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References

The reference images that drive the style: adding them, analysis, the shared library.

A reference is an image whose style the AI matches: palette, typography, layout. It does not appear in the final visual, it steers it.

Two libraries

SourceContent
CommunityThe Kreafy library and the references other users have made public.
My libraryYour own additions, private by default.

The picker at the top of the References page switches between the two. A second filter separates flyer and thumbnail references.

Adding a reference

The Add a reference button opens a menu with two entries:

  • Add a flyer
  • Add a thumbnail

The type is therefore chosen before the upload window opens, not inside it. Then, two ways to supply the visual:

  1. Paste a link: a direct image, or a YouTube video, in which case Kreafy retrieves its thumbnail, title and category. A YouTube link is always saved as a thumbnail, whichever menu entry you picked.
  2. Upload files: up to 3 images at a time, 5 MB per file.

The analysis

Every reference you add goes through an automatic analysis that extracts its title, sector, format, language, dominant colours, typefaces and keywords.

Cost: 0.4 credit per reference. The analysis runs in the background; the thumbnail shows its status and updates on its own.

The title and category retrieved from YouTube are never overwritten by the analysis: what the source says about itself wins.

Limits per plan

PlanReferences
Free5
Starter20
ProUnlimited
LifetimeUnlimited

The limit counts your personal references. The community library stays browsable without limit.

Using a reference

Three routes:

  • from the studio, the Style reference tool;
  • from a reference's detail page, the Use this reference button;
  • from the Start from a template section at the bottom of the creation page.

Changing the type, publishing, deleting

On a reference in your library, the thumbnail menu lets you reclassify it as a flyer or a thumbnail if the analysis got it wrong.

The Select mode on the References page allows bulk deletion.

Deleting a reference does not delete the visuals generated from it, but the visual's detail page will no longer show the source image.