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FreeFrame
What FreeFrame is
FreeFrame is an open-source platform for reviewing video, image, and audio assets, available as a hosted service or for self-hosting. Video reviews support HLS adaptive streaming and frame-accurate comments; image and audio reviews provide annotations, with waveform visualization for audio. Teams can organize discussion with comment threads, mentions, reactions, and attachments, while approval workflows track reviewer status. Guests can comment through share links without an account, with controls for permissions, passphrases, expiration, and watermarking. Timecoded comments can be exported for DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, or as CSV. Version comparison and NLE comment export are included with self-hosting; social preview and custom project statuses are hosted-plan features. Self-hosted deployments use Docker Compose on a server or cloud VM. Hosted Free includes 5 GB storage and up to five members. Hosted costs $5 a month and shows 100 GB storage and unlimited members. A card-less Premium trial lasts seven days, or 30 days for existing supporters, with one trial per workspace.
Who it suits
FreeFrame suits creative teams reviewing video, image, or audio work with internal reviewers and guests. It may also fit teams that want to deploy the open-source application on their own server or cloud VM.
What it does well
- Supports frame-accurate video comments.
- Guest reviewers can comment without accounts.
- Approval workflows track reviewer status.
- Exports comments for listed editing applications.
- Self-hosting is available without a license key.
What to know first
- Hosted Free is capped at five members.
- Hosted Free includes 5 GB storage.
- Social preview and custom project statuses require hosted plan.
Limits
The free hosted workspace has 5 GB of storage and allows up to five members; guests using share links do not count as seats. Its unlimited projects do not remove those storage and member caps. The Hosted plan is $5 a month and shows 100 GB of storage and unlimited members.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | free forever · Docker Compose deployment · no license key · no feature gate · own infrastructure | Free |
| Free | no card · 5 GB storage · up to 5 members · unlimited projects · core review features | Free |
| Hosted | billed monthly · cancel anytime · 100 GB storage · unlimited members · NLE export · version compare · custom statuses · social preview | $5 a month |
As freeframe.io lists them, read 19 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the FreeFrame website.
- Choose the hosted service or self-host the open-source application.
- For self-hosting, use Docker Compose on a server or cloud VM.
- For hosted use, start with the free workspace or begin the Premium trial without a card.
Verdict
FreeFrame brings review discussion, approvals, guest access, and editor-oriented comment exports together for media projects. Teams can use the hosted service or self-host, with different feature availability between them.
Questions
Is FreeFrame free?
Yes. Its hosted Free plan costs nothing and includes 5 GB of storage, up to five members, unlimited projects, and no card requirement. The self-hosted edition is also free and is free forever.
How much is the hosted plan?
The Hosted plan is $5 a month, billed monthly, and can be canceled anytime. It shows 100 GB of storage, unlimited members, and every premium feature.
Does FreeFrame offer a trial?
Yes. The Premium trial is card-less and lasts seven days for everyone or 30 days for existing supporters. Each workspace can have one trial.
Can I self-host FreeFrame?
Yes. The open-source application can run on a server or cloud VM using Docker Compose. The maker says media can stay on your infrastructure.
Can guests review without an account?
Yes. Guests can comment through share links without an account. Link controls include permissions, passphrases, expiration, and watermarking.
Which editor formats can comments be exported to?
Timecoded comments can be exported as marker EDL for DaVinci Resolve, FCPXML for Final Cut Pro, XML for Premiere Pro, or CSV.
Facts from FreeFrame's own pages
- API and developer access
- The development stack exposes a FastAPI backend and interactive API documentation at the /docs endpoint. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Approval workflows
- Approval workflows track each reviewer's status and sign-off state. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Audio review
- Audio assets include waveform visualization so notes can target precise points. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Comments support threads, mentions, reactions, and attachments, and approval workflows track each reviewer's status. · freeframe.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- Techiebutler's own company site says it was established in 2021. · techiebutler.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Techiebutler as a privately held software-development company with 51–200 employees and headquarters in Rajkot, Gujarat. · in.linkedin.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Data use
- The privacy policy says FreeFrame does not sell personal data or use it for advertising, and that Google Analytics is not loaded on share or invitation pages. · freeframe.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The repository includes deployment, architecture, NLE-export, contributing, environment-variable and release documentation. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Drawing annotations
- Reviewers can draw arrows, shapes and freehand marks directly on frames. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Due dates
- Due-date tracking flags reviews that are approaching their deadlines and can send email reminders. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Editor integrations
- Timecoded comments can be exported as marker EDL for DaVinci Resolve, FCPXML for Final Cut Pro, XML for Premiere Pro, or CSV. · freeframe.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Folders
- Projects can organize assets in folders rather than a flat list. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Free-plan cap
- Free hosted workspaces are capped at five members; guests joining through a share link do not count as seats. · freeframe.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Guest access
- People can comment through a share link without creating an account. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Hosted-only features
- Social preview and custom project statuses are hosted-plan features; version compare and NLE comment export are also included in self-hosted FreeFrame. · freeframe.io, 3 Oct 2026
- Image review
- Images can be annotated and compared side by side or with a draggable wipe. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Integrations and storage
- Self-hosting supports S3-compatible storage including AWS, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Garage and Silo. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The repository is released under the MIT License, allowing use, modification, distribution and sublicensing subject to the notice conditions. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: hosted free cap
- The hosted free workspace is limited to five members and 5 GB of storage. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing project management
- A Kanban board and easy assignment are listed as unavailable roadmap items. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing webhooks
- Webhooks are listed as not shipped, and an open issue requests notifications to external systems when a version is ready. · freeframe.io, 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: reported mobile issue
- Good First Issue lists an open bug where the mobile comment sheet's play/pause control does nothing. · goodfirstissue.org, 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: reported transcoding issue
- Good First Issue lists an open issue in which CPU constraints can push long transcodes past the four-hour FFmpeg timeout without being caught. · goodfirstissue.org, 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: self-hosting effort
- Self-hosting requires Docker Compose and operation of the server, database, queue, transcoder and object storage components. · github.com, 19 Oct 2026
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