Where can I use my illustrations? Where can I use my illustrations?

Where can I use my illustrations?

Licensing and usage of figures made in BioRender

BioRender offers different plans with varying licensing and usage restrictions for the figures created on our platform. If you're using the Basic Free plan or you are on a 14-Day Free Trial, the figures you create can only be used for academic purposes such as unpublished grant applications, posters, educational presentations, or unpublished theses/dissertations. It's important to note that you cannot use these figures in published works such as journals, periodicals, or any commercial projects without an active paid subscription.

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.

If you’re looking to use your BioRender figures in published works or commercial projects, you will need to subscribe to one of our paid plans (Academic or Industry). With our paid plans, you have the flexibility to use your figures for a wider range of purposes.

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.

Here is a breakdown of where you can use your figures on our self-serve 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

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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Unpublished thesis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.

 

Additional Information:

Thesis and dissertations:

The Basic Plan or 14-day Free Trial can be used to create BioRender figures for theses and dissertations that will be uploaded to university libraries or databases, without upgrading. An academic license is required to publish in journals or wider databases.

Non for profit textbook 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:

  • If you will be publishing 5 or less figures, you will require an Academic Individual, Student, or Postdoc Plan
  • If you will be publishing 5 to 15 figures, you will require the Academic Lab or the Annual Industry Plan
  • Members of an institutional license 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 textbook and book 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.

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). 

Conditions for usage:

  1. The figure was exported on a paid subscription.
  2. Citation with either “Created with BioRender.com” or your unique figure URL (depending on your use case) anywhere in the publication. Please review the article, Citing BioRender, for more information on how to cite your figures.
As each use case can be unique and specific to your needs, if you do not see your use case here, please open the chat messenger (on the bottom right corner) or email us at (support@biorender.com).

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