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 Shareware / Hobbyist License



For applications developed by single hobbyist programmers, or sell at an extreme low price-points with no distribution except through a website, and no expectations of high sales that could warrant or recoup the price of a normal product license, the 'shareware/budget' license option has been created.

  • License fee is $100 USD per product
  • The target platform is restricted to PC (PC is classified as WinCE, Win32, Linux or Macintosh)
  • As with the full commercial license pricing information above, the multi-platform discount applies, but all platforms are based on the $100 price point across the board.


Conditions/Limitations


  • Shareware licenses are approved on a case by case basis to verify they qualify for budget or shareware status.
  • The licensee must be an individual / partnership with a hobby or shareware product with a very low price point (ie $10), and must not be a registered business or company with employees.
  • No source code or other materials are provided with this license.
  • 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.


Ordering


Online purchases can be made using a credit card and the following links:

  • To order a one product, 1 platform shareware/hobbyist license, you can do so online here.
  • To order a one product, 2 platform shareware/hobbyist license, you can do so online here.


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