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Licensing and usage of figures made in BioRender

This article provides an overview of the licensing and usage for figures created using BioRender. It details what you can do with your illustrations based on your subscription, ensuring you understand how to use your figures appropriately.

Free basic accounts

BioRender offers different plans, each with varying licensing and usage restrictions:

  • Basic free account: Figures can only be used for academic purposes, including:

    • Unpublished grant applications

    • Posters

    • Educational presentations and assignments

    • Unpublished theses or dissertations

  • 14-day free trial: This plan has the same restrictions as the Basic Free Plan.

FOR FREE OR TRIAL PLANS USERS:

Please review our Basic License Terms found at:
https://www.biorender.com/basic-license for further information on permitted and prohibited uses.

Paid subscriptions

If you wish to use your figures in published works or commercial projects, you will need to subscribe to one of our paid plans (Academic or Industry). 

  • Academic Plan users: Please review the Academic License Terms for details on permitted and prohibited uses under this plan.

  • Industry Plan users: For information on permitted and prohibited uses under an Industry plan, please review the Industry License Terms.

FOR ACADEMIC PLAN USERS:

Please review our Academic License Terms found at: https://www.biorender.com/academic-license for further information on permitted and prohibited uses under an Academic plan.

FOR INDUSTRY PLAN USERS:

Please review our Industry License Terms found at: https://www.biorender.com/industry-license for further information on permitted and prohibited uses under an Industry plan.

Breakdown of usage for Premium plans

 

 

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

 

✅

✅

✅

Not-for-profit textbook figures, 5 or less

 

✅

✅

✅

Not-for-profit textbook figures, greater than 5 figures, or less than and equal to 15 

 

 

✅

✅

Textbook figures, more than 15

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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Unpublished thesis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

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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 (paid 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 either “Created with BioRender.com” or your unique figure URL depending on your use case. Please review the article, Citing BioRender, for more information on how to cite your figures.

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Additional information:

Theses and dissertations

  • You can use the Basic Plan or 14-day Free Trial to create figures for theses and dissertations that will be uploaded to university libraries or databases. An academic license is required for publishing in journals or wider databases.

Not-for-profit textbooks and chapters

If you will not be gaining any profit from your textbook publication, the following subscription types can be used without incurring additional charges:

  • 5 or fewer figures: Requires an Academic Individual, Student, or Postdoc Plan
  • 5 to 15 figures: You will require the Academic Lab or the Annual Industry Plan
  • Institutional license: Members can publish up to 15 figures.

There will be an additional per-figure charge if you’re looking to publish more than 15 figures. To learn more, please visit Can I use my BioRender figures in a textbook? (👑 Premium Only).

For-profit textbooks and chapters

  • An Annual Industry Individual Lite Plan allows you to publish up to 15 figures in a for-profit textbook without incurring additional charges. 

Please note that the Monthly Industry Plan cannot be used for this purpose. For more than 15 figures, additional per-figure charges will apply. 

Conditions for usage in published works

  • The figure must be exported on a paid subscription.

  • Proper citation is required, either with “Created with BioRender.com” or your unique figure URL, depending on your use case. For detailed citation guidance, refer to the article Citing BioRender.

If you do not see your specific use case addressed here, please reach out to our support team for assistance.

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What’s next?

For continued learning and understanding of BioRender’s offerings:

  • Consider upgrading your subscription for enhanced usage rights and features.

Need help?

If you’re still uncertain about your figure's usage or licensing, our support team is here to assist:

  • Email Support: support@biorender.com 

  • Live Chat: Available by clicking on the "Help" bubble in the app on bottom right-hand corner

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