Colourbox
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Colourbox, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Colourbox's own pricing page, checked 14 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Single download | $8.99, paid once | 1 file download · downloads usable for one year · per download |
| Pay & Go 25 | $149 a year | 25 downloads · valid 365 days · 34% saving · prepaid package |
| Pay & Go 100 | $349 a year | 100 downloads · valid 365 days · 61% saving · prepaid package |
| Pay & Go 250 | $649 a year | 250 downloads · valid 365 days · 71% saving · prepaid package |
The facts
Each one read from Colourbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account users
- One Colourbox account can be shared by everyone in an organization without a stated user limit.checked 14 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- API availability
- The Skyfish developer portal documents a Colourbox API for custom integrations that uses an API key and secret.checked 14 Oct 2026
- API capabilities
- API documentation covers authenticated GET, POST and DELETE operations, media search, folders, downloads, pagination and metadata.checked 14 Oct 2026
- CDN integration
- The CDN API creates public media URLs with resizing, grayscale and WebP or JPEG output options; generated links are usually ready within about 20 seconds.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Collections
- Users can save favorite files in Collections and share those Collections with teammates.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Commercial attribution
- Commercial uses generally do not require credit, although the accreditation page asks online users to mention Colourbox and the creator when possible.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Content additions
- The page says more than 6,000 new pieces of content are added daily.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Content volume
- The product page says more than 6,000 new pieces of content are added each day.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Custom deals
- For customers needing more downloads, the page invites them to contact the expert team about a custom deal.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Customer types
- The page describes Colourbox as serving public organizations, trades and industry, and media and communications professionals.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Download rollover
- Unused subscription downloads carry into the next year and the site says downloads remain available for 365 days.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Download validity
- Pay & Go downloads can be used now or at any time over the next 365 days.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editorial assets
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Editorial attribution
- Editorial use requires crediting both the photographer and Colourbox.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Editorial restriction
- Editorial files are limited to editorial contexts and cannot be used for commercial or promotional purposes.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Google Play data disclosure
- Google Play says the Android app shares no data with third parties but may collect personal information, photos and videos; it also states data is not encrypted and cannot be deleted.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Illustration assets
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Legal entity
- The registered legal entity is COLOURBOX ApS, created in Denmark on 30 August 2005.checked 14 Oct 2026
- License terms
- The license grants a time-limited, non-exclusive right to use downloaded files and prohibits resale, redistribution, sublicensing and logo or trademark use.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The page says royalty-free photographs, vectors, and video clips can be used in communications, including social media, while editorial material is limited to editorial contexts.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists Colourbox as a privately held technology and media company founded in 2003 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Odense N, Denmark.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company reach
- LinkedIn says Colourbox has more than one million monthly visitors and over 100,000 active users worldwide.checked 14 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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