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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 sound effects library is different: with a free account you download 10 of its sound effects a month as MP3 and use them on your own social channels, monetized ones included, crediting “Sound effects by Sonilo” with a link. Paid plans download unlimited sound effects in MP3 and WAV for client projects and paid ads too, with no credit, and Pro and above can get a license certificate 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, free to listen to. Downloading needs a free Sonilo account. A free account downloads 10 sound effects a calendar month as MP3 and may use them in videos and posts on its own social channels, monetized channels included, with the credit “Sound effects by Sonilo” and a link to the sound’s page. Paid plans download unlimited sound effects in MP3 and WAV, cover commercial projects beyond your own channels, such as client work and paid ads, and need no credit. There are no royalties on either. On Pro and above you can get a license certificate 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.

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