License Guide

Adobe Firefly

Adobe's generative AI platform trained exclusively on licensed and public domain content. Integrated across Creative Cloud apps, it offers IP indemnification on paid plans - a standout among AI content tools.

Adobe Stock

Adobe's stock media platform integrated with Creative Cloud, offering millions of royalty-free photos, vectors, illustrations, and templates with seamless in-app access.

Artlist

Subscription-based royalty-free music and sound effects platform popular with video creators. Offers unlimited downloads with plans tiered by use case, from social media to full commercial production.

Canva

All-in-one design platform with templates, photos, illustrations, video, AI tools (Magic Studio), and content library. Free Content License is perpetual and permits commercial use including templates for resale (CLA Sections 2, 5, 6). Pro Content License is perpetual but per-design — one license per exported design (CLA Section 3). AI-generated outputs are owned by the user (AI Product Terms, Nov 28, 2025). Canva provides NO indemnification — if infringement claim arises, user must stop using content immediately at own expense (CLA Section 11).

ChatGPT

OpenAI's AI assistant with native image generation powered by GPT-4o. Users retain full usage rights to all generated images, including commercial use.

Descript

AI-powered audio and video editor that lets you edit recordings by editing text. Features include filler word removal, audio cleanup, auto captions, voice cloning (AI Speakers), and transcript-based editing.

ElevenLabs

Leading AI voice synthesis and text-to-speech platform offering realistic voice generation, voice cloning, and multilingual speech. Free tier available with limited characters, paid plans for commercial use.

Envato Elements

Subscription-based platform offering unlimited downloads of templates, graphics, photos, video, music, fonts, and more. Each download must be registered to a specific project, and the license covers that single project.

Epidemic Sound

Subscription-based music licensing platform with a catalog of over 50,000 tracks and 200,000 sound effects. Widely used by YouTubers, filmmakers, and podcasters for royalty-free music with built-in content ID whitelisting.

Freepik

A popular platform for stock photos, vectors, PSD files, and illustrations with both free (attribution-required) and premium (attribution-free) tiers for commercial and personal use.

Getty Images

A premium stock photography agency offering an extensive library of editorial and creative imagery, known for high-quality curated content and comprehensive rights management.

iStock

A stock photography platform owned by Getty Images offering affordable royalty-free photos, illustrations, and vectors in Essential and Signature collections.