Overview

Playbook positions itself as "the visual cloud storage for creatives," offering a dedicated platform to manage, organize, and share creative assets like images, videos, and design files. It moves beyond traditional folder structures by providing a highly visual interface where users can easily see their work, create mood boards, and collaborate with team members or clients. The platform emphasizes speed and ease of use, allowing creatives to spend less time searching for files and more time creating.

Its unique strengths lie in its AI-powered features, such as automatic tagging of images based on content, color, and style, which significantly improves discoverability. Playbook also offers robust collaboration tools, including shareable links, commenting, and version history. It aims to enhance productivity by centralizing all creative assets, streamlining workflows through integrations with popular design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, and enabling users to publish their work directly from the platform. This focus on the specific needs of designers, artists, and creative teams sets it apart from generic cloud storage solutions.

Key Features

  • Visual cloud storage optimized for creative assets.
  • AI-powered auto-tagging for images and videos.
  • Fast search and filtering capabilities.
  • Collaboration tools: sharing, commenting, and feedback.
  • Mood board creation and visual organization.
  • Publishing features for portfolios and shareable pages.
  • Integration with design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
  • Version history for files.
  • Support for a wide range of file formats.
  • Secure storage and sharing options.

Supported Platforms

  • Web Browser
  • macOS App (Playbook Sync)
  • Windows App (Playbook Sync)

Integrations

  • Figma
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro)
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox

Pricing Tiers

Artist & Designer
$0/month
  • 100GB storage
  • Unlimited files & formats
  • AI auto-tagging
  • Share & collaborate
  • Mood boards
  • Publish pages
Artist & Designer Pro
$15/month (or $12/month billed annually)
  • 4TB storage (for 1 user)
  • All Free features included
  • Faster uploads & downloads
  • Advanced sharing controls
  • Version history (30 days)
  • No Playbook branding on published pages
Team
$25/user/month (or $20/user/month billed annually)
  • 1TB storage per user (pooled)
  • All Pro features included
  • Centralized billing
  • Team management features
  • Shared team libraries
  • Advanced permissions
  • Version history (90 days)
Enterprise
Contact for Pricing
  • Custom storage
  • All Team features included
  • Dedicated support manager
  • Custom onboarding & training
  • SAML SSO
  • Advanced security & compliance features

User Reviews

G2
Playbook has changed the way I work, the way I organize files and the way I share projects with clients and partners. It's extremely easy to use and it looks great.

Pros

Visual organization, AI tagging, ease of use, generous free tier.

Cons

Mobile app functionality could be more robust for on-the-go access.

Capterra
The AI tagging is a game-changer for finding specific assets quickly. The interface is beautiful and intuitive.

Pros

AI-powered search and tagging, beautiful user interface, excellent for visual portfolios and mood boards.

Cons

Some advanced DAM features for very large enterprise teams might still be maturing compared to older solutions.

Product Hunt
A beautifully designed storage solution that truly gets the needs of creative professionals. The AI features save a ton of time.

Pros

Strong focus on creative workflows, visually appealing interface, time-saving AI auto-tagging.

Cons

Users sometimes express desire for more niche integrations or more granular permission controls for highly complex projects.