FMOD Licenses



FMOD products are available under a number of license types. Please note, FMOD does not include a free license to distribute MP3 in your product - please refer to MP3 Licensing Issues.

For more information or to proceed with licensing FMOD, email sales@fmod.org.

FMOD Non-Commercial License



If your product is not intended for commercial gain and does not include the FMOD library for resale, license or other commercial distribution, then use of FMOD is free. Yes that's right, free from license fees!.

  • No license fees for non-commercial applications


Conditions/Limitations


  • When using this license, the FMOD library cannot be used for resale or other commercial distribution
  • This license cannot be used for products which do not make profit but are still commercially released
  • This license cannot be used for commercial services, where the executable containing fmod is not sold, but the data is.
  • When using FMOD, a credit line is required in either documentation, or 'on screen' format (if possible). It should contain at least the words FMOD Sound System and Firelight Technologies. Logos are available for box or manual art, but are not mandantory. An example credit could be:

    FMOD Sound System, copyright © Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2007.

    Note this in advance, as it must be done before shipping your product with FMOD.
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