Embedded GUI Design & Development Software | Storyboard by Crank Software

BRANDS THAT TRUST US

Create embedded experiences that impress.

Crank Software is so much more than just a GUI design and development software company. Storyboard, our cross-platform UI development framework for embedded touchscreens, in addition to our embedded engineering services team are the extended arms of UX-led companies around the globe.

From Red Dot UI Design award-winning Fortune 100 companies, to innovative, small device manufacturers, many rely on Crank to bring teams together, get to market faster, and deliver a customer experience that excels again and again.

Best Embedded Software 2020

With our innovative rendering technology, Storyboard was recognized as Most Innovative Software at Embedded World.

Best In Show - Embedded World

Storyboard won Best In Show - Embedded World 2020, for reducing resource costs while maximizing UI reusability.

Innovation Award

We were honored the John Deere Innovation Award for bringing high-performing UI experiences to market.

Company of the Year

We celebrated our award-winning product and trust our embedded partners with the Company of the Year award.

Designed for embedded. Optimized for performance.

Customers love to work with Crank because of our track record. They know they can trust us to help them create high-performance and sleek touch-screen UIs at a pace they have never seen before. So much so, they’ve kept us a secret... until now. Discover why Crank Software has become the trusted design and development tool across all industries.

Build a responsive UI on all hardware

From MPUs to MCUs, and across all OS, Crank’s embedded UI design and development tools help create sleek embedded touch screens more efficiently. Because of Storyboard's unique architecture, runtimes are optimized for individual hardware, so that performance is always assured and a brilliant user experience is delivered.

WHAT WE WORK WITH

Import design files and optimize without code

Storyboard was built to make the embedded design and development process easier. Easily import Photoshop, Illustrator or Sketch design files and animate with familiar tools. Meanwhile, developers can focus on code optimization, for faster prototyping and fine-tuning on the target device.

What makes us different

Get to market faster with our developers

From design to development and everything in between, our professional services team are there to help augment your team when required, or bring additional Storyboard expertise to your project, to help you get to market up to 50% faster and more cost-effectively than hiring FTE or external consultants.

Our Professional Services

Get started quickly

We want your embedded UI to define your brand, to win you awards and exceed customer expectations. Download a free trial and then follow our step-by-step video tutorial to create a sample UI to flash to your evaluation hardware.

Tutorials ▸ Demos ▸

When we build our next product, we will be using Crank Software - without hesitation. They provided the best 3rd party development team I've ever worked with. They delivered on their promises, and ensured our product launched on time.

Rishi Siravuri

Chief Engineer, Emerson Thermostat

With Crank Software’s help, we were able to get up and running within a few days, have fully functional prototype units available within a few months, and have a product ready to launch in record time.

Rocko McCombs

Autometer Products, Electrical Engineer

Accelerating tomorrow's embedded UI experiences.

Cross-platform framework for high performance UIs with brilliant graphics.

BRANDS THAT TRUST US