by Pine AI
Pine Drama Studio pricing, free plan and limits
Open-source Mac studio for AI short dramas: an agent on a Pine Computer makes characters, storyboards and takes from a screenplay while you approve each step.
- Best for
- AI short-drama producer
- Not for
- Windows or Linux user
Should you use Pine Drama Studio?
Best for Mac-based producers of AI short dramas who want to see and approve every storyboard and take, and who can get a Pine project key. The project is two days old, so expect change. The app is free but needs Pine's paid cloud, which showed only a request-access form, so confirm access first.
An open-source, Code-OSS-based studio that keeps every version an agent makes and records your approvals in one local file.
Lock-in sits in Pine's cloud, since the app keeps no local pipeline and leans on a Pine Computer for each paid step, even though its code and protocol are open.
Also for
- Indie filmmaker testing agent-made video
- Independent producers of AI short dramas
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- Small studios producing a serial AI drama that need sign-off on every version
- Developers building on Pine Computer
Also not for
- Producer who needs a published per-minute price before starting
Main trade-off
It cannot be used without a Pine project key from a platform that showed a request-access form and no published price.
Pine Drama Studio pricing
The Studio app is free and open source. Pine bills its cloud compute separately, and no price for it was published on pinecomputer.io when this page was checked.
Before you commit
- A turn that is cut off before it returns may already have spent money, and only you decide whether to run the work again, per the first release notes.
What Pine Drama Studio does
Pine Drama Studio 0.2.6, published on 14 November 2026, is an Apache-2.0 desktop studio for AI short dramas, built on Code-OSS for macOS. An agent running on a Pine Computer produces characters, storyboards, takes and the cut from a screenplay, while the Studio stores every version and records your approvals locally.
Screenplay to cut with an agent
You drop in a screenplay and chat with an agent on a Pine Computer that makes characters, locations, props, keyframes, storyboards, takes and the cut, and each paid step starts only after you say go.
A canvas for every episode
Each episode has its own canvas of storyboards, keyframes and takes, and a second canvas shows every character, scene and prop as a frame with its variants in a grid.
Approve and keep every version
You approve the version you pick on its card, your choices are stored in one file, choices.json, that only the Studio writes, and the Computer can only add versions.
Open protocol and your own presets
The Studio and a Pine Computer speak a documented, add-only protocol, and a project can hold its own presets under inputs/preset/ in the format the repository describes.
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Your folder is the only copy
A drama lives in a folder on your Mac that is its only copy, and archives the Studio makes are portable across operating systems.
Live previews and plain account messages
Pictures and takes appear on their cards as the agent finishes them, and a missing key, an empty balance or a rate limit each gets one line in the chat with a link to fix it.
Works with
- Pine Computer
Capabilities
- AI short drama
- Storyboarding
- Video production
- Agent workflow
- Open source
- Desktop app
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- The code is open, with the build steps, the protocol and a vocabulary of production terms in the repository, so a studio can read how the app talks to the cloud (GitHub README).
- A paid step waits for your go-ahead, and a turn that is cut off warns that money may have been spent, which gives control over cost in a pay-per-step workflow (README and first release notes).
- The project ships often, with two tagged releases in its first two days, and the macOS builds are signed and notarised by Apple (GitHub releases).
Limits
- A Pine project key is required, and pinecomputer.io showed a Request access button and published no price for the compute when checked, so a producer cannot simply download the app and start.
- Only macOS files were in the releases read on 15 November 2026, so Windows and Linux producers cannot use it yet, even though the project's automated builds include a Windows installer.
- The first release's notes list limits that matter on a series: a chat runs one turn at a time, and an agent's memory does not carry over when a chat moves to a new Pine Computer.
Pine Drama Studio alternatives
| Tool | Price from | Free plan | Runs on | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Drama Studio This page | Free | Yes | Mac | 2.9 |
 LTX StudioPick Pine Drama Studio if you want open code and an agent working on a cloud computer you can inspect; pick LTX Studio if you want a hosted script-to-storyboard tool with a free watermarked plan. | $15/mo | Yes | Web | -- |
 TopviewPick Pine Drama Studio if you want to approve every version in a local project folder; pick Topview if you want an agent that plans ads or short series from a script or product link with credits bought on its site. | $8/mo | No | Web · iOS | -- |
 RunwayAI to simulate the world through generative video and world models | $15/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android | 4.5 |
Pine Drama Studio facts
- Training-data policy
- Pine Computer's security page says Pine and its AI providers do not use data sent to a Pine Computer to train models.
- Works offline
- No
- Minimum skill level
- Intermediate
Questions about Pine Drama Studio
How much does Pine Drama Studio cost?
The Studio app is free and its source is open. Generation and the agent's work run on Pine Computers in the cloud, which Pine's release calls the paid part, and pinecomputer.io published no price for that compute when it was read on 15 November 2026. Paid work waits for your go-ahead, and an empty balance shows as a message in the chat.
Can I try Pine Drama Studio without paying?
You can download, read and build the app at no cost, with its source on GitHub, but nothing gets made without a Pine project key and a Pine Computer to run the agent. pinecomputer.io showed a Request access button on 15 November 2026 and listed no free credit or trial, so a free first drama is unconfirmed.
Where do my screenplay and footage go?
The drama's folder on your Mac is its only copy, and the 0.2.0 release notes say every model call and paid step runs on a Pine Computer, so your inputs reach Pine's cloud. Pine's security page says the data stays in the United States, is not used to train models, and a deleted computer's saved state is purged within 24 hours.
Which Macs does Pine Drama Studio run on?
Apple silicon and Intel Macs, through signed and notarised disk images. The 0.2.0 notes covered Apple silicon only and 0.2.6 added Intel. The README says a Windows installer is built in continuous integration, but the releases read on 15 November 2026 held only macOS files.
Can two chats work on the same episode?
Not safely. The 0.2.0 notes say two chats on one episode make clashing versions and the one installed second is refused whole, and they advise giving each chat its own episodes. Folders carry over to a new Pine Computer but the agent's memory does not.
About Pine Drama Studio
Pine Drama Studio is a free, open-source desktop app for making AI short dramas, released by Pine AI, whose cloud platform Pine Computer does the generation. Its repository was created on 13 November 2026 and carries the Apache-2.0 licence, and the app is built on Code-OSS, the open base of Visual Studio Code. You bring a screenplay, an agent running on a Pine Computer builds the drama's assets, storyboards and takes and assembles the cut, and you approve the results in the app.
Read the full background
Per its 0.2.0 release notes, every model call and every paid step runs on a Pine Computer, and the app itself runs no local pipeline. The app and the Computer talk over an open, add-only protocol: the Computer only adds versions, and your choices are written to one local file that only the app writes. The window has the project on the left, canvases in the centre and the chat with the agent on the right.
It fits independent producers and small studios that make serialised AI video and want to inspect each storyboard, take and cut instead of accepting a finished clip. Pine's release says a series needs hundreds of consistent shots, and the README answers that by drawing characters, locations and props once and reusing them in every shot.
Version 0.2.0 shipped on 13 November 2026 for Apple silicon, and 0.2.6 followed on 14 November 2026 with Intel builds, a reworked canvas and portable archives.
Skip it if you use Windows or Linux, because only macOS builds were published when this page was checked on 15 November 2026, or if you cannot get a Pine project key: pinecomputer.io showed a Request access button and no price for the compute. If you want a hosted tool with a free plan, LTX Studio turns a script into storyboarded shots and Topview plans short series with an agent. For single clips, Higgsfield runs several video models and Runway generates video, and all four sit in the video category. The decision: pick Pine Drama Studio if you are a Mac-based producer who has or can get a Pine project key and wants open code around an agent-made drama; otherwise start with a hosted tool.
Sources and guides
Official sources
- Pine Drama Studio official site Vendor
- Pine Computer developer documentation Docs
- GitHub repository GitHub
- Discord Community
Product facts on this page (pricing, plans, integrations, compliance) are read from Pine AI's own pages and documentation. The verdict is Hokai's reading of them, not the vendor's claim.
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