Honed Assets licensing

Licenses, in plain language.

Every item on Honed Assets comes with a licence written for the kind of item it is. Pick a category to see exactly what's covered.

  • 6 categories
  • 1 licence per end product
  • 70% to the creator

How licensing works

When you purchase an item from Honed Assets, you're actually purchasing a license to use that item. Our licenses are designed to be fair, clear and easy to understand, and each one is written for the kind of item it covers.

Pick a category below to see which licenses apply and exactly what they let you do.

  • One licence, one end productEvery end product you build needs its own licence, even for the same client.
  • Charge for your workFreelancers and agencies can bill clients for the services they provide. That never needs an upgrade.
  • FAQs are part of the dealThe FAQs form part of every licence, so what's written there is what's covered.

Pick a category

Standard Licenses

The majority of items on Honed Assets (all themes, templates, code, graphics, UI kits and 3D) are covered by our Standard Licenses. There's a Regular License for end products that are free to end users, and an Extended License for end products that end users are charged for.

What you can doRegularExtended
Number of end products11
Use in a single end product
Use in a free end product (more than one end user allowed)
Use in an end product that's sold
On-demand products/services (e.g. "made to order" or "create your own" apps and sites)One license per each customized end product
Use in stock items/templates

Note to freelancers and creative agencies

Our Standard Licenses allow creative professionals to charge their clients for the services they provide in creating an end product using an item, and this does not require an Extended License. What you can't do is use one license for multiple clients or projects – you need a separate license for each end product.

Music Licenses

Need some music for your next corporate video or the next blockbuster smash hit? We have five Music Licenses (Music Standard, Music Broadcast (1 Million), Music Mass Reproduction, Music Broadcast (10 Million) and Music Broadcast & Film) that have you covered! Each license has been specifically crafted to suit the specific needs of users of production music.

What you can doStandardBroadcast (1 Million)Mass ReproductionBroadcast (10 Million)Broadcast & Film
Number of end products11111
Most web uses (YouTube, social, podcasts, websites, etc.)
TV/radio broadcast, advertising and online equivalentsUp to 1 million audienceUp to 1 million audienceUp to 10 million audienceUnlimited audience
Copies of downloaded or physical products (apps, DVDs, games)Up to 10,000 copiesUp to 10,000 copiesUnlimited copiesUnlimited copiesUnlimited copies
FilmIndie film & festivalIndie film & festivalIndie film & festivalIndie film & festivalTheatrically released

What about SFX?

Unlike music, our entire SFX library is covered by our SFX Licenses. Too easy!

SFX Licenses

Whether you need sound effects for an animated video or the next major video game title, our two SFX Licenses have you covered. The SFX (Single Use) License covers one end product for one client, and the SFX (Multi-Use) License covers unlimited end products for unlimited clients.

What you can doSFX (Single Use)SFX (Multi-Use)
Number of end products1Unlimited
Number of clients1Unlimited
Use in an end product that's sold
Broadcast & film use
On-demand products/services (e.g. "made to order" or "create your own" apps and sites)One license per each customized end product
Use in stock items/templates

What about Music?

Production music has its own set of five licenses, from web use up to broadcast and film.

Video Licenses

Our stock footage and motion graphics items are covered by two Video Licenses. The Video (Single Use) License covers one end product for one client, and the Video (Multi-Use) License covers unlimited end products for unlimited clients.

What you can doSingle UseMulti-Use
Number of end products1Unlimited
Number of clients1Unlimited
Use in an end product that's sold
On-demand products/services (e.g. "made to order" or "create your own" apps and sites)One license per each customized end product
Use in stock items/templates

What about After Effects?

Our Standard Licenses cover the entire After Effects and video template library.

Photo Licenses

From a band poster to a global print campaign, our two Photo Licenses have you covered. The Photo Regular License allows up to 500,000 copies across all of your end products, and the Photo Extended License allows unlimited copies plus merchandising use.

What you can doPhoto RegularPhoto Extended
Number of end productsUnlimited (subject to the copy limit)Unlimited
Copies of downloaded or physical products (apps, flyers, books)500,000 total copiesUnlimited copies
Use in a free or commercial end product (more than one end user allowed)
Merchandising use (where the primary value of the end product is in the photo itself)
On-demand products/services (e.g. "made to order" or "create your own" apps and sites)One license per each customized end product
Use in stock items/templates

Specialty Licenses

Course License

The Course License is a non-exclusive license to make use of the course you have selected. It covers a single user for personal, educational use. You can't share your access, and you can't resell or redistribute the course material.

Tools License

The Tools License covers installable items such as add-ons, plug-ins, actions, brushes and fonts. You can use a tool to create as many end products as you like, but the tool itself can't be included in or redistributed with those end products.

Logo License

The Logo License is a non-exclusive license to develop a logo using the item you have selected. It covers the use of the item in one unique logo design (the end product), for one client or business.

T-Shirt Licenses

Designs intended for apparel are covered by two T-Shirt Licenses: a Regular License with a 10,000-unit print run, and an Extended License with no limit.

What you can doT-Shirt RegularT-Shirt Extended
Number of end products11
Use in a free or sold end product
Print run limit10,000Unlimited