Can I use BioRender for youtube videos or on my social media?

You are welcome to use BioRender for YouTube videos or on your social media (Instagram, Linkedin, X, Meta) to explain concepts and communicate your work with ease!

If your videos or social media account will not be gaining any personal profit you can continue to use our free basic version for this! Any big educational YouTube channels or social media accounts that generate ad revenue require an industry license.

We do require credit for any use of BioRender figures and must be cited with "Created with BioRender"

Here is a breakdown of where you can use your figures based on the plans:

License and Usage:

		Academic
Use Case	Free	Academic Individual License	Academic Lab License	Academic Institutional License
Publishing uses
Journal publication		✅	✅	✅
Journal Cover		✅	✅	✅
Published thesis		✅	✅	✅
Not-for-profit website		✅	✅	✅
Textbook figures, 5 or less		✅	✅	✅
Textbook figures, greater than 5 figures, or less than and equal to 15			✅	✅
Textbook figures, more than 15	Contact us	-------	-------	-------
Personal YouTube / social media (no profit)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Unpublished thesis	✅	✅	✅	✅
Conference poster (academic user)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Grant application	✅	✅	✅	✅
Academic Poster	✅	✅	✅	✅
Internal Meetings (lab or team)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Conference Presentation (Academic Audience)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Assignment/Exam	✅	✅	✅	✅
Teaching Slides	✅	✅	✅	✅
Personal Blog Website posts (No profit)	✅	✅	✅	✅

		Industry
Use Case	Free	Industry Individual License	Industry Team License	Industry Enterprise License
Publishing uses
Unpublished thesis	✅	✅	✅	✅
Personal YouTube / social media	✅	✅	✅	✅
Conference Presentation	✅	✅	✅	✅
Journal publication		✅	✅	✅
Published thesis		✅	✅	✅
Journal cover		✅	✅	✅
Textbook figures, 5 or less		✅	✅	✅
Textbook figures, greater than 5 figures or less than or equal to 15 figures			✅	✅
Textbook figures, more than 15	Contact us	------	-----	-----
YouTube / social media channels that generate revenue		✅	✅	✅
Marketing materials		✅	✅	✅
Conference poster (industry)		✅	✅	✅
Any commercial uses that generate profit		✅	✅	✅
Trade show materials including brochures		✅	✅	✅
Information Packets/User Guides that are associated with a product. (Non-Educational)		✅	✅	✅
Company website		✅	✅	✅

* The Watermark must be included in the exported figure with a Basic account

* A Premium plan (Academic or Industry) is recommended for all print users

* Completed Graphics included in any published or printed material, including websites and social media, containing BioRender Content as permitted hereunder must include the following credit adjacent to the Completed Graphics or in audio/visual production credits: “Created with BioRender.com”.

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