When starting with Filestage, understanding the difference between Project Collaborators and Reviewers can be tricky!
In a nutshell, reviewers can only access the files in their review step and can review those files, while project collaborators can access all files in a project and manage those files. Reviewers do not need to log in to access the files, but team members will need to log in to access the project.
Reviewers
A reviewer is someone you invite to give feedback. This person can be a client, boss, co-worker, freelancer, or friend.
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Reviewers can always:
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Depending on the permissions that you give your reviewers, they may also be able to:
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A reviewer can never:
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More information about the permissions of reviewers and how to set them can be found here.
Project Collaborators
A project collaborator has a personal Filestage account and an individual project overview. Project collaborators are able to create projects, upload files, and invite clients and co-workers to give feedback.
Project Collaborators can:
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To review a project as a project collaborator, a team member must be invited to that particular project. Projects are private by default; you must invite team members to the project so they can view it and all the review steps, comments, versions, etc.
💡 What's next? Once you understand the difference, see how to Manage reviewer permissions.
Let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to us on chat or emailing us at support@filestage.io! We're always happy to help!