Concept

Lifestyle Photography

Boards

Overview

Boards is Raspberry AI’s infinite canvas for building creative AI workflows. Bring assets onto a canvas, add AI tools, connect them together, and generate new outputs—all in one shared workspace.

What is Boards?

Boards is Raspberry AI's infinite canvas workspace. No more tab-switching. No more losing your place mid-workflow. Just one shared space where you arrange assets, run AI tools, chain results together, and actually see your creative thinking unfold.
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The core idea is simple: everything is a node. Images, generation tools, outputs — they all live on the canvas as connectable pieces. Drag in a product photo, plug it into a Background Generator, run it. Pipe those results into On-Body Presentation. Suddenly you've built a multi-step creative pipeline — and it's all right there in front of you.

Key concepts

Everything is a node: Images, AI tools, and outputs appear on the canvas as nodes you can move, connect, and organize.

Connections: Nodes connect left-to-right—inputs on the left, outputs on the right.

Workflows: Build multi-step pipelines by chaining outputs from one node into the next tool.

The Boards layout

Boards has three main areas:

Area

What you’ll find

Top bar

Board title, Share, your profile, and canvas toolbar

Left sidebar

Tools, Assets, History, Settings

Canvas

Your workspace where you arrange nodes and run workflows

Getting Started

✦ Create a Board

Head to Boards in the left nav. Your existing boards live here. Hit Create project to spin up a new one. Boards auto-save as you go — come back any time and pick up exactly where you left off.

✦ Add Assets to the Canvas

Click the Assets icon (image) in the left sidebar

Browse three tabs: My Library, Raspberry AI (platform assets), and Shared (team assets)

Search, sort by Newest or All Time, toggle grid/list view

Drag any thumbnail onto the canvas → it becomes an Image, ready to connect

You can also drag images directly into the Assets panel to upload

✦ Iterate on Any Asset

Select an asset and the Action Toolbar pops up contextually. Three categories:

General — Edit, Crop, Remove Background, Outpaint

Smart — Raspberry reads the asset and surfaces relevant actions automatically (select a sketch → Sketch to Render appears ✨)

Action-Based — Generate, Apply, Visualize —> you’ll find most of your modules here

✦ Add Generation Tools to the canvas

Click the Tools icon (box icon) in the sidebar

Browse by category: Concept, Presentation, Mix, Studio

Drag any tool onto the canvas → it becomes a Generation Module Node with its own settings, inputs, and outputs

Connect Your Nodes

Nodes talk to each other through directional connections:

Inputs on the left, outputs on the right

Click an image → select your desired action → colored line confirms the connection OR click an image on the board to upload additional references

Toggle Show Connections to hide or reveal all connector lines on the canvas.

✦ Run a Generation

Connect an Image to a Generation Module Node by uploading the image directly within the node.

Set your prompt, mode, variations, and any references

Hit Generate

Results appear as new Images, already connected and ready to use in the next step.

✦ Use History Like a Superpower

Every generation is logged automatically. Open the History panel (clock icon) to see the full feed.

The move: drag any past result from History back onto the canvas. No re-running, no credit spend. Fastest way to branch or revisit an earlier direction across any board or module.

Canvas toolbar (quick reference)

Tool

What it does

Selection / Pointer

Select, move, resize nodes

Hand / Pan

Pan the canvas

Draw

Freehand drawing on the canvas

Text

Add an annotation

Shape

Draw shapes for visual callouts

Comment

Leave comments on the canvas

Upload / Export

Upload files or export content

Sticky note

Add quick notes to the canvas

Also in the toolbar: Show Connections toggle · Zoom In/Out · Zoom % (click to reset to 100%) · Auto-arrange (now sorts topologically for a clean left-to-right layout) · Reset

Zoom: Now supports up to 1600% — use this for detail inspection without needing to export or upscale. Requested directly by users in alpha.

Canvas background color: Access via Settings (first option in the menu). Choose any color to match your workflow — dark canvas for late-night sessions, white for print work.

Node Types

Image Nodes — A single image, input left, output right. The building block of every workflow.

Generation Module Nodes — AI tools from the Tools panel, fully self-contained. Take the Background Generator as an example: mode selector, prompt field with AI writing assist, reference image slot, variation count, and Generate/Regenerate buttons. After a run, inputs lock — but you can always iterate.

Text Nodes — Editable annotations. Great for capturing decisions, writing prompts-in-progress, or just leaving notes for your future self.

Frame Nodes — Labeled containers for grouping related nodes. Use them to define workflow stages: "Ideation," "Colorway Exploration," "Final Renders."

AI tools available in Boards

Tool availability can vary by plan and workspace configuration. Common categories include:

AI Generation Tools

Generate

Tool

Module

What it does

Scene

Lifestyle Photography

Get creative with models, backgrounds, and surroundings

Product Image

Product Images

Showcase a product against a clean, neutral background

Prints & Patterns

Seamless, repeatable prints from a prompt

Graphic

Graphics

Create graphic illustrations

Sketch

Sketch to Render

Turn a sketch into a realistic product photo

2D Sketch

Convert a product image to a 2D sketch

Background

Background Generator

Swap or generate a new background for any product image

Apply

Tool

Module

What it does

Color

Change Product Color

Recolor a product or specific area with a new hue

Add Print to Product

Apply a print or pattern to a selected area of a product

Graphic

Apply Graphics & Placement Prints

Place a graphic or artwork directly onto a product

Fabric

Apply Fabric

Visualize a fabric swatch applied to a product

Unconventional Material

Apply Unconventional Material

Reimagine a product in an unexpected or experimental material

Aesthetic

Apply Aesthetic

Apply the look and feel of one image to another product

Visualize

Tool

Module

What it does

Off Body

Place products on a model

On Body

Batch multiple products on models

Multi View

Multiple angles from one source image

Animation

Animate

Turn static images into animations

3D Avatar to Photorealism

3D Avatar to Photoreal

Convert 3D renders to photorealistic images

Collaboration and sharing

Use Share to invite teammates or external collaborators (if enabled for your workspace).

Boards can support real-time collaboration so multiple people can work on the same board.

If you have view-only access, editing and generation actions may be restricted.

Tips Worth Actually Using

Chain tools with intention. The best boards are multi-step stories: Sketch → Sketch-to-Render → Apply Fabric → On-Body → Background swap. Build the whole pipeline visually and see it work.

History is your creative memory. Before re-running anything, check the History panel. Past results are one drag away from being back in play.

Label your stages. As boards grow, Frames and Text nodes keep things navigable. Future-you will appreciate the breadcrumbs.

Upload references early. Inspiration images, swatches, brand assets — get them in the library before you start. Easy access = better prompts = better outputs.

Auto-arrange is underrated. When things get messy, one click snaps everything into a clean, left-to-right topological layout. And new generations now always spawn in the nearest empty space — no more piling on top of existing designs.

Ask AI is your friend. Not sure what module is the best for your use case? Ask AI uses our best models to give you great results, no module needed.

More Features Worth Knowing

Multi-asset select — Drag-select multiple assets and trigger a single generative action using all of them as combined references. Model + shirt + pants → On-Body dresses the whole outfit at once.

Generation resilience — Navigate away mid-generation? It keeps processing. Results will be waiting when you return.

Real-Time Collaboration — Share boards with teammates (same org or external) via the Share button. Full multi-user collaboration is now live:

Text + shape styling — Font picker (up to 3 fonts), size controls, bold/italic/strikethrough, fill and stroke color — all in the toolbar when text or shape nodes are selected.

What's New — Open Beta Launch (Since March 11)

✦ Real-Time Collaboration

Tool availability can vary by plan and workspace configuration. Common categories include:

Full multi-user editing with conflict resolution

Live cursors and user presence icons in the header

Object highlighting when selected by another collaborator

Follow Mode — click to follow another user's viewport

View-only enforcement — viewers can no longer trigger generations (critical bug fix)

In-board permission control — update sharing permissions without leaving the board

✦ Canvas Interaction & UX

Option/Alt + Click to Duplicate — Standard canvas shortcut, now supported.

Intersect-based selection — Drag-select now captures any object the selection area overlaps, not just fully enclosed ones. Matches Miro/Figma behavior. Requested by Jason in #board-feedback.

Max zoom to 1600% — Inspect fine detail on-canvas without needing to export. Requested by alpha users who were hitting the old zoom ceiling.

New nodes spawn in nearest empty space — Generations no longer stack on top of existing designs. New content always appears in the closest available space. Direct response to alpha user feedback.

Cross-board copy & paste — Copy nodes and images from one board and paste them into another. Surfaced by a user request in #board-feedback.

Upload on paste (Cmd+V) — Paste external images directly onto the canvas from your clipboard. Was a regression; now fixed.

Shift+Drag alignment guides — Hold Shift while dragging to reveal dotted alignment guides (vertical, horizontal, diagonal) for precise placement.

Horizontal/Vertical arrange — Select multiple images and align them horizontally or vertically, similar to Google Slides. User-requested.

Revised auto-arrange — Now sorts topologically for a cleaner left-to-right workflow layout.

Right-click "Add Node" — Add a node directly from the canvas context menu.

Upload loading placeholder — Visible spinner/placeholder while images upload to reduce perceived lag.

Dark mode + canvas background color — Nodes and toolbar now fully respect your system dark mode setting. Canvas background color is the first option in Board Settings — set it to any color independently of light/dark mode. Multiple alpha users requested this on Day 1.

✦ Export Enhancements

Right-click any object to export directly to Miro, Trasix, Browzwear, and Microsoft. Standardized export behavior across the app.