1. Upload the image
Drop in a PNG, JPG, WebP, or GIF: a logo concept, a social ad, a packaging mockup, a retouched photo. Aligno renders it in the browser right away. There's no file conversion and nothing to install, for you or your reviewer.
Image Review & Approval
Image Feedback Tool
Aligno is an image feedback tool that lets clients annotate images directly. They pin a comment to the exact pixel, no account required, and then formally approve the result. It replaces annotated screenshots and vague email notes with one share link and a clear decision on every version.
A good image annotation tool takes the interpretation out of feedback. When a comment is anchored to a specific spot on the image, “move this up a little” stops being a guess and becomes something you can action in one pass.
This works for the images freelancers and agencies actually ship: logo concepts, social ad creative, packaging mockups, illustration, and retouched photography. If a client needs to review it before it goes out, this flow replaces the email-and-screenshot loop.
Pin comments to the exact pixel
The core problem with image feedback over email is that comments lose their location. When a client describes a spot in words, interpretation becomes part of your workflow. Pinned annotations remove that by anchoring each note to an exact coordinate on the image.
Because every comment carries its own context, revision rounds get shorter. Designers act on precise notes instead of trading clarifying messages, and reviewers can see what's already been addressed before adding more.
And unlike a pure markup tool, the review ends in a decision. The client approves the version they actually looked at, so you have a clean record of what was signed off and when.
How an image review works in Aligno
The sequence below replaces the email-based image review loop. It removes the software barrier for clients, keeps revisions organized by version, and adds the explicit approval step that annotation-only tools leave out.
2. Share one review link
Send a single link. The client opens it in any browser and sees the image full-bleed. There's no account to create and nothing to install. The friction that usually pushes reviewers back to email isn't there.
3. Collect pinned annotations
Reviewers click directly on the image to pin a comment to the exact pixel they mean, or draw a box, arrow, or freehand mark around it, like 'tighten this kerning' or 'this crop cuts the logo'. Every note carries visual context, so there's no decoding 'the thing on the left'.
4. Resolve across versions
Upload a revised image as a new version. Earlier comments stay tied to the version they were left on, so you can prove what changed between round one and round three instead of comparing files by eye.
5. Get explicit approval
When the image is right, the client clicks Approve or Request Changes against the exact version they reviewed. You get a timestamped sign-off instead of a 'looks good!' buried in a thread.
What teams review as images
Branding & graphic design
Logo concepts, brand boards, and identity exports where a client needs to react to specific marks, colors, and spacing before sign-off.
Ad creative & social
Static ads and social posts across sizes, where comments often point at one element (a headline or a crop) that needs to change in the next round.
Photography & retouching
Retouching and selects where feedback is pixel-specific, like a blemish or a horizon line, and version history matters across rounds.
Packaging & print mockups
Label and packaging mockups that need a documented approval before going to print, with each comment tied to the exact spot on the artwork.
Image annotation is half the job. Approval is the other half
Most image annotation tools are very good at the marking-up step: click on the image, leave a note, maybe draw a box. That solves the precision problem, and for some teams it's enough. But annotation on its own leaves a gap at the end of the process. Comments accumulate, the designer addresses them, and then the review just... stops. Whether the client actually approved the work lives in someone's memory or in a one-line chat message, not in a record you can point to later.
That gap is where scope disputes start. A client says they never approved the version that went to print; you remember otherwise; and neither side has anything version-specific to settle it. An image feedback tool built around approval closes the loop: the same place that collects pinned comments also captures an explicit Approve or Request Changes decision, attached to the exact image version under review. The annotation gives you precision during the round; the approval gives you certainty at the end of it. On Pro, you can export the whole record, the comments plus the approval history, as a CSV or a client-ready PDF.
The second thing pure markup tools tend to charge for is reviewers. Many price per seat, so every client you invite adds to the bill. Aligno prices per creator instead. Your clients are always free, on every plan, however many of them you share with. For freelancers and small agencies whose reviewer count changes project to project, that's usually the difference that matters.
Related pages
Aligno reviews images, PDFs, video, and live webpages in the same workspace and the same approval flow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an image feedback tool used for?
It collects contextual comments directly on an image and moves the review toward an explicit approval. Instead of clients describing changes in an email or drawing on a screenshot in another app, they click on the exact spot on the image and pin a comment there, then approve when it's right.
What's the difference between image annotation and image feedback?
Annotation is the act of marking up the image, pinning a comment or drawing a box, arrow, or freehand mark on a coordinate. Feedback is the whole loop: collecting those annotations, resolving them across revisions, and reaching a decision. Aligno does both, and adds the part most pure annotation tools skip. That's an explicit Approve / Request Changes step tied to the version.
Do clients need an account to annotate an image?
No. Reviewers open your share link in any browser and pin comments without creating an Aligno account or installing anything. That low friction is the point. Review speed usually depends more on reviewer convenience than on features.
What image formats are supported?
Aligno supports PNG, JPG, WebP, and GIF. For multi-page documents use the PDF review flow, and for live layouts use the website feedback flow. Images, PDFs, video, and webpages all live in the same workspace and the same approval flow.
Can I collect feedback on several images at once?
Yes. Upload each image as its own asset in a project; reviewers move between them and leave pinned comments on each. All feedback and approvals live in one place rather than scattered across email threads and chat.
Is there a free image feedback tool I can try?
Aligno has a free plan with no credit card required. It's a genuine free tier, not a countdown trial. Run one real image review to see whether pinned annotations and an explicit approval shorten your cycle before you pay for anything. Client reviewers are always free because Aligno prices per creator, not per seat.
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