Image licenses
Alamy has the right license for you whether you’re pulling together a presentation, publishing a book or producing a fully-fledged marketing campaign. Here we explain the different types of licenses so you can choose the right one for your project, whether you need photos, videos, vectors or illustrations from Alamy.
Individual license
The individual license is designed for people working on their own to use in a wide variety of digital and print projects. But you can’t pass or transfer an image/license to another user and/or company.
Who is this license for?
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For one user only
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Unlimited web usage across websites and social media platforms including short-form video on video-sharing sites
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Digital publishing and digital marketing
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Self-published books up to 5,000 prints
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Print runs up to 5,000 (print marketing and print publishing)
Team licenses
For teams and larger company use, these licenses offer flexibility allowing teams to share the images, vectors or videos while working together on a project.
Who are these licenses for?
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Multiple users to collaborate on a single project
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Editorial, commercial and royalty-free options available
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Enhanced options that offer different types of usage from museum displays to press releases, merchandise to digital advertising
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Editorial and commercial film, TV, video and games options available
Compare Team Licenses
Team Editorial licenses
For editorial and documentary use, including visual references to support articles, stories, critiques, educational texts, and displays (such as museum exhibits), for shared projects.
Team Editorial Standard
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Editorial website
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Magazine article
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Newspaper article
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Single project use
Team Editorial Enhanced
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Museum, attractions, and non-commercial display
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Press release and press pack
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Use within a TV documentary and news programme (excludes title sequence)
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Inside use in book publishing and educational/academic print and digital products
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Single project use
Team Editorial Super-Enhanced
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Title sequence for TV documentary
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Single project use
Team Commercial licenses
Commercial use, including advertising, marketing, promotion, packaging, advertorials, consumer products, merchandising, entertainment shows, and movies, for multiple users.
Team Commercial Standard
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Commercial website and social media
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Internal business use
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Pitch presentations
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Single project use
Team Commercial Enhanced
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Gifts, merchandise, board games and packaging
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Online advertising
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Use within a TV entertainment programme and video game
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Marketing direct mail, brochures and reports, advertorial
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Wall décor and display: corporate, retail, home, trade show, point of sale
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Book or magazine cover
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Single project use
Team Commercial Super-Enhanced
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Title sequence for film or entertainment TV, or video game
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Use within feature film/movie
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Use within TV ident, trailer or key art
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Single project use
Team Royalty Free license
The Royalty Free (RF) image license allows for multiple re-use across all platforms including websites and social media, and all-media including print.
Team Royalty Free
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Use across all platforms all-media worldwide
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Multiple re-use
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Frequently asked questions
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