Licensing FAQ
Do Sonilo sound effects have the same license as the music?
Short answer
Yes. Text-to-SFX and video-to-SFX output is licensed exactly like the music: personal use on Free and Creator, commercial use on Pro, Premium, and Enterprise, with a downloadable certificate on Pro and above. The free sound-effects library is different: its files are free for personal and commercial use without an account or credit, and a free download comes without a certificate; Pro and above can get one for any of them.
Generated sound effects
The Terms treat music, sound design, and other generated audio as "Outputs" with the same ownership assignment (Section 6.1) and the same plan-based commercial rule (Section 6.2). A video-to-SFX pass and a video-to-music track generated for the same clip on Pro are both commercially licensed, and one certificate request covers every audio file in a generation.
The free library
The royalty-free sound effects library is a set of ready-made MP3 and WAV files. Every file is free to download and use in personal and commercial projects (monetized videos, ads including paid ad campaigns, client work, apps, and games), with no account, no credit, no royalties, and no revenue cap. A free download doesn't come with a license certificate; on Pro and above you can get one for any sound effect in the library from its download menu. You may use the files inside your own projects as part of a larger work, but not sell, share, or give them away on their own, bundle them into sound, sample, or music packs, or upload them to other stock or library sites.
Music plus effects on one video
When you run video-to-music and video-to-SFX on the same clip, or use the Studio "both" mode, keep both outputs in the library record for the project. The music and the sound-effect track are peers — separate works with separate serials under one request — so send the certificate that matches each file you deliver.
Last reviewed 2026-10-01. This page summarises Sonilo's Terms of Service; the Terms govern if anything here differs.
Make something you can publish
Commercial rights start on Pro at $14.99 per month. Every generation on Pro and above comes with a certificate your client or platform can verify.