Watch a 60-second walkthrough
From upload to approval, the whole flow in one short clip.
Up and running in 3 minutes
No setup, no integrations, no client account required.
Upload your file
Drag in any file, video, PDF, audio, image, Office doc, or code. A private review link is generated instantly.
Share the link
Paste it in email, Slack, or use a fileslink.me short link. Clients click and review on any device, no signup required.
Get signed approval
Clients leave timecoded comments or click Approve. A signed certificate lands in your dashboard the moment they confirm.
Built for every part of the approval loop
One link for every file type
Video, PDF, audio, images, Office documents, and code each get a native viewer built for that format. Stop bouncing between Frame.io for video and email for everything else.
- Timecoded video and audio player with frame-accurate scrubbing
- PDF navigator with page-level comments
- Zoomable image viewer with annotation canvas
- Google Docs viewer for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Syntax-highlighted code viewer
Feedback that lands in context
Clients comment at the exact timestamp or draw directly on a frozen frame. You receive actionable feedback instead of vague emails about "around the two-minute mark."
- Timecoded comments pinned to the second
- Frame annotations drawn on frozen video frames
- File and image attachments on any comment
- No client account required to leave feedback
Approvals that close projects
One click from your client generates a timestamped certificate recording their name, the approval time, and the exact file and version. Revision disputes end before they start.
- One-click Approve or Request Revisions
- Signed certificate with reviewer, time, file, and version
- Full version history keeps prior rounds intact
- Short links via fileslink.me for easy sharing
File Approved vs. Frame.io
Frame.io requires Adobe accounts, starts at $15 per seat per month, and is built for video only.
Simple, honest pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need unlimited links.
No credit card required.
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Add-ons layer industry-specific tools on top of your Pro plan. Start with what you need, cancel anytime.
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Legal, creative, and finance-specific add-ons are in development.
Common questions
No. Clients receive a link and review instantly without creating an account or downloading any app. This removes the single biggest reason clients delay feedback: the friction of signing up for a new platform. For confidential projects, any plan can add password protection or require a named reviewer to proceed.
File Approved is file approval software for video editors, motion designers, and creative agencies. You upload a file, the app generates a private review link. Clients open the link, leave timecoded comments or frame annotations, and click Approve or Request Revisions. Every action is logged and timestamped.
Video (MP4, MOV, WebM), images (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP), PDFs, audio files, Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and code or plain text files. Each gets a native viewer built for that format.
Frame.io requires clients to create an Adobe account before they can review anything. File Approved needs no client account at all. Frame.io starts at $15 per seat per month. File Approved has a free plan that includes 1 review link and 10 GB of storage. Frame.io is built primarily for video. File Approved supports every common file type.
When a client clicks Approve, File Approved generates a timestamped certificate recording the reviewer's name, approval time, file name, and version. It serves as a written record of sign-off you can reference to end revision disputes or payment disagreements.
Yes. The Free plan includes 1 active review link, 10 GB of storage, timecoded comments, frame annotations, one-click approval, password protection, client downloads, and the full approval certificate. No credit card required. The Pro plan at $25/month adds unlimited review links, 5 TB storage, multi-file approvals, custom branding, and no File Approved branding.
The Free plan supports 1 active link at a time. The Pro plan removes that limit entirely. Pro also supports multi-file requests so one link can hold an entire deliverable set with per-file comments.