Artstash syncs files from cloud storage &version control so users can work wherever they want while still reaping the benefits of DAM.
Connect to Google Drive, Git, or Perforce with a few clicks, and search, preview, tag, and share assets from a single pane of glass.
Many art teams prefer Google Drive for its ease of use, but lack of versioning, tagging and limited support for previewing complex files slows down the art pipeline. Artstash syncs with Google Drive and adds the missing features to an existing workflow.
While many artists dislike Perforce for its legacy logic and unfriendly UI, there is no getting around that its robust support for binary files still makes it the backbone for many a studio. Artstash helps artists dealing with these challenges by providing a visual mirror of art assets in our easy-to-use interface.
In more and more studios, Git LFS is starting to challenge classic hosted version control systems and becoming the cheap and open-source way to version and secure code and assets. Yet Git falls terribly short when it comes to preview, collaboration and sharing of art assets. Artstash visualizes your Git assets and ensures that no team member is left behind by technical barriers.
| System | Type | Setup guide |
|---|---|---|
| Perforce Helix Core | Version control | Connect Perforce |
| Git (GitHub, Azure DevOps) | Version control | Connect Git |
| Diversion | Version control | Connect Diversion |
| Anchorpoint | Version control | Artstash + Anchorpoint |
| Google Drive | Cloud storage | Connect Google Drive |
| Dropbox | Cloud storage | Connect Dropbox |
| Box | Cloud storage | Connect Box |
| OneDrive | Cloud storage | Connect OneDrive |
You can connect more than one at once. Most studios do — production assets in Perforce or Git, marketing and UA assets in Drive or Dropbox. Artstash searches across all connected sources in one query, so nobody needs to know which system a file lives in to find it.
Yes. Artstash connects to both, and to Diversion and Anchorpoint. It syncs on top of your existing repository rather than replacing it — files stay where they are, and Artstash adds preview, tagging, search, review and sharing. You can connect Git and Perforce simultaneously and search across both.
Perforce Helix DAM is tied to the Perforce ecosystem. Artstash is the main alternative for studios that want visual asset management across mixed infrastructure — it connects to Perforce Helix Core as well as Git, Diversion, Anchorpoint and four cloud drives, so it works when your assets are not all in one place. Full comparison.
Yes. Azure DevOps repositories connect through the Git integration, alongside GitHub. Assets in your Azure DevOps repos become previewable, taggable and searchable without leaving your existing branching and permissions model. Setup guide.
Connect both to Artstash and search once. Artstash indexes assets across every connected source — Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Perforce, Git, Diversion and Anchorpoint — so a single query returns results regardless of which system the file is stored in. Nothing is copied or moved.
By layering asset management on top rather than migrating. Engineers keep working in Git or Perforce; artists, producers and marketers get a visual browser over the same assets, with preview for 3D, PSD and video, plus tagging, review and external sharing. No one has to change tools or learn the command line.
Artstash mirrors your Perforce depot into a browser-based visual library. Artists can see thumbnails and previews of 3D models, textures, PSDs and video without a Perforce client, syncing or a workspace — and without needing to understand Perforce at all. Setup guide.
No. Artstash reads from your connected systems and keeps them as the source of truth. Nothing is migrated, duplicated into a separate store, or removed from where it currently lives.
