# Open your ReviewDeck review file

> Someone sent you a ReviewDeck review file. It carries the video, images, audio or 3D you've been asked to look at, plus everything needed to leave frame-accurate notes and send them back. Nothing uploads; it all stays on your device.

## Got a .rdeck file? (easiest)

1. Save the file to your device.
2. Open [portal.reviewdeck.app](https://portal.reviewdeck.app) on any device, phone or computer.
3. Drop the file on the page, or choose it with the button.

You can play the media, click to leave notes on the exact frame, draw on the picture, and send everything back when you're done. Nothing installs. Your file never leaves your device: the portal is blocked from all network access after it loads (check your browser's network tab to see for yourself).

## Prefer a desktop app?

The free ReviewDeck app (Windows 10+) opens the same file with the full toolset: [download it here](https://reviewdeck.app/#pricing).

## Got a web-page review instead? (.html or .zip)

1. Download it and open it on a **computer** in Chrome, Edge or Firefox. Phones aren't supported for this format.
2. If it came through email or a cloud drive, download it first and open the saved file, not the preview pane.
3. If it's a `.zip`, unzip it, then open the file marked `OPEN ME`.

## Asked for a password?

The sender protected the file. They'll have sent the password separately (a message, a call). It can't be recovered by anyone, so if it's lost, ask the sender to re-send.

## Sending your notes back is the whole point

Your notes live only on your device until you return them. Nothing syncs, nothing uploads: if the file doesn't go back, the feedback never arrives. When you're finished, click **Send feedback** (in the app: **Return feedback**) and send the saved file back on the same channel the review arrived on. That file carries everything, including anything you drew.

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