Sound effects licensing, made easy

Royalty-free for individuals, companies, and schools. Learn what’s covered by our standard license, and explore custom options to cover your needs.

Lifetime License - 1 User

Our standard license covers:

100% Royalty-free
Commercial Synchronization
All Media
Worldwide
Unlimited Usage by 1-User*

*Need to license more than 1 User? Explore custom options below, or contact us.

When you purchase libraries, or individual sounds via credits, either from our website or desktop app SoundQ, your usage of this content is covered by our standard Lifetime License. This provides 1-user royalty-free unlimited commercial usage, forever. You may see this labeled as “Buy & Own” or “Perpetual Buyout” around our website.

This does not cover usage by multiple users, and there are some limitations on how the sounds can/cannot be used.

You can:

Manipulate the sound effects files however you like: eg. edit, transpose, pitch-shift, reverse...
Layer with other sounds
Synchronize with video or other sonic elements
Use sound effects as part of commercial or production music
Create copies of sound effects files to optimize your workflow and have emergency backup. Not to distribute to an unlicensed 3rd party.

You cannot:

Re-sell sound effects files in any way.
Create copies of sound effects to provide to an unlicensed 3rd party.
Sell in relaxation or meditation apps, or incorporate sounds as part of a web or app-based soundboard.
Bundle sounds in physical products such as toys or wearable tech.
Train machine learning / AI algorithms for commercial or non-commercial use
Embed sound effects to be sold as or in part of NFTs.

Questions?

Subscription License - 1 User

When you subscribe to a monthly or annual plan with Pro Sound Effects, your usage of the included content is covered by our standard Subscription License. This provides 1-user royalty-free commercial usage while you are subscribed. Any project created while subscribed will stay covered after you unsubscribe, but you can no longer use the content included in your subscription.

This license also does not cover usage by multiple users, and the limitations on how the sounds can/cannot be used are the same as the Lifetime License above.