Licenses
Last updated: October 16, 2026
A summary of licence terms across products. Full clauses live in the bundled LICENSE.md of each product. For anything not covered here, the bundled LICENSE and the terms of service are authoritative.
| Product | Personal | Small commercial | Large commercial | Redistribution | Derivatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emocute Studio Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (tracks, MIDI, MP3)* |
| Emocute Studio / Studio Lite | Yes | Yes | Contact us | No | Yes (tracks, lyrics, prompts) |
| Emocute Visual | Yes | Yes | Contact us | No | Yes (music videos, visual output) |
| Umbrae (Kagebu) | Yes | Yes | Contact us | No | Yes (persona output, derived personas) |
| Album tracks | Yes (private listening) | Contact us | Contact us | No | Sampling — contact us |
Terminology
- Personal: use for personal creative work, study, or hobby.
- Small commercial: commercial use by an entity with under 50M JPY (≈USD 320K) annual revenue. For Kagebu the criterion differs: limited to organizations of 10 people or fewer (the bundled LICENSE and Terms are authoritative).
- Large commercial: anything beyond that, including incorporation into corporate IP, advertising, or distribution platforms.
- Redistribution: passing the ZIP, source, or bundled artefacts to third parties.
- Derivatives: tracks, music videos, persona output, etc. produced with the tools. Ownership remains with the user.
Common Conditions
- Redistribution is prohibited across all products. Do not pass the same ZIP or source files to others.
- Ownership of derivatives (generated tracks, videos, persona output, etc.) remains with the user.
- Credit is not required. If credited, "Built with Emocute Studio" / "Made with Emocute Visual" or similar is recommended.
- * Only when you distribute audio containing the built-in piano of Studio Pro, include the attribution required under CC BY 3.0: "Piano samples: Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0)". Studio Pro may be used commercially at any business scale.
- Use for illegal acts, discrimination, or infringement of others' rights is forbidden.
Large Commercial Licences and Sampling
For large commercial use, album track sampling, or enterprise deployment, contact [email protected]. We provide individual licences tailored to the use case.