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From the main dashboard you can create boards, rename them, archive them, and open the editor.

The editor uses an unbounded canvas: place images, text, strokes, and annotations freely.

Side column (desktop) or bottom bar (mobile) with select, text, strokes, brush, shapes, and annotations.

Step-by-step guides in the editor: initial board tour plus AI and client-mode tutorials with on-screen highlights.

Explore large boards with cursor zoom, keyboard or space pan, and fit shortcuts.

Switch between exploring without selecting and editing elements.

Thumbnail overview of the board to orient yourself and jump to other areas.

Adjust zoom and position so the selection fills as much of the viewport as possible.

Select, move, and transform board elements.

The Text dropdown (T) picks typography for text boxes; it does not insert elements on its own.

Draw freehand strokes on the board with color, size, and opacity.

Remove brush strokes by dragging over them.

Draw pixelated areas to hide sensitive information in screenshots.

Vertex-based stroke that closes into an outline.

Vertex stroke that does not auto-close.

Straight segment between two points.

Place pins with text to annotate specific board locations.

Insert arrows and icons from the shapes bar; number keys for common ones.

Place arrows by drag; change style (solid, dashed, technical, chevron) with selection active.

Measurement annotation with two reference points, extension lines, dimension line, and editable label (e.g. “2400 mm” or “3.20 m”).

Post-it style text block on the board.

Board element with checkable items.

Formatted page on the canvas, editable as a document.

Structured block for product or material data.

Text balloon linked to a board point with a line.

Insert preset compositions (hero, image+text, grid, highlight).

Step-by-step guide to bring references, renders, and photos onto the canvas: upload files, paste, favorites, shape fill, carousel, and AI composition.

Frame with multiple images navigable with arrows.

Crop a selected image with on-canvas handles.

Duplicate selection via shortcuts or Alt-drag.

Remove selected elements from the board.

Move selection precisely with a confirm click.

Combine multiple elements or split an existing group.

Prevent moving or transforming selection until unlocked.

Align or evenly space multiple selected elements.

With an element selected, adjust color, opacity, stroke, and type-specific options.

Save colors, detect dominant palette from images, and insert swatch cards on the canvas.

Right column in the editor: variants, snapshots, author layers, files, client feedback (if your plan includes it), saved views, and favorites. Drag the left edge to resize the panel.

Alternative proposal groups on the same board, with a quick bar, grid comparison, and editable descriptions.

Full board copies with a fullscreen gallery, real canvas capture, timeline, and per-version descriptions.

On-canvas window for collaborator messages: avatar, name, body, and timestamp.

Several people can work on the same board: owner, email-invited collaborators, and link guests. Each contribution is tied to its author (color and layer). Changes are saved on the server; reopening or reloading the board shows the latest state.

In the editor top bar (people icon and avatars) you can open the list of who has access and their role. It includes the owner, invited collaborators, pending invites (owner only), and link guests.

From the board side panel («Share board» button) or the equivalent control in the editor, open the «Share» dialog. If your plan includes collaboration and client review, the first screen shows two cards; if you only have one feature, you go straight into that path.

In Share → Share with collaborator → «Links» tab you get three public board URLs (/b/…), each with a different permission level. Each block shows the URL, a permission summary, last regenerated date, and Copy and Regenerate buttons.

In Share → Share with collaborator → «Invite collaborator» tab you send email invites (comma-separated). Invitees sign in to Idear, accept the invite, and edit the board with contribute permissions (their own elements).

Boards you can access appear in your Boards list.

Anyone following a board can get alerts by email and, with a registered account, Telegram. The board owner, collaborators with edit access, and certain guests can send updates to subscribers.

Record on mobile or desktop, send audio to a board, and alert the team by email or Telegram. See the full flow infographic below.

When several people work on a board, internal feedback lives on the canvas and in capture tools: it does not go through the client link or the client feedback bell.

Phone-optimized experience: board list, capture hub (voice, photo, comment), and quick access to views and links without full canvas editing.

All captures (voice, comments, and inbox photos) are reviewed in one modal: on mobile from List; on desktop from the smartphone icon on the board.

Link inbox photos, comments, and voice notes to board comment pins: create new pins, link to existing ones, and close the loop with «Mark reviewed».

Clean board view with a slide sidebar, floating tools, and keyboard navigation.

Save canvas zoom and position as named views that work as slides in presentation mode.

Idear separates two feedback circuits that do not mix: team feedback (collaborators in the editor) and client feedback (review link /c/…). Each has its own tools, visibility, and management screens.

Mark two images and open the before/after comparison modal; also available from presentation mode.

Create polls with options on the board; selecting a poll on desktop opens a side results and voting HUD.

Generate a studio-style image from selection (≥2 sources) on the server.

Generate visual sheets from plans, renders and references: category, sheet types, layout, format, theme and AI credits shown before you confirm.

Turn a technical floor plan into a furnished material plan and/or conceptual furnished axonometric for client presentations.

Insert a hyperrealistic person into an architectural render. Normal mode: text instruction and optional photo. Advanced mode: required reference photo and placement, orientation and activity presets.

Enrich an architectural render with photorealistic vegetation consistent with the scene: trees, shrubs, garden, terrace plants or planters.

Replace a material in a render zone. Normal mode: text instruction and optional material image. Advanced mode: reference photo, surface, scale and mask (ID pass or polygon) with 3D integration of shadows, reflections and perspective.

Replace furniture, a lamp or another element in the render with a new object using a reference photo. AI returns the fully integrated image.

Remove a specific element from the render and reconstruct the background photorealistically. AI returns the full image without that object.

Transform room decoration while keeping architecture, camera and framing intact.

Complete and improve scene styling while keeping the layout, main furniture and architecture.

Place cut-out architecture or product renders in a coherent photorealistic setting while preserving the main subject (house, faucet, furniture, vehicle…).

Attach DWG, ZIP, PDF as file, or other formats to the board.

Export full board, selection, or A4 document to PDF.

In Share → «Share with client» card (highlighted) you get a read-only review link. The client only sees elements marked visible; they can comment, react, or approve in the client view. The dialog shows how many elements are visible, the URL, and link actions.

The client leaves comments, reactions, or approvals from their review link; the team manages them in the editor.

If your plan includes client review, you can work feedback and decisions in the «Client feedback» section of the right side panel: comments, voice notes, reactions, statuses (open, in progress, done), and team replies. Includes a «Decision center» tab for formal approvals.

The review image is a canvas element the client opens fullscreen. They can leave markers with text, voice, and photos; the team sees them in the bell, side panel, and as golden overlays on the image in the editor.

From the client review link, they can record audio with their phone or computer microphone without typing.

All feedback the client sends from their review link is centralized in the board editor. You can read it, jump to the referenced element, change status, reply for the team, and (as owner) delete entries.

Mark which elements need a client decision (approve, request changes, or defer). The client acts from their /c/… link; the team tracks status in the Decision center and on each element.

Full list in the board panel (?) and in this section by category.

In Account → profile, the «Board theme» section changes how the editor looks: canvas, bars, side panel, and UI chrome. Available themes: Dark, Light, Beige, Olive, Wine, and Coast. The choice is saved in this browser/device.

View your plan, board limits, and enabled features in Billing.

Manage members and invites on plans that support team.