Artwork approval software

Artwork approved, page by page, on the record.

Proof print and packaging artwork with comments on the exact spot of every PDF page. Get a clear decision on each version, and keep a sign-off record with a fingerprint of every approved file.

How artwork approval works

Proof, comment, approve, keep the record.

  1. Step 1

    Upload the artwork

    Add the PDF to the job and ask the people who sign off, with a due date.

  2. Step 2

    Comment on the page

    Reviewers pin comments to the exact spot on any page.

  3. Step 3

    Decide

    Approve, Approve with changes, or Request changes with a note.

  4. Step 4

    Keep the record

    Download a sign-off record of every version and decision.

Every page

Comments on page 12, not "the back page".

Every page of a PDF opens in the browser, so a comment can sit on the exact spot of the exact page. Replies stay on the pin until it's resolved.

  • Pins on any page of a PDF, and on images
  • Internal comments your team keeps to itself
  • Compare versions with the pages turning together

A comment thread on the Brand guidelines v3 job with messages from Leo, the client Tom, and Priya, including @mentions, an emoji reaction and a mention picker.

Proof of sign-off

A record that names the exact file.

The sign-off record is a PDF of every version, its files with their SHA-256 fingerprints, and every decision: who, when, how, and their note. If the file you deliver has the same fingerprint, it's the file that was approved.

  • Times shown in the reader's own time zone, with the zone named
  • Clients who sign in can download their own copy
  • Kept with the job, next to the files

A phone showing a review opened from an email. Tom Becker, the client, pins a comment on the homepage hero, “Logo a touch bigger?”, chooses Approve with changes and says what to change, and the request turns Approved with changes: Leo Ortiz has been told.

Three clear answers

Approve with changes, without another round.

A typo on the back panel shouldn't hold up the whole job. Approve with changes records a yes and the fix to make, together.

Approve

Signed off, and your team is told.

Approve with changes

A yes with the fixes written down.

Request changes

A no that says what to change.

Everyone, or any one

Ask the brand team and legal, and choose Everyone must approve.

Versions

The latest artwork, always.

A new version asks everyone again, with a note on what changed. Earlier versions and their decisions stay on the record, and Download all leaves out files still waiting or sent back.

  • Open comments come across to the new version
  • Due dates and reminders keep sign-off on schedule
Every page
Comments pinned to the exact spot on any PDF page.
SHA-256 fingerprints
The sign-off record names the exact approved files.
Clients approve free
Single-project guests are never billed, on either plan.

Approvals are on every plan: free for up to 5 users, then $3.99 per user a month. Clients approve free as single-project guests. See pricing

FAQ

Questions about artwork approval

Everything about asking, reviewing and deciding is on the client approval software page.

Can reviewers comment on a specific page of the artwork?
Yes. Every page of a PDF opens in the browser, and a comment can be pinned to the exact spot on any page. When you compare versions, the pages turn together.
What is in the sign-off record?
Every version, its files with their SHA-256 fingerprints, and every decision with who made it, when, how, and their note. Times are shown in the reader's own time zone. Clients who sign in to Skybase can download their own copy.
Is the sign-off record an electronic signature?
No. It is a record of the decisions people made in Skybase and of the exact files they decided on. If you need a signed contract, use a signature service alongside it.
Does Skybase check colours, bleed or separations?
No. Skybase is for reviewing and signing off artwork. Preflight checks stay in your print workflow.
What does it cost?
Approvals are on every plan. Skybase is free for up to 5 users, then $3.99 per user a month, and clients approve free as single-project guests.

Get your next artwork signed off in Skybase.

Free plan, no credit card. Clients approve as free guests.

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