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Colourbox
What Colourbox is
Colourbox is a paid stock-content service for royalty-free photographs, vector illustrations, and video clips. It works through the web and an API, and includes vector, illustration, and editorial assets. Photographs, vectors, and video clips may be used in communications, including social media, while editorial material is restricted to editorial contexts. Pay & Go downloads remain available immediately or at any point during the following 365 days. Downloads renew when they run out or after a year, with unused downloads carrying into the new year. Organizations can use one account, save material in Collections, and share those Collections with teammates. Colourbox says it adds more than 6,000 new pieces daily. Phone support is available in English, German, or Danish, and larger requirements can be discussed as a custom deal.
Who it suits
Colourbox suits public organizations, trades and industry, and media or communications professionals needing licensed stock content. It may also suit teams that share one account and organize material in shared Collections.
What it does well
- Royalty-free photos, vectors, and video clips
- Web and API access
- Pay & Go downloads last 365 days
- Shared organizational account and Collections
- Phone support in three languages
What to know first
- No free plan
- Editorial material limited to editorial contexts
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pay & Go 25 | prepaid package · 25 downloads · valid 365 days · 34% saving | $149 a year |
| Pay & Go 100 | prepaid package · 100 downloads · valid 365 days · 61% saving | $349 a year |
| Pay & Go 250 | prepaid package · 250 downloads · valid 365 days · 71% saving | $649 a year |
| Single download | per download · 1 file download · downloads usable for one year | $8.99, paid once |
As colourbox.com lists them, read 14 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Colourbox combines stock photographs, vectors, video clips, and an API with download packages and team-oriented Collections. Check the licensing distinction and unlisted prices before choosing a package.
Facts from Colourbox's own pages
- Account users
- One Colourbox account can be shared by everyone in an organization without a stated user limit. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yes · colourbox.com, 21 Sept 2026
- API availability
- The Skyfish developer portal documents a Colourbox API for custom integrations that uses an API key and secret. · developer.skyfish.com, 14 Oct 2026
- API capabilities
- API documentation covers authenticated GET, POST and DELETE operations, media search, folders, downloads, pagination and metadata. · api.skyfish.com, 14 Oct 2026
- CDN integration
- The CDN API creates public media URLs with resizing, grayscale and WebP or JPEG output options; generated links are usually ready within about 20 seconds. · developer.skyfish.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Collections
- Users can save favorite files in Collections and share those Collections with teammates. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Commercial attribution
- Commercial uses generally do not require credit, although the accreditation page asks online users to mention Colourbox and the creator when possible. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists Colourbox as a privately held technology and media company founded in 2003 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Odense N, Denmark. · linkedin.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Company reach
- LinkedIn says Colourbox has more than one million monthly visitors and over 100,000 active users worldwide. · linkedin.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Content additions
- The page says more than 6,000 new pieces of content are added daily. · colourbox.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Content volume
- The product page says more than 6,000 new pieces of content are added each day. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Custom deals
- For customers needing more downloads, the page invites them to contact the expert team about a custom deal. · colourbox.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Customer types
- The page describes Colourbox as serving public organizations, trades and industry, and media and communications professionals. · colourbox.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Download rollover
- Unused subscription downloads carry into the next year and the site says downloads remain available for 365 days. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Download validity
- Pay & Go downloads can be used now or at any time over the next 365 days. · colourbox.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Editorial assets
- Yes · colourbox.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Editorial attribution
- Editorial use requires crediting both the photographer and Colourbox. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Editorial restriction
- Editorial files are limited to editorial contexts and cannot be used for commercial or promotional purposes. · colourbox.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · colourbox.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Google Play data disclosure
- Google Play says the Android app shares no data with third parties but may collect personal information, photos and videos; it also states data is not encrypted and cannot be deleted. · play.google.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Illustration assets
- Yes · colourbox.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Legal entity
- The registered legal entity is COLOURBOX ApS, created in Denmark on 30 August 2005. · lei.bloomberg.com, 14 Oct 2026
- License terms
- The license grants a time-limited, non-exclusive right to use downloaded files and prohibits resale, redistribution, sublicensing and logo or trademark use. · skyfish.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The page says royalty-free photographs, vectors, and video clips can be used in communications, including social media, while editorial material is limited to editorial contexts. · colourbox.com, 9 Oct 2026
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