Composer + visual studio

Create the visual. See the post. Decide what ships.

Write once, tailor by channel and bring in the right visual without breaking flow. Generate an original from the post, search licensed Pexels photos, then inspect the actual copy, media, order and delivery truth before review.

  • Post-aware generation with an exact quote before spend
  • Licensed Pexels search with creator and source provenance
  • High-fidelity previews that name what the platform controls

Generated and found media remain in your private library; nothing attaches until you choose it. Publishing still follows human approval, official API access, account permissions and release gates.

Campaign studio Illustrative workflow · not customer data
  • Shared idea
  • Instagram
  • X

Shared source copy

Tailored418 / 2,200

A useful approval starts with the version people will actually see—not a generic draft detached from its destination.

Immutable original Original · unchanged Instagram copy · 4:5 crop
  • Crop 4:5
  • Alt text
  • Order 1 of 3
  • Tailor copy

Channel preview

Carousel · 3 items

Illustrative editorial still life of a terracotta arch vase, olive branch and sculptural paper beside a black plinth in warm window light. Illustrative generated concept · not customer data

The same idea, prepared for this destination with its own framing, order and review state.

  1. Draft
  2. Review
  3. Approval
  4. Publish

Shared first, specific when needed

Write together. Fork only where the channel demands it.

Keep one source of truth for the post. A destination can inherit it, or take its own copy, hashtags, title, media order and supported options without changing its siblings.

Shared source

The evidence stays the same. The expression can fit the destination.

Instagram

A visual opening, 4:5 framing and carousel order for the feed.

Tailored

X

A concise opening with a numbered thread when the limit needs it.

Tailored

LinkedIn

The shared argument, kept intact for a longer feed post.

Shared

Preview accuracy, stated plainly

See what comes from your draft—and what only the platform can decide.

Aboveboard separates three levels of preview confidence. You can review the prepared post at high fidelity without pretending that a third-party platform will reproduce every pixel forever.

Exact from draft

The decisions you control

Copy, attached media, order, selected framing and cover come from the prepared draft shown for review.

Exact · copy · media · order · framing · cover

Expected on publish

A high-fidelity expectation

Profile identity, spacing and format layout are represented from the selected account and surface, but may render slightly differently.

Expected · profile · spacing · format layout

Platform controlled

No invented certainty

Final line breaks, link cards, fonts, control placement and other native chrome are decided by the destination at publish time.

Controlled · line breaks · cards · fonts · controls

Visuals, without the scavenger hunt

Generate, find, choose or upload—without leaving the post.

The copy, brand and selected destinations give every visual choice useful context. Create an original, search the licensed Pexels catalogue, open your private library or bring your own file—then decide what actually belongs on the post.

Illustrative product workflow · not customer data
  1. Choose from library

    Reuse private originals, including selected Drive files where connected.

    Provenance stays visible
  2. Upload

    Add your own image or video and keep the source version unchanged.

    Your file, your decision

Original generation

The post writes the first visual brief.

Subject, treatment, must-include details, exclusions and destinations arrive prefilled from the work already in front of you. Edit the brief before anything is generated.

Brief from this post

Confident editorial still life · warm paper textures · leave room for the headline

CanvasLandscape

PackageQuick concepts

Illustrative editorial still life of a terracotta arch vase, olive branch and sculptural paper beside a black plinth in warm window light.
Illustrative generated concept · not customer data
Exact quote 3 concepts · 1,920 × 1,088 · 3 credits No credits are spent until the priced action is confirmed.
Generate 3 concepts · 3 credits

Finished originals stay private in the media library and are never attached automatically.

Licensed photo search

A deliberate catalogue search, with the receipt still attached.

The current post seeds an editable search. Results keep the photographer, provider, source link and use note visible before you import a full-resolution original.

CataloguePexels

Sunlit geometry

Photographer
Creator profile shown
Source & licence
Provider page and use note retained
Suggested alt text
Sunlight casts geometric shadows across a warm stone wall.
0 credits to search or import · 1 library slot per imported photo
Import original

Private media library

A result is an option—not an attachment.

Generated and imported originals enter your private library first. Select one, refine its alt text and framing, and attach it only when it earns its place.

  • Generated provenance stays with the original
  • Creator, Pexels source and use note stay with licensed photos
  • Selected Drive files can stay linked until they are needed, where connected
Immutable masterPrivate · unchanged
Prepared for Instagram4:5 derivative · no upscale
  • Reframe
  • Alt text
  • Carousel order

The prepared channel derivative—not a generic thumbnail—is what the reviewer sees and the delivery path uses.

Video versionVertical short video · 9:16
  • Trim
  • Cover frame
  • Output size

Format explorer

Nine destinations, without pretending they work the same way.

The composer exposes the formats and options each supported connection can genuinely use. Unavailable and manual paths stay visible instead of disappearing.

Instagram

Feed photo · Carousel · Reel · Story

First comment, collaborators, place, people tags and Reel cover where supported.

Official publishing when the account and release gate permit it.

TikTok

Video · Photo post

Current creator privacy, interactions, disclosures, cover and required consent.

Creator, account, provider and release eligibility apply.

X

Post · Numbered thread · Poll

Reply audience and poll duration; a poll cannot carry media.

Connection state and displayed platform cost remain explicit.

LinkedIn

Feed post

Format-aware copy and media preview without invented native controls.

Official publishing follows connection and account permission.

Reddit

Profile · Community post

Community, title, NSFW and spoiler choices with adaptations shown first.

Official publishing follows connection and community rules.

Mastodon

Post

Visibility and content warning in the composed version and preview.

Official publishing follows the connected server and account.

Bluesky

Post

Reply audience and format-aware media preview.

Official publishing follows connection and release availability.

Threads

Post · Carousel

Reply audience and multi-item media where supported.

Official publishing follows Meta permissions and release gates.

YouTube

Manual handoff

Finished copy and attachments prepared for a scheduled notification.

Read-only official connection; Aboveboard does not upload the video.

Exact availability depends on the official API, account type and permissions, provider approval, region and Aboveboard release gates.

Faster without losing judgement

Useful help stays beside the post—and names its limits.

Move faster with reusable building blocks and account-specific guidance. Suggestions remain editable, priced before an AI action, and separate from the reviewer’s final decision.

Observed best times

Eligible plans can show account-and-platform slots from your own history, with timezone and sample size visible.

Advisory content patterns

Carry a supported format, hook, topics and timing into a new brief without copying the old post.

Templates and hashtag groups

Reuse copy structure, channels and supported options; keep media a deliberate choice for the new post.

Media library

Choose an immutable original, recover its saved description and prepare the exact version each channel needs.

Prepared-derivative approval

The preview becomes the approval decision.

Each destination becomes its own reviewable draft. The reviewer sees the prepared media, original and edited copy, required changes, account mode and publish gate before deciding.

Prepared for Instagram
Original

One shared source with the evidence and intended claim intact.

Prepared for Instagram

A channel-shaped version with its final copy, crop, order and alt text.

  • Prepared media
  • Copy difference
  • Required changes
  • Publish gate
Request changesRejectApprove

Intention is not a publish job

Choose the moment early. Commit it only after the checks.

The composer can record an intended time. Actual scheduling follows the approved version through current pre-publish checks, so a date never outruns the decision.

  1. 01 · Compose

    Choose an intended time

    Set the destination and preferred moment while the post is being shaped.
  2. 02 · Review

    Inspect every version

    Run review against the exact channel copy and prepared media.
  3. 03 · Approval

    Record the human decision

    Approve, reject or request changes for the version in front of the reviewer.
  4. 04 · Checks

    Run current publish gates

    Confirm connection, permission, media and provider readiness before scheduling.
  5. 05 · Deliver

    Schedule, publish or hand off

    Use the connected delivery path—or a clearly labeled manual notification.

No platform receives an unapproved version. Manual and unavailable delivery paths remain explicit.

Composer questions

What the visual composer does—and what stays in your hands.

Can Aboveboard generate an image from my post?

Yes. Aboveboard turns the current post, brand, campaign and selected destinations into an editable visual brief. You choose the canvas, quality and result count before confirming generation.

How much does original image generation cost?

The price varies with canvas, quality and number of results. Aboveboard shows an exact live quote before the priced action; opening the tool and editing the brief cost nothing. Credits are reserved when the priced action starts and consumed only after the complete, verified set is stored; a definite failure or safety refusal releases the hold.

Where do licensed photo results come from?

Licensed search uses the Pexels catalogue, not an arbitrary web search. Searching and importing cost 0 credits; each imported photo uses 1 media-library slot. Photographer, source link and use note remain with the original; a suggested alt text is clearly labelled before import.

How accurate are the social post previews?

Aboveboard separates what is exact from the draft—copy, media, order, framing and cover—from what is expected on publish and what the platform controls, such as final line breaks, link cards, fonts and native controls.

Can I prepare images and video without changing the original?

Yes. Aboveboard keeps the master immutable and saves channel-specific recipes for crop, orientation, output size, video trim, cover, alt text, inclusion and order. It never upscales the source; the prepared derivative is used for review and delivery.

Are generated or found visuals attached or published automatically?

No. Results first stay private in the media library, even when a generation finishes in the background. You choose what to attach, tailor and send to review. Nothing bypasses human approval, connection checks or the stated delivery path.

Can I customize the copy for each social platform?

Yes. Start with shared copy, then create a channel-specific version only where you need different wording, hashtags, a title, media order or supported posting options. Other channels continue to inherit the shared source.

Does Aboveboard preview Reels, Stories, carousels, threads and polls?

Aboveboard provides format-aware previews for supported Instagram, TikTok, X and other destination surfaces. Each preview states what is exact, expected or platform controlled rather than promising pixel-for-pixel native chrome.

How do delivery, approval and scheduling work together?

Each channel version goes through human review and approval before current connection, permission, media and provider gates run. Direct, test, manual-notification and unavailable paths stay explicit; YouTube remains a manual handoff.

Shape the post before the platform does

Give every destination the version a reviewer can stand behind.

Start from one idea, make the differences deliberate, and keep the final human decision attached to what will actually be delivered.

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