Hello there! I’m Jenna, the new product lead for Frame.io at Adobe. I couldn’t be more thrilled to join this team to build the next evolution of this incredible platform.
We’ve been blown away by how quickly creative teams worldwide have embraced Frame.io Version 4 as their collaboration and workflow management hub. Your trust drives everything we do. With V4’s foundation established in 2024, we’re now focused on making it even better. This month kicks off a series of releases that blend innovation with refinement. You’ll find:
- Smart quality-of-life improvements that speed up project navigation
- Streamlined layouts that cut complexity while preserving powerful functionality
- Performance enhancements that keep you in your creative flow longer
We hear you loud and clear about what’s still missing—transcriptions, better text review tools, and more granular access controls to name a few. Look for updates on these (and more) starting in April.
As always, your feedback shapes Frame.io’s future, so keep it coming. Now on to the good stuff.
Version 4 Web App
Shares, security & smarter analytics
- Share account branding—Account Admins can now create default templates that their team can use to save time and ensure that all shared content reflects your brand’s visual identity.
- Disable Share downloads—Protect your content from unwanted downloads with a helpful new setting in Content Security → Share Settings.
- Reel layout—Asset names are now show by default on new Shares.
Watermarks, thumbnails, downloads & more
- Trash & Restore is live in Projects—Edit-level users and up can delete files, version stacks, and folders. Plus, easily restore files from your Recently Deleted folder if needed. There’s also a new countdown badge to let you know exactly how long an asset has left before it’s permanently deleted.
- Static watermarking for V4 Enterprise accounts—Protect your creative IP by adding customizable watermarks across every video, image, and document.
- Navigation improvements—Set Frame as Thumb and Download Still are easier to find in V4.
- Smart onboarding for a strong start—New to V4? We’ve got your back with an onboarding experience built to get you up-and-running fast. First-time V4 users can onboard easily with tooltips that guide them through the platform—from creating your first Project to uploading an asset to sharing content like a pro.
Notification improvements
We get it—some of you love getting updates when your uploads are complete (because peace of mind is priceless), while others would rather not be bombarded with those same alerts. This month we’ve shipped improvements that give you greater control over the notifications you receive.
- Mark All as Read & Filter—Stay on top of what matters and turn your notification sheet into an update feed and a to-do list with features that let you mark all notifications as read and filter by Read/Unread status.
- Fine-tuned upload alerts—Customize notifications for your uploads, others’ uploads, or both—because no one needs unnecessary pings.
- Quick access to notification settings—We’ve made it easier than ever to tweak your settings right from the notifications sheet to tailor the experience that works best for you.
Small but mighty fixes to keep you in flow
We shipped a handful of small but powerful updates to make your experience smoother. Here’s what’s new:
- Workspace-level List View—For an intuitive view that reflects the folder systems you already know and love, you can now switch between Grid View and List View. What’s more? Your choice persists across sessions. Your view, your way, every time.
- Recent Projects—Those with 10+ Projects have a new “Recent Projects” section at the top of their Workspace making it easier to find and manage your most top-of-mind Projects.
- Asset navigation upgrade—Now, in addition to brackets, you can use arrow keys to breeze through videos, docs, stills, and more. And to make sure you’re always up-to-speed, we’ve included helpful toasts to guide you on the new frame-by-frame and page-by-page navigation experience.
- All Assets—All Assets (aka the top-level folder in Projects) is now a drop/move target. Enjoy less digging, fewer clicks, and a lot more efficiency.
- No more surprise logouts—V4 web users, we heard you—getting booted out every 8 hours was not ideal. Now, you’ll stay logged in longer and enjoy smoother page loads as an added bonus.
- Intercom vs. Player battle—Intercom was sneakily stealing focus from the player, breaking playback shortcuts. Not anymore.
- Duplicate PDFs now load properly – No more comparison viewer meltdowns when loading the same PDF twice.
- Comment count fix—A migration script bug was messing with internal comment counts in V4. Now you can be sure your comments are accurately accounted for.
- New icons in the Player cog menu—Because details matter and crisp well-designed icons are easier to understand.
Integrations & Ecosystem
Apple TV for V4
Frame.io for Apple TV is now available for all Version 4 users—that’s right, all. Previously, only enterprise users could use Frame.io on Apple TV. With this update, we’re opening the doors to all plan tiers—because everyone should be able to access high-quality creative reviews on the big screen.
- Review video, images, & audio—Available in stunning 4K 10-bit HDR.
- Seamless navigation—Across Workspaces, Projects, and Folders.
- Autoplay through folders—Or jump between clips with Play Queue.
- Enjoy the same quality and controls—As the Frame.io web Player experience.
Ready to get started? Check out the docs for details on how to add the Frame.io app to your Apple TV.
Frame.io iOS app v5.1.0 & v5.2.0
The latest iOS 5.1.0 & 5.2.0 updates are here, bringing slick new features and helpful fixes.
- List View in Shares—Now you can browse Shares in a clean, organized List View—just like on the web.
- Your uploads vs. other uploads—Get the notifications you need with settings that let you choose what you want to be alerted about.
- Custom sort viewing—Any custom sort you set on the web now displays properly on iOS.
- Static watermarks—If your plan allows it, you can now configure static watermarks on Shares right from the app.
- Smarter analytics—Screen visits are now tracked in addition to existing events for richer data reporting.
- Stability & performance improvements galore—This month we focused on decreasing crashes and eliminating the UI nits that slow you down. As always, Frame.io is committed to continually improving stability and performance platform-wide so you can stay in your creative flow without interruption.
Update in-app or download now to enjoy a smoother, smarter iOS experience.
Frame.io V4 Premiere Pro Comments Panel v1.0.0
Big news—Frame.io V4 Premiere Pro Comments Panel v1.0.0 is now live on Adobe Exchange Marketplace. Check out additional improvements below.
- Queue up multiple sequences—Save time and send several sequences to Media Encoder simultaneously, rather than the previous single export experience.
- Right-click to copy comments—Because moving text should be as simple as a couple of clicks.
- Better file & version control—Easily create new versions and files, or manually link assets from the 3-dot menu.
- Smarter search for linking—Finding projects and files when manually linking sequences just got way easier.
Final Cut Pro Extension & Mac Menu Bar App v2.7.4
This patch delivers cleaner copy and better visuals—because details matter.
- V4 empty state copy update—Even blank states deserve a little polish.
- New tooltip colors—Truncation expansion now looks sharper and clearer, no more mystery cut-offs.
Transfer App
Transfer App v1.6.0
Version 1.6.0 of the Transfer app is live and delivers bug fixes, security updates, and a performance boost. Here’s what’s new:
- No more all-or-nothing downloads—Now, when you upload a mix of supported and unsupported file types (like PDFs and Office docs) supported files will upload to your Workspace without interruption and unsupported files will be logged as failures for faster troubleshooting.
- Smarter rate limiting = faster uploads—Transfer now intelligently handles rate limits, reducing retries and speeding up file transfers.
- Multiple folders now download properly—Unexpected interruptions have been eliminated when grabbing multiple folders from a shared web app.
- Additional fixes & improvements—That pesky bug blocking your audio MOV file downloads? Gone. Better tracking for account actions? Shipped. Log-in failures and broken comment attachments? Solved.
Already have the app? Update today to enjoy the improvements. Otherwise, download the app to access some of the industry’s fastest file transfer services around.
That’s a wrap!
From smarter navigation and smoother onboarding to stability fixes and a refined UI, every improvement is designed to help you work faster and collaborate better. Stay tuned as we continue to deliver big innovations and delightful improvements that make your creative workflows smoother, smarter, and more seamless than ever.
Ready to update your account to the newest version of Frame.io? Follow the steps outlined in our support hub to get access to Version 4 today. New to Frame.io? Click here to start your free 2-week trial today.
We’ll be at Adobe Summit in Las Vegas from March 18-20 and then back for NAB from April 6-9. We’d love to meet you there!
Much gratitude to Melissa Walker and Rachel Siemens for their contributions to this post.
