Send a protected preview first. Let the client review the work. Keep full access locked until you decide to approve delivery, collect payment, or send the final file.
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The browser handles verification and handoff only. Reviews open in a protected desktop workspace, owner decisions arrive automatically, and approved files are saved from inside the app without exposing a raw download link.
Secure Viewer ready
ApproveLock is an owner-controlled client handoff platform for freelancers, creators, consultants, educators, and agencies. The owner sends a protected preview link instead of the raw file, so the client can review the work — while full access stays locked until the owner decides to unlock it after approval, payment, or final handoff. It adds identity watermarks, access verification, revocable links, and review analytics. This is the Review → Approve → Unlock workflow.
The person who uploads the work controls the protected preview, access rules, revocation, and final handoff. Clients can review the work, but full access stays locked until the owner decides it is time to deliver.
When you send the final file before approval or payment, control shifts away from you. The client can save it, forward it, delay feedback, or use it before the handoff is complete.
The final file goes out before approval or payment, and you can't tell if the client opened it, forwarded it, or saved every page.
Once a raw file lands in a client's inbox, control moves to them. There's no taking it back.
Nothing stops a client from using your work before approval, before payment, or beyond the agreed scope.
Before ApproveLock
With ApproveLock
A protected handoff flow for client work — from first review to final delivery.
The owner uploads the work and sends a protected preview link instead of the raw file.
The client enters through the access gate. Their identity can appear on the protected preview.
The owner sees who opened the preview, when they accessed it, and active viewing time where available.
The client approves, signs off, or pays through the owner's normal process outside ApproveLock.
The owner decides when to unlock full access or send the final file.
Approval Lock is the workflow inside ApproveLock that keeps full access locked while the client reviews a protected preview. The owner decides when to unlock full access or send the final file.
Full access stays locked while the client reviews. Set an expiry, revoke access, or unlock when you are ready to deliver.
Send a protected preview link instead of giving the client the final file immediately.
Each view can be tied to the viewer's identity and shown inside the protected preview to add accountability.
See who opened the preview, when they accessed it, and active viewing time where available.
Instead of sending the final file first, the owner sends a protected preview for review — and keeps full access controlled until the right moment to unlock.
Every document gets a unique, hard-to-guess link. The client does not receive direct access to the final file — they see a server-signed, time-limited protected preview, not a download.
Add a visible identity watermark with the viewer details collected by your access settings. Repeated marks help attribute shared previews and discourage casual copying.
Require an email or name before viewing and restrict access to a specific allowlist. Any unauthorized email is blocked at the gate and logged.
Deactivate a link or set an expiry. The server checks current access rules on new preview requests; content already displayed cannot be retrieved.
See who opened your preview and when. Active viewing time and device details are available where supported on higher plans.
Track your storage, viewing bandwidth, and document usage against your plan from one clear dashboard.
Share protected MP4, M4V, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, and WMV video with plan limits and controlled viewer access.
If you share work with clients before approval, payment, or final handoff, ApproveLock was built for you.
Designers
Concepts & brand previews
Copywriters
Drafts & campaigns
Consultants
Reports & recommendations
Agencies
Client deliverables
Video creators
Protected video previews
Educators
Paid material previews
Small teams
Sensitive client docs
Cloud storage and ordinary file links are useful for storing and sharing files. ApproveLock is different: it is built for protected delivery when viewer identity, accountability, and revocation matter.
Enterprise document-security platforms can be powerful, but they are often too complex for freelancers and small teams. ApproveLock focuses on the moment you need to send work to a client without losing control.
The client opens the protected link in ApproveLock Secure Viewer for Windows, not as a raw browser download. The preview can include visible identity watermarking and access verification. The browser verifies and hands the link to the app; final delivery stays owner-controlled.
Follow recorded review activity before you deliver the original. Enable identity watermarking to show collected viewer details on the preview, and use access times, active viewing time and device details where available to plan your next step.
Example viewer activity
Last 7 days14
Total views
6
Unique viewers
4m 12s
Avg. active time
Recent views
Your original files stay private from upload to delivery. The client only ever sees a protected preview, while full access stays locked until the owner decides.
Originals stay in private storage. Clients receive protected previews; original-file downloads require your approval and the download grant's access checks.
Your share link stays controlled by your settings, including revocation and expiration rules. Behind the scenes, ApproveLock uses short-lived server-generated file access URLs, so the original file is never exposed as a permanent public link.
Every view request is validated server-side — active status, expiry, email allowlist — before any URL is generated.
Review recorded access activity, with viewer identity, device details and active viewing time where available.
Unauthorized emails are blocked before reaching the document. Their attempt is logged so you know who tried.
After a link is deactivated, new preview requests are refused by the server. Already displayed or downloaded content is not retrieved.
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$0
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Pro
$19
/ month
Launch Price
For freelancers and independent professionals.
Higher limits. Clearer control over who can access your files.
For freelancers managing more client files, with flexible expiry, recipient checks, and detailed review analytics.
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Pro isn't available for self-serve purchase yet. Contact us to ask about access.
Team
$59 / month · 3 seats · 50GB storage · 200GB monthly bandwidth · Includes Pro owner logo · Team branding
Enterprise
Everything in Team, including owner logo and company branding · Custom enterprise needs — contact us
Monthly viewing bandwidth is used when clients open protected previews.
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