FreeFrame

Spec sheet

What it does

FreeFrame is a collaborative platform for reviewing video, image and audio assets with frame-accurate comments, annotations and approvals.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Purpose

FreeFrame is an open-source media review platform for video, image, and audio assets, with timecoded comments, annotations, approvals, and share links.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Security

The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit with TLS/HTTPS and describes JWT authentication, bcrypt password hashing, strict access controls, and time-limited presigned URLs for files.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Support

The project asks users to report security issues by email or GitHub Security Advisories and promises acknowledgement within 48 hours.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

API and developer access

The development stack exposes a FastAPI backend and interactive API documentation at the /docs endpoint.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Approval workflows

Approval workflows track each reviewer's status and sign-off state.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Audio review

Audio assets include waveform visualization so notes can target precise points.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Collaboration

Comments support threads, mentions, reactions, and attachments, and approval workflows track each reviewer's status.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Company founded

Techiebutler's own company site says it was established in 2021.Read 19 Oct 2026 · techiebutler.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists Techiebutler as a privately held software-development company with 51–200 employees and headquarters in Rajkot, Gujarat.Read 19 Oct 2026 · in.linkedin.com

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.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Documentation depth

The repository includes deployment, architecture, NLE-export, contributing, environment-variable and release documentation.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Drawing annotations

Reviewers can draw arrows, shapes and freehand marks directly on frames.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Due dates

Due-date tracking flags reviews that are approaching their deadlines and can send email reminders.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editor integrations

Timecoded comments can be exported as marker EDL for DaVinci Resolve, FCPXML for Final Cut Pro, XML for Premiere Pro, or CSV.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Folders

Projects can organize assets in folders rather than a flat list.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free-plan cap

Free hosted workspaces are capped at five members; guests joining through a share link do not count as seats.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Guest access

People can comment through a share link without creating an account.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

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.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Image review

Images can be annotated and compared side by side or with a draggable wipe.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Integrations and storage

Self-hosting supports S3-compatible storage including AWS, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Garage and Silo.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Licence

The repository is released under the MIT License, allowing use, modification, distribution and sublicensing subject to the notice conditions.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limit: hosted free cap

The hosted free workspace is limited to five members and 5 GB of storage.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Limit: missing project management

A Kanban board and easy assignment are listed as unavailable roadmap items.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Limit: missing webhooks

Webhooks are listed as not shipped, and an open issue requests notifications to external systems when a version is ready.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Limit: reported mobile issue

Good First Issue lists an open bug where the mobile comment sheet's play/pause control does nothing.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goodfirstissue.org

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.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goodfirstissue.org

Limit: self-hosting effort

Self-hosting requires Docker Compose and operation of the server, database, queue, transcoder and object storage components.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

NLE integrations

Timecoded comments export as DaVinci Resolve marker EDL, Final Cut Pro FCPXML, Premiere Pro XML or CSV.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Praise: active project

OpenDeer recorded 202 stars, 57 forks, 508 commits and 70 commits in the preceding 30 days for the repository snapshot it indexed.Read 19 Oct 2026 · opendeer.net

Praise: contributor responsiveness

Good First Issue reports that maintainers usually reply within one day and that 68 of 71 outside pull requests were merged in its last-30-day snapshot.Read 19 Oct 2026 · goodfirstissue.org

Praise: open-source control

OpenDeer describes FreeFrame as a self-hosted open-source review platform that keeps media on infrastructure controlled by the operator.Read 19 Oct 2026 · opendeer.net

Privacy controls

The privacy policy says files use non-guessable keys and time-limited presigned URLs, while application data uses PostgreSQL and TLS in transit.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Real-time updates

The application delivers comment, approval and progress updates through Server-Sent Events.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Review tools

Video review includes HLS adaptive streaming and frame-accurate comments, while image and audio review includes annotations and waveform visualization.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

SDKs

The published documentation describes API endpoints and deployment but does not list official client SDK packages.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security incident

Release 1.19.0 on October 19, 2026 fixed a vulnerability that could leave deleted projects reachable through share links until retention purge.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security practices

The security policy describes short-lived JWT access tokens, bcrypt password hashing, rate limits, protected share links, ownership checks on uploads, membership checks for SSE and token-authenticated HLS.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Self-hosting

The open-source application can be run on a server or cloud VM using Docker Compose, and the maker says media can stay on your infrastructure.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Self-hosting method

Deployment uses Docker Compose on a server or cloud VM, with PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, FFmpeg and S3-compatible storage.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Share links

Share links support permissions, passphrases, expiration dates and watermarking.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Team permissions

Role-based permissions apply at organization, team and project levels.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Threaded comments

Comments support threads, mentions, reactions and attachments.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Trial terms

The terms state a card-less Premium trial lasts 7 days for everyone or 30 days for existing supporters, with one trial per workspace.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Upcoming features

Webhooks, a Kanban board, and easy assignment are listed as not shipped yet.Read 3 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Version comparison

Two video cuts can play in synchronized comparison with independent comments and per-side audio controls.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

Video review

Video playback uses HLS adaptive streaming with comments tied to exact frames.Read 19 Oct 2026 · freeframe.io

White labeling

Administrators can customize workspace names, logos, favicon, accent color and the FreeFrame badge across the app, links and emails.Read 19 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every FreeFrame plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Video Review Software#5 of 368.9