Live2D Cubism SDK Release License (Publication License Agreement) and Proprietary Software License Agreement

{
  "revision": {
    "ref": "Proprietary Software License Agreement Version 2.1, Revised February 3rd, 2025; the SDK licence page itself shows no date (footer 2010-2026)",
    "pinned": true,
    "source_url": "https://www.live2d.com/eula/live2d-proprietary-software-license-agreement_en.html"
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "Live2D Inc.'s terms for publishing content that uses the Cubism SDK: a publication licence agreement and fee are needed for business operators, with individuals and small-scale enterprises (latest sales under 10 million yen) exempted except for Expandable Applications such as avatar systems; middle-scale is 10 to under 100 million yen, large-scale 100 million yen or more. The tiers decide whether a Live2D-rigged avatar or app can be released without a contract.",
  "source_type": "documentation",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "Live2D Inc. (Japan)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "The SDK licence page does not define the small-scale threshold; it is in the Proprietary Software License Agreement (Section 1.22) and a help page (dated 2019/06/21), so thresholds come from three pages that were checked separately.",
    "A 20 million yen annual-sales trigger appears for VTuber tracking software; it is a product-specific rule and conflicts at first glance with the 10 million yen definition.",
    "The English agreement says Japanese text prevails in interpretation; the Japanese page and agreement were not compared line by line.",
    "Agreement sections about Expandable Applications and fee amounts beyond the tier names were not read; fee amounts are on separate plan pages.",
    "Cubism SDK components may be under separate licences (Open Software licence for samples, proprietary Core); the SDK about page lists both agreements but does not map them to files."
  ]
}