Solutions for Print & Packaging

Artwork approval software for print, packaging, and label teams: proof PDFs and stills, pin comments, and collect brand sign-off.

Encrypted storage & access controls
7-day free trial on all plans
Built for creative teams
Frame-accurate video review
This page is for artwork approval on labels, cartons, and print PDFs—not ICC color proofing or an Epson contract proof. Use artwork approval software for the category page, or PDF reviewer when the file is a single layout.

Artwork Approval Workflow

Upload the PDF or still, share an approval link, pin comments on the art, and lock the signed-off version.

Step 1

Upload Artwork

Put the label, carton, or print PDF in one project with previous rounds.

Time to complete: 2–5 minutes
Saves: Emailing “final_v7_REAL.pdf” again

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Create a job or SKU project
  • 2
    Upload PDF or image artwork
  • 3
    Keep prior versions with the file

Challenges Addressed

  • Artwork living in email attachments
  • No record of which PDF went to press
  • Brand and printer on different files

Real-World Example

A packaging studio uploads the carton PDF once. Marketing, legal, and the printer all open the same artwork approval link.

Carton
PDF
SKU
Step 2

Share the Approval Link

Brand, legal, and prepress review in the browser. No desktop proofing app required.

Time to complete: 1–3 minutes
Saves: Waiting for every stakeholder to install a viewer

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Generate a guest artwork approval link
  • 2
    Share with brand and printer
  • 3
    Optional password and expiry

Challenges Addressed

  • Stakeholders who will not log into Esko
  • Unsecured WeTransfer packs
  • Comments arriving in three inboxes

Real-World Example

A label converter sends the CPG brand a guest link. Legal marks the claim line on the PDF without an Esko seat.

Labels
Brand
Legal
Step 3

Pin Comments on Art

Call out copy, dieline, barcode placement, and logo size on the page—not in a phone photo of a proof.

Time to complete: Ongoing
Saves: Reprint cycles from vague “move the logo” notes

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Pin comments on the PDF or still
  • 2
    Draw on the area that must change
  • 3
    Resolve notes as rounds complete

Challenges Addressed

  • Which panel the note refers to
  • Lost markup in email
  • Printer and brand disagreeing on the file

Real-World Example

A brand manager pins “kern this claim” on the back panel. Prepress sees the exact glyph, not a screenshot of a printout.

Copy
Dieline
Pinned markup
Step 4

Sign Off the Version

Record who approved which artwork version before it goes to plate or digital print.

Time to complete: 5–10 minutes
Saves: Reprinting because the wrong PDF was released

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Collect approval on the current version
  • 2
    Export or hand off the signed file
  • 3
    Keep the audit trail with the SKU

Challenges Addressed

  • No signature on the released file
  • Confusion after a last-minute copy change
  • Unable to show who signed off

Real-World Example

The brand clicks approve on carton v4. The converter archives that version with comments for the next reprint.

Sign-off
Version
Archive

Key Features for Print & Packaging

Jobs and SKU Projects

One space per packing job. See which artworks are in review versus signed off.

Discover Project Orchestration
Vision review
27 items, 2.45GB
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Example - Project overview
Keep everything important for this project in one place.
Requirements - briefs, specs, success criteria, etc.
Ideas - concepts, experiments, references, etc.
Links
Chat (2 conversations)
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George
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Kreatli_Logo_v1.png
4 days ago
Team Chat (Vision review)
No messages
Media (3 files)
Approved media file 1 preview
Changes required media file 2 preview
No status media file 3 preview

Guest Artwork Approval Links

Brand and printer open PDFs in the browser. No specialist proofing install.

Open artwork approval software
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interview_v2.mp4
Vision review - Interviews
Video file preview ready for sharing
Share File
or

Page-Accurate Markup

Comments stay on the panel, label, or page—copy, logo, and barcode notes in one thread.

Open the PDF reviewer
Project chat
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Today
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Peter R. 10:24 AM
Hey team! Just uploaded the latest cut of walkthrough. Would love your thoughts before we lock it 🕺
walkthrough_v3.mp4
walkthrough_v3.mp4
Review needed
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Martin D. 10:25 AM
Got it, watching now 👀

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Kreatli for print & packaging.

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