Video review software
Video review software: how to choose one.
“Sorry, I don’t have an account. Can you email me the cut?”
Video review software puts your client’s notes on the frame they’re about, not in an email. The tools are close on that part. What separates them is who reviews, what else is in the job, how you’re charged, and where the notes go once they’re in.
Free up to 5 GB. No card.
What your client does on the link.
Your client watches
Your client opens the link on a phone or a computer and watches the film, with the photos right beside it. No account, no app to install.
Your client points at what to change
Your client pauses and types, and the note sticks to that second of the film. On a photo or a PDF page, your client taps the exact spot, and can draw on it.
Your client approves
When it’s right, your client presses Approve and confirms once. The watermark comes off. On a job with photos and film, your client can approve each one separately.
Your client downloads the finals
The full-size files open for download on the same link, one by one or all at once. You don’t send anything new.
Four questions that pick the tool.
Who reviews?
A client who will never make an account needs a link that opens in a browser and asks for a name. A team of editors working in the same tool every day needs seats and permissions.
What else is in the job?
If the client also gets stills, PDFs or a mix, check that those take notes in the same list, or you are back to two links.
How are you charged?
Many review tools charge for each person on your side. A three-person studio pays three times the card price. Others charge for the studio, or by the gigabyte.
Where do the notes go?
Into Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Avid as markers, or into a list you work from. Check your editor is on the list.
The usual options.
Read on each one’s own pages on October 29, 2026. Frame.io: free for up to 2 members, Pro $15 a month a member; guests comment with a name and email; comments export to Final Cut Pro 10.4 and later, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Media Composer. Vimeo: review links on top of hosting, with an Approved status; its free plan has one review link per video, and it announced new plans on October 28, 2026. Dropbox Replay: an add-on at $12 a user a month ($10 billed yearly) on Dropbox Plus or higher, 4 files free, inside Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Pro Tools.
Wipster: no free plan, Light $11.95 a month ($9.95 billed yearly) with 50 GB, Team $25 a user. Filestage: priced for a team with 10 seats, from $249 a month ($199 billed yearly). Krock.io: free with 2 GB, Pro $10 a user. Every price is in one table, linked below.
Where DropYourFiles fits.
If the job is film alone, cut in Premiere Pro or Resolve by a team that lives in the tool, a review tool priced per person may suit you better. DropYourFiles fits when your client gets photos and film from the same job: notes at a timecode and pins on photos in one list, Approve that takes the watermark off and opens the full-size downloads on the same link, and one price for your studio’s logins. Notes go into Final Cut Pro as to-do markers; Premiere Pro and Resolve aren’t supported yet.
Questions.
What is video review software?
A tool where your client watches a cut in a browser and leaves notes at the exact moment they’re about, so you see the frame instead of a description of it. Most also handle versions and some form of approval.
Is there free video review software?
Yes. Frame.io is free for up to 2 members with 2 GB, Krock.io is free for one user with 2 GB, and DropYourFiles Free holds 5 GB with 1 hour of video and every feature (read October 29, 2026).
Which video review software works with Final Cut Pro?
Frame.io exports comments for Final Cut Pro 10.4 and later, Dropbox Replay works inside Final Cut Pro, and DropYourFiles sends your client’s notes to Final Cut Pro as red to-do markers on their frames.
Does my client need an account?
No. Your client opens the link in any browser, on a phone or a computer, and types a name the first time they leave a note. There’s nothing to sign up for and no app to install.
Keep reading.
- Every price in one table
- Video proofing your client will actually use
- Frame.io vs Vimeo
- Frame.io vs Dropbox Replay
- Compared with Wipster
- A free client gallery, and what each free plan holds
- Photo proofing your client can do on a phone
New here? See what DropYourFiles does, or compare the plans.
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Free up to 5 GB. No card. Your client never makes an account.