Kollaborate

Spec sheet

What it does

Kollaborate is a cloud platform for creative professionals that combines file sharing, browser playback and timecode-based review feedback.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Purpose

Kollaborate is a cloud collaboration and workflow platform for creative professionals.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Trial

The cloud trial lasts 15 days, supports up to five users and 2 GB, and does not require a credit card.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Integrations

WebHooks can call a customer server script when events such as uploads or comments occur.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Security

The maker says connections are encrypted, files are encrypted on its servers, and multi-factor authentication is available.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Support

The site links to documentation, a support ticket form, and email support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

License

The EULA describes Kollaborate software and services as proprietary and licensed rather than sold; no open-source Kollaborate license is provided.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Founded

2007Read 23 Sep 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Maker

Digital Rebellion LLC is described as a California-registered company providing software and cloud services to the entertainment industry and operating since 2007.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Approval and tasks

Teams can set approval chains, require multiple approvers, and create tasks from comments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Approvals

Approval chains can require multiple approvers and trigger custom actions when files are approved or rejected.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Cloud limits

The FAQ states that cloud uploads are limited to 50 GB per file and that cancelled-subscription files are deleted after 60 days.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Companion apps

Digital Rebellion offers Transfer, Folder Watcher, Plugin Pack, Adobe Panel, Marker Import, CinePlay and Cut Notes companion applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Documentation depth

Documentation includes installation, encoder, hardware-recommendation and scripting guides plus a Help Center covering files, comments, playback, permissions, sharing, tasks and workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

File support

The service accepts arbitrary file types, organizes them in folders and departments, and provides metadata tags, search, proxies and version handling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Headquarters record

A California business-profile record lists Digital Rebellion LLC's principal address in Los Angeles and an April 25, 2007 filing date.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bizprofile.net

Limit: dated interface

PlayPause says the interface feels dated and that drawing, threaded replies and side-by-side comparison are less fluid than newer tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · playpause.io

Limit: IT overhead

PlayPause notes that self-hosting adds infrastructure work that smaller teams may not want.Read 15 Oct 2026 · playpause.io

Limit: review layer

Shade characterizes Kollaborate as a review and workflow layer rather than production storage, with search limited to its own library.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shade.inc

Limit: user experience

An independent Reddit tester scored Kollaborate's UI/UX 1/5 and annotation 2/5, describing the interface as outdated and unintuitive.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Maker and history

Digital Rebellion says it was created by video professionals and has made post-production tools since 2007.Read 7 Oct 2026 · digitalrebellion.com

NLE integrations

Marker and comment exchange is provided for Adobe Premiere, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Pro 7.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Notable news

Digital Rebellion's June 24, 2026 update announced a faster player beta, dynamic-loading text viewer and Encoder 2.1 changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.digitalrebellion.com

Praise: interface and collaboration

A ProVideo Coalition reviewer praised clean playback, near-real-time comments, frame annotation and affordable freelancer pricing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · provideocoalition.com

Praise: NLE workflow

Shade reports repeated praise for marker import/export, synchronized review, multi-stage approvals and workflow automation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shade.inc

Praise: timecoded feedback

PlayPause describes timecoded comments, file transfer, task tracking and NLE panels as useful for post-production teams.Read 15 Oct 2026 · playpause.io

Privacy practice

Digital Rebellion says it does not sell or profile customer data for marketing and that uploaded content remains user-owned.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Public scripting API

The Server Scripting Guide documents event hooks for files, comments, projects, users, tasks and shared links, but labels the syntax beta and requires Python 2.7.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Rating on Apple App Store

CinePlay: Kollaborate Edition is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 rating.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on SourceForge

0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews; the listing says no reviews were available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sourceforge.net

Review and annotation

Reviewers can place timecoded comments and draw boxes, circles, arrows, text or freehand marks over media.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Review and feedback

Users can share files and receive timecode-stamped feedback for use in creative apps.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Security controls

Official features state private-by-default projects, encrypted connections and files, multi-factor authentication, expiring links and optional watermarks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Self-hosted platform requirements

Docker installs support macOS, Linux, or Windows computers; manual installs require Linux.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Self-hosting

Kollaborate Server runs the workflow service on a customer's own servers and storage with no storage limit and no per-project user limit on Unlimited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Server requirements

The current Server requirements list Docker and Compose for macOS, Linux or Windows, or manual Linux installation with PHP 8.1, MariaDB 10.x, Redis Stack 7+, IonCube, ImageMagick, FFmpeg and Node.js.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Sharing limits

The feature page states that shared links can be sent without a limit on the number of links or recipients, and can be configured to expire.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Transcription and captions

Beta automatic transcription supports English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Chinese and Hindi, with caption import and export formats including SRT, VTT and TTML.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Video playback

Browser playback uses the file's actual timecode and supports variable-speed playback and heatmaps.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Workflow automation

Upload and file workflows can transcode media, apply LUTs or watermarks, move files, add metadata and set expiry rules.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kollaborate.tv

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Video Annotation Software#5 of 348.8
• Markup Software#4 of 268.9
• Video Review Software#6 of 368.9