Tessel
Moodboards & layouts, fast
Only for Mac
$29.99
Mac
Built on a deadline by a filmmaker who needed layouts fast. Mood boards, storyboards, pitch decks, presentations — without the fight.
You think in images. Your tools should keep up.
I spent years wrestling with design software just to make mood boards.
Every pitch, every treatment, every visual presentation — I'd lose hours dragging images around, battling alignment tools, adjusting margins that wouldn't behave. The software was built for graphic designers over time. I needed something that worked the way I thought it should: visually, quickly, under pressure.
So I built Tessel.
It started as a tool for myself. Something I could open at 11 pm when a client needed a concept deck by morning. Drag in references. Arrange them on a grid. Add a title, a few notes, maybe some page numbers. Export a clean PDF and move on.
No tutorials. No learning curve. Just a canvas that keeps up.
I've used it on film pitches. Commercial treatments. Photography edits. Production design presentations. It works every time — because it only does what you need and nothing else.
The grid keeps your layout balanced without being rigid. Each cell holds an image, text, or empty space. Scale up to show detail, or pull back for context. Add proper typography — real fonts, real hierarchy, not an afterthought. When you're done, export a PDF that looks exactly how you designed it.
That's it. That's Tessel.
I use it every day. Now it's yours.
What you get
* Start from a saved template — or start blank
* Grids that guide your layout without fighting you
* Drag, drop, arrange — images land where you want them
* A shelf to hold your references while you work
* Typography that means it — fonts, hierarchy, captions, page numbers
* PDF export that looks exactly how you designed it
* Native Mac app — fast, smooth, no bloat
* Apple Silicon and Intel, Light and Dark modes
* One price. No subscription.
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Information
- Seller
- Paul Butterworth
- Size
- 20.4 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Paul Butterworth
