What is the difference between a DAM and a shared cloud drive?

A drive stores bytes, a DAM stores what you know about them. In Fairu a file keeps its folder, its tags, the copyright holder behind it and the license period all on the file, plus one delivery URL your site and your CMS point at instead of a copy each.

Do I have to store a separate file for every image size?

No. You keep one original and ask for the rest in the URL: width, height, quality and a focal point are parameters, and the GraphQL url field returns the finished address to drop into your template. Ask a video for a size and a WebP still frame comes back.

Can a DAM stop an image from being used when its license ends?

Only once you turn on the license requirement in the workspace settings; a new workspace has it off, so an expired license blocks nothing on its own. With it on, a file whose license period does not cover today counts as blocked. Blocking a copyright holder blocks every file linked to them either way.

Will Fairu write descriptions and tags for my images by itself?

Not unless you switch it on. AI is off in a new workspace, with separate switches for description, tags, EXIF and copyright splitting on upload. Search does not wait for it: name, description and caption are indexed as you type them, and a typo still finds the file.

What are the limits of the free trial, and do I need a card?

No card is asked for. The trial ends when the trial period runs out, or at 100 files, 5 disks, 0.5 GiB of delivered traffic or 5,000 AI tokens, whichever comes first. Creating the workspace starts it, with a disk and an Admin and a User role already in place.

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Why we simplify media work

Give your team time to create.

Good content takes time and attention. Fairu helps your team spend less of both searching for files, chasing usage rights and exporting image sizes. So ideas can become published work.

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How your team works from a shared source

Fairu connects each file with the information your team needs to use it: where it belongs, who holds the rights and when it may be used. This approach is called Digital Asset Management, or DAM.

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Organize files together

Keep images, videos and documents in a shared folder structure. Your team knows where to find content for the next project.

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Understand usage rights

Attach rights holders, licenses and usage periods to the file itself. Your team has the details it needs to check before publishing.

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Find content you already have

Search by name, description or caption. Your team can reuse existing material even when nobody remembers the exact filename.

How one original becomes the image variants you need

Websites and apps need different image sizes. The Fairu file proxy creates suitable variants from your original during delivery. Your team maintains the source; your integration controls size, crop and format.

The right crop from one source: Set width, height and focal point in the image URL. Create variants for your layouts without exporting every size by hand.
Less data per image: Choose image dimensions, quality and WebP output to suit each use. This lets you reduce the amount of data transferred.
Deliver processed variants again: Generated image variants are cached and delivered through the CDN. Repeat requests can reuse images that have already been processed.

What you get

What your team can do with Fairu

Manage files, record usage rights and deliver content. Explore the individual features and see how they fit into your workflow.

CDN & fast file delivery | Fairu — Global asset delivery

Deliver files instantly with smart caching

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Image transformation API — resize, crop, convert | Fairu

Resize, crop and convert images on-the-fly

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Image & video compression | Fairu - smaller files, fast

Smaller files without visible quality loss

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AI tagging, metadata & copyright detection | Fairu

AI-powered tagging and metadata extraction

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Unsplash import | Fairu — automatic license control

Import Unsplash photos with automatic licensing

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Galleries, search & sharing | Fairu — find it fast

Galleries with search and controlled sharing

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S3-compatible storage | Fairu RAKU — AWS CLI & Cyberduck

S3-compatible storage access

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Access control & user management | Fairu — RBAC & tokens

Role-based permissions and team management

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Licence management and expiry checks | Fairu

Automatic license expiry and notifications

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Copyright management | Fairu — enforceable asset rights

Protect assets with copyright management

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Workflow automation | Fairu - AI-powered bulk operations

AI-powered bulk asset processing

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REST & GraphQL API | Fairu - Developer-Friendly Asset API

REST and GraphQL APIs for developers

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Auto import from FTP, SFTP & S3 | Fairu

Import assets from FTP, SFTP and S3

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Podcast hosting and video channels | Fairu

Podcast and video channels

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A look at everyday work

See how your team works with files

This preview shows how folders, files and file details come together in Fairu. Get a feel for the workspace before creating your own.

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Home

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Files

Galleries

Channels (video & audio)

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Copyrights

—Workspace

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Campaign 2026	—	—
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hero-header.jpg	2.4 MB	03.08.2026
team-retreat.png	864 KB	28.07.2026
launch-teaser.mp4	48.1 MB	21.07.2026
price-list.pdf	312 KB	14.07.2026
visual-moodboard.webp AI	96 KB	30.06.2026

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