Refsee is a search engine for moving-image references. Directors, editors, motion designers and agency creatives describe the shot they're after (the subject, setting, light or mood), choose ads and music videos, movies or motion design, and get back matching frames, each linked to the film or commercial it came from. It saves a lot of scrubbing through clips when you're building a treatment or pitch deck.
Around the search sit tools for collecting and sharing ideas: moodboards you can share with a public link, a GIF maker for pulling a moment out of a clip, and portfolio pages for your own work. Newer additions include AI image, video, voice and avatar generators that spend monthly credits, plus an MCP connector that lets assistants such as ChatGPT or Claude search Refsee from inside a chat.
Refsee is run by Refsee L.L.C-FZ in Dubai and bills in US dollars through Stripe. The Plus plan costs $28 a month with 600 generation credits, and Pro costs $38 a month with 1,200 credits and advanced search, including voiceover search. Paying annually brings them to $270 and $364 a year, and you can top up credits without changing plan. Renewal can be canceled from the Subscription page in your account.