What is the difference between Lickd and Artlist for Editing?

Lickd (Personal): limited. Artlist (Social): yes.

What is the difference between Lickd and Artlist for Attribution?

Lickd (Personal): yes. Artlist (Social): no.

What is the difference between Lickd and Artlist for Digital Use?

Lickd (Personal): limited. Artlist (Social): yes.

What is the difference between Lickd and Artlist for Survives Cancellation?

Lickd (Personal): yes. Artlist (Social): limited.

What is the difference between Lickd and Artlist for Indemnification?

Lickd (Personal): limited. Artlist (Social): no.

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Lickd vs Artlist

Side-by-side comparison of licensing terms between Lickd and Artlist.

License Comparison

Hover or tap any field name to see what it means. Highlighted rows indicate differences.

Field	Lickd Visit Lickd	Artlist Visit Artlist
	✓	✓
	~Licensed for monetized YouTube videos only. Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or other platforms.	~Commercial use is limited to monetized social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok). Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or corporate use.
	~You can trim, fade, and adjust the track to fit your video, but cannot remix or create derivative works.	✓
	Required	Not required
	✗	✗
	✗	✗
	✗	✗
	~Licensed exclusively for YouTube. Other platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Twitch) are not covered.	✓
	✗	✗
	✓Published	✓Published
	~VOUCH system clears copyright claims on YouTube. Does not cover other platforms.	✗
	~	~

Prices may vary by region and are subject to change.

Lickd:

Artlist:

Lickd

Personal

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Artlist

Social

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Price

$5.99/track

$9.99/mo

Prices may vary by region and are subject to change.

Download

Yes

Commercial Use

Licensed for monetized YouTube videos only. Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or other platforms.

Commercial use is limited to monetized social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok). Not licensed for ads, broadcast, or corporate use.

Editing

You can trim, fade, and adjust the track to fit your video, but cannot remix or create derivative works.

Yes

Attribution

Req'd

Exclusive Rights

Redistribution

Print Use

Music tracks - not applicable to physical print. Cannot be used in physical products or broadcast media on this plan.

Digital Use

Licensed exclusively for YouTube. Other platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Twitch) are not covered.

Yes

Client Work

Survives Cancellation

Forever

Only content downloaded and used in published projects during an active subscription retains its license after cancellation.

Lickd:

Only covers YouTube usage. Other platforms require separate licensing.

Tracks are licensed per video - using the same track in multiple videos requires additional licenses.

Artlist:

Content licensed before November 2020 falls under different terms - those older licenses covered all use cases under a single plan. Current plans are more restrictive.

License does not survive cancellation for most plans - you must maintain an active subscription to keep using downloaded content.

Key Differences

Fields where these platforms differ

Editing

Lickd:~You can trim, fade, and adjust the track to fit your video, but cannot remix or create derivative works.

Artlist:✓

Attribution

Lickd:Required

Artlist:Not required

Digital Use

Lickd:~Licensed exclusively for YouTube. Other platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Twitch) are not covered.

Artlist:✓

Survives Cancellation

Lickd:✓Published

Artlist:✓Published

Indemnification

Lickd:~VOUCH system clears copyright claims on YouTube. Does not cover other platforms.

Artlist:✗

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