Colourbox

Spec sheet

What it does

Colourbox is a marketplace for royalty-free stock photographs, vector illustrations and video clips.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Product

Colourbox sells royalty-free stock photographs, vector illustrations, and video clips.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Free plan

NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · colourbox.com

Support

The page says customers can speak by phone with an expert in English, German, or Danish.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Account users

One Colourbox account can be shared by everyone in an organization without a stated user limit.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

API access

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · colourbox.com

API availability

The Skyfish developer portal documents a Colourbox API for custom integrations that uses an API key and secret.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.skyfish.com

API capabilities

API documentation covers authenticated GET, POST and DELETE operations, media search, folders, downloads, pagination and metadata.Read 14 Oct 2026 · api.skyfish.com

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.skyfish.com

Collections

Users can save favorite files in Collections and share those Collections with teammates.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Commercial attribution

Commercial uses generally do not require credit, although the accreditation page asks online users to mention Colourbox and the creator when possible.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company reach

LinkedIn says Colourbox has more than one million monthly visitors and over 100,000 active users worldwide.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Content additions

The page says more than 6,000 new pieces of content are added daily.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Content volume

The product page says more than 6,000 new pieces of content are added each day.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Custom deals

For customers needing more downloads, the page invites them to contact the expert team about a custom deal.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Customer types

The page describes Colourbox as serving public organizations, trades and industry, and media and communications professionals.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Download rollover

Unused subscription downloads carry into the next year and the site says downloads remain available for 365 days.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Download validity

Pay & Go downloads can be used now or at any time over the next 365 days.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Editorial assets

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · colourbox.com

Editorial attribution

Editorial use requires crediting both the photographer and Colourbox.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Editorial restriction

Editorial files are limited to editorial contexts and cannot be used for commercial or promotional purposes.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Illustration assets

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · colourbox.com

Legal entity

The registered legal entity is COLOURBOX ApS, created in Denmark on 30 August 2005.Read 14 Oct 2026 · lei.bloomberg.com

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.Read 14 Oct 2026 · skyfish.com

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.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Limit: account communications

A reviewer complained that newsletter opt-out and account deletion did not work as expected.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dk.trustpilot.com

Limit: billing timing

A Trustpilot reviewer alleges that annual packages were billed before the prior 12-month period ended; Colourbox replied that invoices follow annual intervals.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dk.trustpilot.com

Limit: download workflow

A reviewer wanted a simpler way to select and download many files at once.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dk.trustpilot.com

Praise: image quality and search

Trustpilot reviewers praise high image quality, easy Danish-language searching and useful Danish-looking imagery.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dk.trustpilot.com

Praise: support and rollover

A reviewer praises responsive support, usage statistics, rollover of unused downloads and help moving to a cheaper package with a credit.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dk.trustpilot.com

Pricing model

The pricing page says each photograph, vector, or video clip costs one download, regardless of the content.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Rating on Apple App Store

No rating shown because the Skyfish app has not received enough ratings or reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on G2

No rating from 0 reviews; the listing shows no user-satisfaction dataRead 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Google Play

No star rating shown; the listing reports 1K+ downloadsRead 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Trustpilot

2.5 out of 5 from 5 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · dk.trustpilot.com

Renewal

The page says downloads renew automatically when they run out or after a year, and unused downloads carry over to the new year.Read 9 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Royalty-free use

Purchased royalty-free files can be used worldwide in online and offline communications, including websites, social media, advertising and print.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

SDK

The developer portal lists a PHP SDK hosted on GitHub as its supported SDK.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.skyfish.com

Search catalog

The search interface reports more than 20 million results and filters for file type, orientation, resolution, license and editorial status.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Security claim

The Skyfish mobile listings state that files are hosted on EU servers and describe ISO and GDPR-oriented privacy controls.Read 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Self-hosting

The published integration material describes hosted Colourbox and Skyfish services and does not document a self-hosted deployment.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.skyfish.com

Status monitoring

The public status page currently reports Colourbox, Skyfish, API, Import and FTP systems as operational.Read 14 Oct 2026 · status.colourbox.com

Support languages

Customer support is offered by phone in English, German or Danish.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Unified pricing

Photos, vectors and videos use the same one-download pricing model.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Vector assets

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · colourbox.com

Vector submission format

Supplier guidance requires vectors to be submitted as EPS files; PNG submissions are not supported.Read 14 Oct 2026 · colourbox.com

Video streaming

An account feature can expose HLS stream URLs and an embeddable Skyfish Video.js player through the API.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.skyfish.com

Plans and prices

Every Colourbox plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Stock Photo Websites#16 of 808.3
• Stock Illustration Websites#8 of 318.7