Approved-file register
Admins approve files on your own server. RefSync never copies them; nothing leaves your network.
Adobe Illustrator plugin
RefSync
The right file, every time.
RefSync keeps a register of approved logos, guidelines, templates and legal marks inside Illustrator, so operators always find and use the correct version.
Adobe Illustrator 2024 or later · macOS.
Adobe IllustratorExtensions
RefSync
Studio registerConnected
Approved files3 results
PreviewApproved · v3.2
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NORTH & CO
PRIMARY BRAND MARK
Studio / North & Co / Logos
Original files stay on your server
Interactive concept · example files
The approved version, always at hand
Search that understands your brand
Search by keyword, file name or text in the artwork. Results show the right page of a guidelines PDF with its preview.
Open or place in one click
Open at the right page or artboard, or place as a link in the current document.
Changed or missing files flagged
If an approved file moves or is edited, admins are told straight away.
Wrong-file warnings
Operators are warned when they open a copy or a similarly named file, and shown the approved one.
Admin inbox
Requests, alerts and keyword suggestions in one place, with a full audit trail.
Approve once. Everyone uses the right file.
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Admin approves a file
RefSync makes previews and records a fingerprint.
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Add keywords
To the whole file or to individual pages and artboards.
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Operators search and use
Always the current approved version.
Who it's for
Brand, packaging and production studios
For teams with shared servers and several artworkers.
Admins and operators
Admins: brand or studio managers. Operators: artworkers and designers.
Your files stay on your server
- Your files and register stay on your own server.
- Only licence checks go online.
Pricing
Pricing to be confirmed
Contact us for details
- Free 7-day trial available.
System requirements
- macOS
- Adobe Illustrator 2024 (v28) or later
- Internet connection for licence checks
- Installs as an Illustrator panel: Window › Extensions › RefSync
Questions
Which file types are supported?
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.ai, .ait, .pdf, .svg and vector .eps.
Where are my files stored?
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On your own file server. RefSync never takes a copy.
Does it work on Windows?
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Not yet – macOS only for now.
Which Illustrator versions?
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Illustrator 2024 (v28) or later.
Is there a trial?
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Yes, 7 days.