Media preview
Images render inline and videos play in the page, so the client reviews the actual file, not a thumbnail attachment.
ONLINE PROOFING FOR CREATIVE CONTENT
Online proofing for client approval without annotation overload
Share finished social images, videos, carousels, and captions in one private review. Clients can approve or request changes without an account. ApprovePost does not include annotations or timecode comments.
Free plan. No credit card required. Clients never sign up. No social accounts to connect.
Real client review
Finished creative, focused feedback, and an explicit decision.
THE SHORT ANSWER
An online proofing tool lets a client review visual work and make a decision in the browser. ApprovePost shows the current media, caption, feedback, and status together. It is a simple option for written feedback and sign-off, not detailed markup.
THE PROBLEM
Creative sign-off gets lost between the chat message and the file.
When a designer sends a file in a chat, the client replies with feedback in the same thread, and the “final” version lives wherever it was last dropped. Screenshots lose context. Comments about one crop get applied to the wrong round. Half the job becomes reconstructing which comment belongs to which version.
A proofing tool helps when it keeps the review and the decision attached to the file itself. Preview, status, feedback, and version history in one place.
- Clients see the current version with its caption and status.
- Feedback arrives as written text attached to the post, not scattered across chats.
- Each resubmission is a new version in the review history.
What “lightweight” means here
Choose a full proofing platform if you need pixel annotations, drawing tools, timecode comments, or several review stages. Choose ApprovePost if clients mainly need to approve finished work or request a change in writing.
HOW PROOFING WORKS
Share creative work and collect sign-off in five steps.
Keep the review structured so a client can always give you a clear decision.
Upload
Create a client review and add the images, designs, or MP4 videos that are ready for sign-off.
Share
Send one private review link in the channel you already use with the client.
Review
The client previews each file with its caption, sees the status, and decides.
Fix
Change requests come back with written feedback attached to the post.
Approve
Upload a new version or edit the caption, resubmit, and get final sign-off.
THE REVIEWER EXPERIENCE
What a client actually sees on the proof page.
No login. No training. Just the work, the caption, and a clear decision.
Caption, format, and social frame
The caption and presentation format show the content in context, and posts can render inside the layout of the network you plan to publish to - Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, or Reddit - such as an Instagram story or a LinkedIn feed post.
One decision per post
Approve or request changes, with changes requiring feedback so you always know what to fix.
Version history
Submissions, decisions, and change-request feedback stay tied to version numbers. ApprovePost does not keep a browsable archive of every earlier media file.
BE CLEAR ABOUT THE TOOL
Creative proofing for finished social content
ApprovePost supports
- Client sign-off for finished social images, videos, carousels, and captions.
- Preview of images and MP4 video within the review.
- Social network frames for posts - Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, or Reddit.
- Explicit approval or change-request decisions.
- Written feedback attached to each post and version.
- Revisions: new media versions and caption edits, resubmitted for approval.
- Private review links that reviewers open without an account.
ApprovePost does not support
- Pixel or point annotations and markup tools.
- Frame-level drawing or video timecode comments.
- Multi-stage routing templates for large review chains.
- Side-by-side pixel-diff comparison.
- Editing, transcoding, or rendering software.
If your clients mainly need to approve finished social content or request a change in writing, a focused review is enough. That's the job ApprovePost is built for.
REALISTIC EXAMPLE
A design handoff without a wall of message threads.
A freelance designer delivers three menu screen concepts to a restaurant client. Rather than emailing files back and forth, they create a review, upload the three concepts, and share one link.
The client opens the link, approves two concepts, and requests changes on the third with the note “darken the background so the food photos stand out.” The designer exports a new version, uploads it, and resubmits. The client approves it the next morning, and the review completes with a clear record of every decision.
The whole exchange happened in one place, with the final approved file and its history ready to hand to the production studio.
Why this fits a light proofing tool
- The client had no account and no annotation skills to learn.
- Feedback arrived attached to the exact post that needed it.
- The new version replaced the old one in the same review.
- Sign-off was explicit and recorded.
WHO IT'S FOR
Freelancers and small teams that need a clear client decision.
Social media designers
Send finished visual posts for approval with the caption and target network shown beside them.
Social video teams
Preview short-form video with its caption and collect a clear decision before publishing.
Small social media agencies
Give each client one private review for finished posts, feedback, revisions, and approval.
Freelance social media managers
Replace scattered chat replies with an explicit decision on every client post.
FAQ
Questions about online proofing for creative content.
Is ApprovePost an online proofing tool?
ApprovePost is a lightweight online proofing flow for creative content. You share visual files with clients, they approve or request changes, and you resubmit revisions. It is deliberately not an annotation or markup suite.
Does ApprovePost have pixel or drawing annotations?
No. ApprovePost does not include pixel annotations, frame-level markup, drawing tools, or video timecode comments. Feedback is written text attached to each piece of content.
Can clients open proof links without an account?
Yes. Reviewers open a private link in their browser without signing up.
What creative files can I share for approval?
JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP, MP4, and MOV. Browser-compatible previews are prepared while originals stay unchanged.
Can I revise a design after a client requests changes?
Yes. Upload a new version of the media or edit the caption, then resend it for approval. Version numbers, submissions, decisions, and feedback keep the workflow trail.
How does this compare to a full creative proofing platform?
Full proofing platforms add markup tools, routing rules and workflow templates for large creative teams. ApprovePost focuses on the simpler job: getting a clear approve or change request from a client on finished creative work.
Do clients see the same file I uploaded?
Yes. Clients see the current version of each file with its caption and status, plus a review history of previous decisions, feedback, and version numbers.
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Send finished creative work for approval.
Share one private link. Your client can approve each item or request changes in writing.
Free plan. No credit card required. Clients never sign up. No social accounts to connect.