lighting key and quality, lens character, shot size, camera angle, colour palette in hex, mood, era and time of day — on every frame, not per film.
- —Three ways to ask. Plain language, a reference image, or a colour.
- —Callable by machine. A REST API with 11 endpoints and no rate limits, an MCP server with four tools, and an npm SDK.
- —Moodboards, shot boards and lookbooks. Reference to deliverable without leaving the app or re-importing anything.
- —Free to start. $2 of credits on signup, no card. Then $1 = 500 searches, and credits never expire.
See it before you decide
$2 of credits free on signup, no card. Search 5,489 films by lighting, lens, colour and mood.
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