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How Does Online Proofing Software Integrate With Existing Creative Tools and Project Management Systems?

Online proofing software integrates seamlessly with your existing creative and project management tools to centralize feedback, streamline approvals, and keep every decision perfectly in sync.
David Pondell

David Pondell

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Feb 6, 2026

Between Asana boards, Slack threads, Drive folders, and email chains, creative teams are spread thin across too many tools and channels. Yet, even with all the cloud storage, file sharing, and project management tools teams use, our survey found that 60% of creative professionals still spend up to a full workday every week chasing approvals. This inefficient review process is a major drain on team productivity. These creative teams aren’t short on software; they’re short on tools that talk to one another.

Enter online proofing tools, filling workflow gaps by connecting your current tools. An online proofing solution can bridge the divide between creation and sign‑off without uprooting your existing stack. Online proofing software doesn’t replace your tools. Rather, it handles the proofing process, then syncs those decisions across the tools your team already depends on.

How Does Online Proofing Software Integrate With Existing Creative Tools and Project Management Systems?

Yes, we realize that adding yet another platform to your stack when you’re already suffering from tool overload can feel more like punishment than progress. But think of it as subtraction by addition: Adding just one online proofing platform eliminates a whole lot of context switching and time spent moving between tools. The right best online proofing software reduces time wasted toggling between apps.

StreamWork, which rolled out more than 20 new integration features in its October 2025 update, is built specifically for creative teams. With deeper Asana integrations and Monday.com integrations, bulk approvals, version control, and real-time status syncing, it helps creative teams stay aligned.Teams juggling multiple stakeholders benefit most from centralized review and approval workflows.

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What Online Proofing Tools Actually Do in the Workflow

Before we jump right into StreamWork integrations, let’s take a look at what online proofing software is actually designed to do. 

A good proofing platform:

  • Facilitates centralized feedback directly on assets
  • Provides markup tools for a variety of file types (DOCs, PDFs, PSDs, video, and more)
  • Gives reviewers access without cumbersome logins
  • Manages version control so out-of-date edits don’t resurface
  • Syncs comments and approval decisions across your file sharing and project management tool

Generic project management tools organize tasks and deadlines, but they’re not equipped with markup tools, threaded feedback, or version control. Online proofing tools fill that gap while also connecting project management tools, cloud storage, and digital asset management systems with automated workflows.

StreamWork Integrations With Project Management Tools (Asana Integration and Monday.com Integration)

Creative teams lose tons of time moving information between systems, but StreamWork integrations eliminate that manual work. When reviewing files, reviewers can provide feedback directly in the proofing platform, eliminating messy email threads.

Real-time Status Syncing

When a reviewer approves a file in StreamWork, that task is instantly updated in Asana or Monday.com as well. No need to move across tools to manually check off tasks, and no more end-of-day Slack messages asking if the latest version is good to go. This deep seamless integration is a key advantage over traditional disjointed systems.

Automated Task Creation and Routing

Once an asset enters the review stage, StreamWork can automatically populate tasks in your project management tool so that approvals route to the next stakeholder in the workflow. This feature supports tighter project timelines and fewer manual handoffs.

Bulk Approval Automated Workflows

Let’s face it: You’re rarely working on one asset at a time. For busy agencies and creative teams, bulk approvals workflows are a must. Instead of routing each asset separately, you can now send an entire batch of video cuts, banner ads, or social copy through a structured review and approval process at once. Bulk action support is among the best online proofing tools capabilities for high‑volume work.

Version Control

Keeping track of versions in most project management tools is tricky. In Monday.com and Asana, for instance, you can’t stack versions, and they appear in unruly task threads. StreamWork makes it easy to locate versions, stack them, and view version (and feedback) history over time. Managing multiple versions is essential to avoid confusion and rework.

Picture it: You could route 20 ad variations to reviewers, who leave comments on the files directly in SteamWork. Then it’s back to the art department for updates, another review cycle, and then on to legal and clients for approval. No extra email threads or copy-pasting feedback, and definitely no version tracking in a spreadsheet. Every status update is perfectly synced in your project management tool to keep everyone on the same page. Having this centralized control helps maintain brand consistency across deliverables.

SteamWork Integrations With Creative Production Tools (Adobe Creative Cloud)

Working across file formats, designers know the pain of tool chaos all too well. However, with StreamWork’s latest integration with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, they can now open creative files directly in StreamWork. That means changes are synced across Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, and more. Creative teams benefit when proofing integrates with tools like Adobe Creative Cloud without extra steps. No need to download design files and upload them to StreamWork’s platform for review and approve; the latest version is already there.

In StreamWork, reviewers can add comments directly on Adobe Creative Cloud files, and designers receive real-time notifications in their Creative Cloud tools. So, for instance, a designer can open a Photoshop file in StreamWork and route it for client feedback. The client then provides their feedback on the file in StreamWork, and it carries over to the design file in Photoshop for the designer to make revisions. This approach replaces traditional proofing methods, which are slower and less precise. No version confusion and no lengthy back‑and‑forth with email attachments.

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StreamWork Integrations With Cloud Storage, File Sharing, and Digital Asset Management Systems

Digital asset management (DAM) systems are great for storing brand assets and preserving metadata, but they’re not equipped with advanced markup tools, automated workflows, or version control like an online proofing platform. An online proofing platform complements DAM by keeping active creative work flowing within a coherent proofing process. Each type of software serves its own purpose, but they need to integrate with one another to keep work flowing.


With StreamWork, you can pull assets directly from cloud storage platforms, like Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, or SharePoint. Then route the assets through the review process, enabling stakeholders to make markups directly on the assets. This integration reduces friction for marketing teams working across distributed tools. Comments and approvals then flow back into storage automatically. You can also connect StreamWork directly with your DAM: Grab assets from the DAM, route them for approval in StreamWork, then push the approved files back to your DAM for longer‑term storage.

How StreamWork Integrations Reduce Tool Chaos Without Adding Work

Still worried that adding another tool will create more work? Every new addition brings change, but easy integrations quickly offset the challenges. Most StreamWork integrations are simple API-based connections, which means IT is often only needed to configure access. Then your team can start experiencing the payoffs:

Centralized Feedback 

No more scattered comments across Slack and email. Every piece of feedback is tied directly to the creative asset.

A Single Source of Truth 

Decisions and comments live on one platform and sync everywhere else in real-time, making StreamWork the authoritative hub for creative decisions.

Automated Workflows

Task creation, stakeholder routing, reminders, and approval updates happen automatically to cut down on admin and leave more time for creative work.

With no required logins, version confusion, or disconnected tools to juggle, StreamWork customers tell us the platform cuts review cycles by upwards of 30%. And that means faster project delivery and happier clients.

Ready to give integrated online proofing a try? Sign up for a free trial of StreamWork today.

David Pondell

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David Pondell

David is the Director of Sales and a Platform Expert at StreamWork, a leading online proofing and approval platform that helps marketing and creative teams centralize feedback, manage versions, and automate approval workflows. With over a decade of experience consulting on custom creative workflow implementations across organizations of all sizes, David brings deep expertise in creative and marketing operations. He works closely with teams to design solutions that streamline collaboration, increase efficiency, and deliver measureable ROI. Learn more at www.streamwork.com

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