# VST 3 SDK License

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-sdk-license/201637>\
**Category:** VST 3 SDK\
**Tags:** licensing\
**Created:** [February 23, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-sdk-license/201637 "2017-02-23T09:24:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Yvan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/yvan/32/51177_2.png) [@Yvan](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Yvan)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-sdk-license/201637/1 "2017-02-23T09:24:46Z")

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Here you can find the new License for the VST 3 SDK, it is now MIT license.  
For more explanation please check here and the [online documentation](https://steinbergmedia.github.io/vst3_dev_portal/pages/VST+3+Licensing/Index.html)!

> MIT License
> 
> Copyright (c) 2025, Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
> 
> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy  
> of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal  
> in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights  
> to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell  
> copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is  
> furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> 
> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all  
> copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> 
> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR  
> IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,  
> FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE  
> AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER  
> LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,  
> OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE  
> SOFTWARE.

Note: this license covers only VST 3 Plug-in/host, for VST2 Plug-ins/host you had to refer to and sign the VST2 license agreement!

Your Steinberg Team

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**Author:** ![Yvan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/yvan/32/51177_2.png) [@Yvan](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Yvan)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-sdk-license/201637/9 "2021-06-08T06:44:35Z")

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