Terms and Conditions of Remotion

All provisions applicable to the use of the Remotion Software and/or Service as described in this document, including any other related documents or agreements, and as updated from time to time.

Indicates the legal entity (i.e., Remotion AG) that provides the Remotion Software and Services to Users.

The software provided by Remotion which allows Users to create media (e.g., videos and images) using the React framework.

Any software project and product that includes the Remotion Software, either partially or as a whole.

The term "Service" encompasses both services and products offered by Remotion that are associated with the Remotion Software. Such services can be found on remotion.dev and remotion.pro.

Illustrative Example: remotion.dev
One such Service offered by Remotion is found on the website remotion.dev. This site provides comprehensive documentation, examples, and templates specifically designed for Users of the Remotion Software.

Illustrative Example: remotion.pro
Another Service is the website remotion.pro, which includes the Remotion Store. This platform serves as a marketplace where Users can purchase and sell digital products. Available products in the Remotion Store include first-party items developed by Remotion and third-party items developed by Users, all of which undergo a review and approval process by Remotion before listing.

Any legally enforceable or contractual relationship established between Remotion and the User, which either (partly or in whole) overrides or supplements these Terms and Conditions.

Any natural or legal person that uses the Remotion Software and/or Services. Therefore, within these Terms and Conditions, User can mean a single person or a group of people (e.g., a company with employees or freelancers working as a group).

Any User qualifying as

• an individual using the Remotion Software for personal use;
• an organization or team of individuals with up to 3 people;
• a non-profit or not-for-profit organization; or
• evaluating whether the Remotion Software is a good fit, and is not yet using it in a commercial way.

Any User that does not qualify as a Free License User.

Any User who qualifies as a Company License User but requires advanced needs (e.g., custom terms and conditions, feature requests, and private support).

Within these Terms and Conditions, any reference of the Company License User (“Company License”) also applies to the Enterprise License User (“Enterprise License”).

For an Enterprise License, contact Remotion separately through the email hi@remotion.dev.

Enterprise License Users have the opportunity to tailor these Terms and Conditions to better suit their needs. This includes the possibility of negotiating with Remotion on amending, adding, or removing certain provisions in these Terms and Conditions.

Remotion commits to offering support throughout the purchasing, onboarding, and any necessary compliance processes, aligning with the User's internal policies or legal obligations.

Among other Users' feature requests, those from Enterprise License Users will receive priority consideration. While Remotion cannot assure the implementation of a request, the Enterprise License User is promised a thorough evaluation, an answer if that request is going for implementation, and followed by updates on the progress of any features requested.

Although Remotion cannot promise solutions to issues encountered by Users, Enterprise License Users will be provided, if requested, with a private communication channel for reporting and receiving support for any challenges experienced with the Remotion Software.

Remotion for Creators is a Company License option priced at $25 per Seat per month, with no minimum number of Seats required. It is designed for organizations creating low-volume videos for themselves using Remotion locally or on a server for one-off renders (e.g., using Remotion on virtual environments such as Bolt, Replit, Lovable, etc.).

Remotion for Automators is a Company License option priced at $0.01 per render, with a Minimum Spend of $100 per month. It is designed for organizations building automation such as video editors, prompt-to-video tools, automated video pipelines, deploying Remotion Studio on a server for internal use to update templates quickly and similar applications.

A Seat is defined as a license that permits a single person to use the Remotion Software for the purpose of creating low-volume media for their organization. Seats are applicable to the option called Remotion for Creators, where a single person either writes Remotion code themselves or leverages agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or similar.

The server rendering capabilities of the Remotion Software are used in a self-hosted cloud or on-premise infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure). Remotion does not provide a rendering service. Server Renders refer to the capability of using the Remotion Software to render on the server but does not include the costs of such cloud services, as mentioned above. These cloud service providers will charge Users separately. Server Renders are applicable to the Remotion for Automators option.

The Remotion for Automators option comes with the requirement of having a minimum expenditure threshold called Minimum Spend, which is $100 per month. The Remotion for Creators option, when purchased alone, has no Minimum Spend. When both options are activated simultaneously, the $100 per month Minimum Spend applies, and spending on Seats counts towards this minimum.

The Remotion Dashboard serves as a centralized hub for facilitating license management and billing operations. Through this platform, Company License Users can review their billing details, track payment history, and access corresponding invoices. The dashboard is designed to handle Remotion's two core licensing models, which can be subscribed to individually or simultaneously, depending on the organization's needs.

• Managing Remotion for Creators: For teams focused on content development, the dashboard manages the Remotion for Creators subscription through the concept of Seats. This section allows users to adjust their plan according to the number of individuals actively working on a project using the Remotion Software.
• Managing Remotion for Automators: For organizations leveraging programmatic video generation, the dashboard manages the Remotion for Automators subscription. This is governed by the concepts of Server Renders and Client-Side Renders. Users can scale their subscription here based on the actual rendered volume of media (such as videos and images) produced by their automated workflows.

Defined in Privacy Policy.

Content by Remotion

Unless where otherwise specified or clearly recognizable, all content available on remotion.dev, remotion.pro, and in the Remotion Software is owned or provided by Remotion.

Remotion undertakes its utmost effort to ensure that the content provided by Remotion infringes no applicable legal provisions or third-party rights. However, it may not always be possible to achieve such a result. In such cases, Users are kindly asked to report related complaints using the contact information provided in this document.

Access to external resources

Through Remotion, Users may have access to external resources provided by third parties. Users acknowledge and accept that Remotion has no control over such resources and is, therefore, not responsible for their content and availability.

Conditions applicable to resources provided by third parties result in such third parties' terms and conditions or, in the absence of those, applicable statutory law.

Consideration before use

Remotion Software and the Services may only be used within the scope of what they are provided for, under these Terms and Conditions and applicable law.

Users are solely responsible for making sure that their use of the Remotion Software and/or Service violates no applicable law, regulations, or third-party rights.

Therefore, Remotion reserves the right to take any appropriate measure to protect its legitimate interests, including by denying Users access to the Remotion Software or Service, terminating contracts, reporting any misconduct performed through the Remotion Software or Service to the competent authorities - such as judicial or administrative authorities - whenever Users engage or are suspected of engaging in any of the following activities:

• violate laws, regulations and/or these Terms and Conditions;
• infringe any rights of Remotion or those of a third party;
• considerably impair Remotion's legitimate interests.

Software license

Depending on the type of entity and phase of use, Users need to purchase a software license to use the Remotion Software.

The Remotion Software is licensed under three models, which are

• Free License (“Free License User”);
• Company License (“Company License User”); and
• Enterprise License (“Enterprise License User”).

For differences in the subcategories, refer to the section "Definitions and legal references” of this document.

Any User qualifying as a Free License User is allowed to use the Remotion Software for free. All other Users (i.e., Company License Users and Enterprise License Users) are required to purchase the software license.

Remotion confirms the following:

• All Users (i.e., Free License Users, Company License Users, and Enterprise License Users) have access to the same Remotion Software.

The software license hereby grants using the Remotion Software in a non-commercial or commercial way for the purpose of creating media (e.g., videos and images) and modifying the Remotion Software to the User's liking for the purpose of fulfilling a User's custom use case or contributing improvements back to the Remotion Software.

It is not allowed to copy or modify the Remotion Software for the purpose of selling, renting, licensing, relicensing, or sublicensing one's own derivate of the Remotion Software.

Unless not otherwise expressively agreed, the software license is non-assignable/non-transferable, which means a license holder is not allowed to assign/transfer the license to anyone else.

It is not permissible to indicate or try to imply in any manner, that a User stands in a qualified relationship with Remotion or that Remotion has endorsed the User without any prior written approval, the User's products or services, or any third party's products and services for any purpose.

Commercial use

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, "commercial use" refers to the utilization of the Remotion Software by an entity that qualifies as a Company License User in the execution of any project and applicable to both internal operations and external engagements/offerings.

Evaluation

Users qualifying as Company License Users are granted the right to evaluate the Remotion Software free of charge. The policy of having a free evaluation phase is meant to determine a project's feasibility.

The decision to use the Remotion Software in one's technology setup marks the end of the evaluation phase. Subsequent to this terminated evaluation phase, any entity meeting the criteria of a Company License User is obligated to procure the appropriate licensing, regardless of whether or not the product incorporating the Remotion Software has been released to the public or utilized internally.

Company License

The Company License is available in two options, which can be combined or purchased individually:

• Remotion for Creators (Seats) - $25 per Seat per month, no minimum. For organizations creating videos for themselves using Remotion locally or on a server for one-off renders (e.g., using Remotion on virtual environments such as Bolt, Replit, Lovable, etc.).
• Remotion for Automators (Server Renders and Client-Side Renders) - $0.01 per render, $100 per month minimum. For organizations building automation such as video editors, prompt-to-video tools, automated video pipelines, deploying Remotion Studio on a server for internal use to update templates quickly and similar applications.

When both options are activated simultaneously, a combined Minimum Spend of $100 per month applies. Spending on Seats counts towards this Minimum Spend.

The configuration and adjustment of the Company License rely fundamentally on the principle of honest declaration. As such, the accurate self-reporting of usage becomes an essential element of licensing the Remotion Software. It is mandatory for every Company License User to ensure that their license configuration accurately reflects their actual usage of the software.

For the purpose of simplifying license management, Remotion will issue a reminder notification to Company License Users prior to the renewal date of their license. This reminder will include a link to make modifications that may be required for the upcoming billing cycle.

A Seat is defined as a license that permits a single person, on behalf of a Company License User, to use the Remotion Software for the purpose of creating media for their organization by using Remotion locally or on a server for one-off renders. A Seat costs $25 per month, with no minimum number of Seats required.

A holder of a Company License is entitled to operate the Remotion Software on multiple local machines. This provision is intended to facilitate flexibility and efficiency in the development process without compromising the integrity of the software license.

A Seat is transferable within a company. Only people actively using Remotion in their organization need an active Seat.

Company License Users gain access to the Remotion Dashboard, a tool designed to facilitate license management and billing. Through this dashboard, they can adjust their Seats according to the number of people actively working on a project using the Remotion Software.

The Remotion Software's server rendering functionality is designed for operation within a self-managed cloud infrastructure using cloud services such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. Server Renders are priced at $0.01 per render, but charged in increments of 1000 renders (i.e., $10), with a Minimum Spend of $100 per month.

It is important to clarify that Remotion does not offer a rendering service. The term "Server Renders" describes the permission to utilize the Remotion Software for server-based rendering but does not include the associated costs of the cloud services mentioned. Company License Users will incur separate charges from these cloud service providers.

One render means outputting a video, an audio file, a still image, or an image sequence. Only successful renders count.

The Server Renders model is tailored to accommodate varying project and campaign needs, offering the flexibility to modify usage on a monthly basis. This usage-based licensing approach ensures adaptability to changing needs. Company License Users gain access to the Remotion Dashboard, a tool designed to facilitate license management and billing. Through this dashboard, Company License Users can adjust their Server Renders to match their actual monthly rendering activity.

The deployment of Remotion Software in a purely local setting, without using server rendering, does not require the purchase of Server Renders.

The Remotion Software's client-side rendering functionality is designed for operation directly in the browser, without requiring server-side infrastructure. Client-Side Renders are priced at $0.01 per render, but charged in increments of 1000 renders (i.e., $10), with a Minimum Spend of $100 per month.

It is important to clarify that Remotion does not offer a rendering service. The term "Client-Side Renders" describes the permission to utilize the Remotion Software for browser-based rendering using the WebCodecs API. Unlike Server Renders, Client-Side Renders do not require a self-managed cloud infrastructure; rendering occurs entirely within the user's browser environment.

One render means outputting a video, an audio file, or a still image. Only successful renders count.

The Client-Side Renders model is tailored to accommodate varying project and campaign needs, offering the flexibility to modify usage on a monthly basis. This usage-based licensing approach ensures adaptability to changing needs. Company License Users gain access to the Remotion Dashboard, a tool designed to facilitate license management and billing. Through this dashboard, Company License Users can adjust their Client-Side Renders to match their actual monthly rendering activity.

Client-Side Renders include telemetry. See the section "Telemetry" for details.

Remotion does not pose any restrictions on media generated with the Remotion Software.

Users hold the rights and ownership, but also the responsibilities to the media assets generated with the Remotion Software.

A license is mandatory when the total number of personnel across all involved parties reaches the threshold of four or more.

For collaborative engagements, such as those between agencies (e.g., development studios, ad agencies, and similar) and their clients, the total number of employees from all involved parties will be aggregated to determine the need for a Company License. This provision equally extends to scenarios wherein a company hires part-time employees or engages with independent contractors.

For the Company License under the Remotion for Creators option, a Seat is only required for those individuals, across all involved parties, who are directly engaged in the project using the Remotion Software.

Receiving generated media from the Remotion Software does not trigger the requirement for licensing, however, using the Remotion Software itself does.

Sending media assets created by the Remotion Software to a client does not count toward the company/team size. However, a client that owns the code written for the Remotion Software or uses the Remotion Software does count toward the company size threshold.

Examples:

• An end-user uses a web-based video editor, which is built on top of the Remotion Software. This end-user, who receives generated media, does not need a Company License nor does this end-user count toward the threshold of the company/team size.
• A software development studio creates a web-based video editor for one of their clients. The total number of personnel across both companies counts toward the company/team size.

The Company License User is required to self-adjust the number of Seats, Server Renders and Client-Side Renders according to the size of the team actively working with the Remotion Software and the utilization of server and client-side rendering (i.e., the monthly render volume).

The Company License User recognizes that Remotion is entitled to request details about the actual monthly usage and the manner in which the Company License User uses the Remotion Software.

Users who meet the criteria for a Company License User but fail to properly license the Remotion Software, or neglect to license it altogether, are required to compensate Remotion for the unpaid licensing fees. In cases of significant infringement, as determined at Remotion's discretion, Remotion will impose an interest charge of 10% per month on the outstanding amount. Remotion is authorized to pursue any lawful measures to obtain reparation for such unauthorized usage.

It is acceptable to allow third parties to render videos through a service if those third-party users modify parameters of hosted Remotion code (i.e., an abstraction layer on top of the Remotion Software is given).

It is also acceptable for services to generate Remotion code through artificial intelligence and render it.

It is not acceptable for services to allow end-users to bring/upload their own Remotion code. Offering a rendering service in this way might obscure the fact that Remotion needs to be licensed. Any such rendering service requires prior explicit and written approval from Remotion.

Examples:

• It is allowed to build a video editor that enables end-users to edit their video through a drag-and-drop user interface since end-users don't edit/upload Remotion code.
• It is allowed to build a prompt-to-motion graphics service that generates Remotion code using artificial intelligence and renders it. Allowing end-users to edit Remotion code is permitted if the code was initially generated by the service.
• It is not allowed to offer a cloud rendering service that enables end-users to upload their own Remotion projects and render media out of them.

In the event that Company License Users exceed their allocated Server Renders or Client-Side Renders due to rendering more videos than permitted, or if they exceed their Seats by onboarding additional people, a 30-day grace period will be granted to make necessary adjustments to their license. License modifications can be made at any time through the Remotion Dashboard, having charging adjusted on a prorated basis for the current billing cycle.

When proration is applied:

• Upon license upgrade - Should a User increase their license scope by acquiring additional Server Renders, Client-Side Renders, or Seats, the added cost will be calculated based on the remaining time in the current billing cycle. This additional fee will be reflected in the invoice for the upcoming billing cycle.

Telemetry

Company License Users and Enterprise License Users using Remotion for Automators are required to obtain a license key from remotion.pro and include it in their rendering configuration (see technical instructions). The license key enables telemetry, which sends an event for each render performed.

The purpose of telemetry is twofold: it creates accountability for the Remotion Team by providing visibility into how the Remotion Software is used, and it gives Users insights into their own rendering activity.

The information collected through telemetry is limited to the following:

• IP address;
• domain name;
• whether the render was in production or development; and
• whether the render was a video or a still image.

No information about the content or metadata of the rendered media, or any user data, is collected. For further details, refer to the telemetry documentation.

If a User is unable to enable telemetry due to firewall restrictions, corporate policies, or other technical limitations, the User is required to provide Remotion with a monthly report of their rendering activity as an alternative. Remotion will communicate the format and requirements of such report to the User. The report must be verifiable and accurately reflect the User's actual rendering volume.

Warranty notice

The software is provided "as is” without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of:

• merchantability;
• fitness for a particular purpose; and
• non-infringement.

In no event shall Remotion be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise, arising from, out of, or in connection and use of the Remotion Software.

Support

The User should not hold the expectation to receive any support related to the Remotion Software.

Even though Remotion is not required to provide resources and help, it tries to do so on a best-effort basis. For further information on support, please refer to the Support Policy.

Security

Remotion shares responsibility with its Users to keep the systems that the Remotion Software is running on secure.

If a potential vulnerability in the Remotion Software is discovered, the issue can be reported privately to security@remotion.dev to help resolve it.

Given that the Remotion Software needs to be permitted the execution of expensive and useful computation, it is required for all Users to establish and maintain their own security measures.

Remotion offers an overview of security best practices, but this summary is intended merely as a concise reference highlighting the key security considerations associated with deploying projects using the Remotion Software, but it does not replace the comprehensive details found within the full documentation.

The source code of the Remotion Software can be studied on GitHub.

The Remotion Software itself does not process any personal data of Users. If Users feed personalized data into a media generation, Users need to follow Remotion's security best practices as well as establish and maintain their own security measures.

For data privacy regarding Services such as on remotion.dev and remotion.pro, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

Payments

Remotion uses Stripe as its designated payment service provider to streamline transaction processes. All financial transactions are conducted in United States Dollars (USD).

The User will pay all applicable taxes, duties, withholdings, backup withholding, and the like; when Remotion has the legal obligation to pay or collect such taxes, the appropriate amount shall be paid by the User directly to Remotion (i.e., without an intermediary).

Should any portion or the entirety of a payment due to Remotion under this agreement be subject to withholding, on grounds that such deduction is mandated by the tax regulations of any country or pursuant to any tax treaty between Switzerland and any such country, the obligated payment amount shall be suitably adjusted. This adjustment aims to ensure that Remotion receives a net amount equal to the payment that would have been made in the absence of such withholding.

Remotion may change its fees and payment terms at its discretion; provided however, that such changes will not take effect for the User until the start of the next billing cycle. Remotion will provide written notice to Users for any changes to the fees that affect the Remotion Software and/or Services. Continued use after the price change becomes effective, constitutes the User's agreement to pay the changed amount.

Fees will be billed to the credit card (or any other payment method) a User provides in accordance with the payment terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable.
Users acknowledge and agree that Remotion will (automatically) charge their credit card (or any other payment method) on record, in connection with the use of Remotion's offerings, that is:

• in advance of each renewal term, for the license setup a User has selected;
• in arrears/delay for any additional usage of the Remotion Software and Services a User may have used or added to their account in the Remotion Dashboard during the prior billing cycle; and
• on purchases of any Services on remotion.dev and/or remotion.pro.

The term of a Company License shall be automatically renewed for successive terms equal in duration to the initial term.

Through the Remotion Dashboard, a tool designed to facilitate license management and billing, Users can review their billing details alongside a comprehensive record of payments and corresponding invoices.

A User can upgrade or downgrade their license, the functionality of such license modification is explained in the section “Going beyond or below licensed usage”.

A User represents and warrants to Remotion that all of their payment information is true and that they are authorized to use the payment method. A User will promptly update their account information with any changes that may occur (e.g., a change in billing address or credit card expiration date).
If a payment is not received or cannot be charged to their credit card (or other payment method) for any reason in advance, Remotion reserves the right to terminate their license for the Remotion Software and/or terminate the access to Services, this will lead to the termination of this agreement as well. In addition, Remotion reserves the right to use any legal means, such as debt collection and/or judicial proceedings, to charge for the missing payment(s).

Refund policy

All fees are non-refundable, except as stated otherwise in these Terms and Conditions.

Using the Remotion Software for evaluation purposes is provided at no cost; therefore, no refunds will be granted. Furthermore, self-managing the license to represent the actual use is mandatory for every Company License User.

Assignability and transferability

Unless not otherwise expressively agreed, the license for the Remotion Software and use of Remotion's Services are non-assignable/non-transferable, which means one is not allowed to assign/transfer Remotion's offerings to anyone else.

Legacy plan

Unless a different arrangement has been specifically agreed upon or provided by Remotion to a User, having procured the license for the Remotion Software based on an old pricing plan (i.e., a plan that has been updated, replaced, or abandoned), Remotion reserves the right to transfer the User to a new plan that is the closest to the old pricing plan procured by the User.

Price adjustments

The prevailing financial, economic, and commercial conditions that exist at the time these Terms and Conditions start to be effective between a User and Remotion do not remain constant throughout its term. As a result, the pricing initially agreed by the parties may lose some of its value over time. To compensate for such business risk, Remotion reserves the right to adjust the pricing of its offerings.

Grandfathering

Users interested in a Company License may request written assurance from Remotion to lock in the current pricing. Even under grandfathering agreements, Remotion reserves the right to adjust the prices to compensate for foreign exchange fluctuations between United States Dollars (USD) and Swiss Francs (CHF).

Term and termination

The term of these Terms and Conditions will begin with a User's acceptance and continue for as long as the Remotion Software and/or the Service are being used. The term of a Company License shall be renewed for successive terms equal in duration to the initial term unless the User cancels the license before the renewal date.

The User has the right to terminate a Company License at any time by canceling via the Remotion Dashboard. Such termination will be effective at the start of the next renewal period.

In addition to any other remedies Remotion may have, if any breach of these Terms and Conditions is caused by the User, Remotion may terminate this agreement upon 10 days' notice.

The User acknowledges that Remotion reserves the right to terminate accounts regarding the Remotion Dashboard that are inactive for an extended period of time and the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Remotion Software and/or Services (or any part thereof such).

All of the User's content on the Services (if any) may be permanently deleted by Remotion in its sole discretion upon any termination of the User's account.

Common provisions