How to Buy an Indie License

General Purchase Information

Have a look at the Buy Overview page if you have questions about the purchase procedure, license options, volume discounts or support: Buy Overview

Who can purchase an Indie License?

Indie License offers apply to individuals and small companies who fulfill following conditions:

• Self-Publishing
  Your are self-publishing without the involvement of a third-party publisher. You may distribute and sell products using a website or a digital distribution service, like Steam, Xbox LIVE Indie Games, Windows Phone Marketplace or a similar service.
• Revenue Limit
  The gross revenue of your company is less than 50,000 € per year.

If any of the above conditions is not fulfilled anymore in the future (e.g. your company's revenue exceeds the limit), you must notify us and either

• upgrade to the professional license (pay the difference) or
• stop using the software.

For the exact details, read the full license agreement available in the License FAQ.

Indie License Conditions

Following conditions apply to Indie Licenses:

• 30-day trial: All products can be evaluated for a 30-day trial period free of charge. After that a license must be purchased for each developer in your team, see also License FAQ.
• For non-commercial and commercial use. No royalties, runtime fees or distribution fees.
• Fully functional, including binaries for Windows, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7.
• Free access to all Premium Downloads, which include the source code of selected libraries. See Downloads.   
• Support: You can use the Support Forum – but no free email support.
• Updates: You can download service releases and updates for the same major version for free.
• You should notify us of any published product that uses our libraries. For example, if you publish a product on a webpage just tell us the name of the product and the URL of the website.