ViTransfer
ViTransfer is a free, self-hosted video review and approval platform for video professionals.
What ViTransfer is
ViTransfer is a free, self-hosted video review and approval platform for video professionals. It automatically creates 720p or 1080p previews and supports resumable uploads using TUS. Reviewers can add timestamped comments tied to playback positions and reply in threads; clients can approve videos on share pages. Projects can be configured to auto-approve when every video has an approved version. Share links can use password protection, email OTP, both, or optional view-only guest access. Project watermarks can be enabled or disabled and use custom text up to 100 characters. Projects can hold images, audio, documents, project files, supporting videos, and captions or subtitles. Documented safeguards include rate limits, upload validation, security event logging, encrypted data, and admin passkeys. The platform provides authenticated JSON endpoints using bearer tokens and documents SMTP configuration and Cloudflare Tunnel deployment support. Its listed setup requires Docker and Docker Compose, with minimum requirements of 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, and 20 GB storage. ViTransfer is open source under AGPL-3.0 and community-driven, with support through GitHub issues and discussions. Storage depends on the user's own hardware.
Good
- Creates 720p or 1080p previews automatically.
- Comments are tied to playback timestamps.
- Share links offer password and email OTP options.
- Supports approval workflows and guest reviewers.
- Free, self-hosted, and open source.
Watch out
- Requires Docker and Docker Compose.
- Minimum setup requires 2 CPU cores and 4 GB RAM.
- Storage is limited by your own hardware.
- Project support is community-driven.
Who it suits
ViTransfer suits freelance videographers, editors, production companies, and creative agencies that value self-hosting and data ownership. It may fit teams seeking timestamped feedback and client approval workflows.
Verdict
ViTransfer provides review, feedback, and approval tools in a self-hosted package. Check the documented server requirements and hardware-based storage limit before adopting it.
Plans and prices
From ViTransfer's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ViTransfer | Free | Storage limited by your own hardware · self-hosted · Free, with no subscription |
| Free / self-hosted | Free | Storage limited by your hardware · self-hosted deployment · No subscription; run it on your own infrastructure |
The facts
Each one read from ViTransfer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admin passkeys
- Administrators can use WebAuthn passkeys with device tracking, signature-counter checks, and multiple devices.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Analytics
- Administrators can track project and video page visits plus download events.checked 14 Oct 2001
- API
- The platform provides authenticated JSON endpoints that use bearer tokens.checked 9 Oct 2001
- API authentication
- API requests use bearer tokens; login returns access and refresh tokens, and passkey routes are available for administrators.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Asset management
- Projects can attach images, audio, subtitles, documents, editing-project files, archives, and supporting videos, with extension and magic-byte validation.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Assets
- Projects can include images, audio, documents, project files, supporting videos, and captions or subtitles.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Deployment options
- Installation guides cover Docker Compose, Podman Quadlet, Unraid, and TrueNAS.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Deployment requirements
- The documented minimums are 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, and 20 GB storage; Docker and Docker Compose are required for the listed setup.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Docker distribution
- The official Docker Hub image is published as mansivisuals/vitransfer; the page showed more than 10,000 pulls and an update one day before it was opened.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Documentation depth
- Documentation includes overview, requirements, installation, configuration, feature guides, API reference, deployment, troubleshooting, and security practices.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Feedback
- Reviewers can leave timestamped comments with threaded replies tied to playback positions.checked 9 Oct 2001
- GitHub adoption
- The public repository page showed 69 stars, 3 forks, and 3 watchers when opened.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Guest restrictions
- Guests are view-only by default, can be limited to the latest version, and cannot comment, approve, or download before approval.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- ViTransfer documents SMTP configuration for email notifications and Cloudflare Tunnel deployment support.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The maker says ViTransfer is intended for freelance videographers and editors, production companies, creative agencies, and others who value self-hosting and data ownership.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Licence
- The repository and documentation identify ViTransfer as open source under AGPL-3.0.checked 14 Oct 2001
- License
- ViTransfer is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Limit: feature scope
- The project README states that maintenance mode means no new features, so future capability expansion is not currently planned.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Limit: security skepticism
- In the launch discussion, commenters questioned whether a product described as security-first could be trusted when its development used AI-assisted coding.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Limit: self-hosting effort
- The documented design makes the operator responsible for Docker infrastructure, storage, backups, updates, HTTPS, and deployment security.checked 14 Oct 2001
- Maintenance status
- The repository says the product is feature-complete and now receives weekly security patches, with bug fixes for broken normal installs but no new features.checked 14 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Approvals
- Clients can approve videos on share pages, and projects can be set to auto-approve when every video has an approved version.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Approval workflow
- Videos have individual approval states, projects can auto-approve when every video has an approved version, and approved originals can be downloaded.checked 14 Oct 2001
The company
- Maker identity
- The project describes its creator as Maikel Mansi of Mansi Visuals, an IT professional and videographer who built the tool for his own workflow.checked 14 Oct 2001
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