License terms
for the Album 42 program · As of October 2026. The German version is binding.
1. Scope
These terms govern the use of the Album 42 program by André Lucas, Epic Art and Sound (“we”). The purchase of a license is handled by Freemius (Freemius, Inc., USA) as authorised reseller; its terms of sale apply to purchase, payment and refunds, these license terms apply to the use of the program.
2. Free trial
You can try Album 42 free of charge with all features for 28 days from its first start on a computer (Windows PC or Mac). After that, Album 42 can no longer scan new folders without a license. The catalogue is kept; viewing, searching and opening keep working.
3. What the license allows
- With one license you may use Album 42 without time limit on one computer – a Windows PC or a Mac –, privately and professionally.
- The license covers one major version (e.g. version 1, i.e. all versions 1.x; the preview versions 0.x are included) with all updates of that major version. A new major version needs a new license; you may keep using the previous version.
- You may move the license to another computer at any time, including from Windows to Mac and vice versa: deactivate it in the program on the old computer and enter the license key on the new one. You may also pass the license on to another person if you deactivate it first and no longer use the program yourself.
4. What is not allowed
- publishing the license key or using it on several computers at the same time,
- bypassing the license check or modifying the program so that it no longer works,
- selling, renting or publicly offering the program for download (a backup copy is allowed).
Reverse engineering is only permitted to the extent expressly allowed by law (§§ 69d, 69e of the German Copyright Act).
5. Online functions
For the license check, Album 42 occasionally needs an internet connection: at start-up and once a day. Without internet, the last successful check remains valid for 30 days. What is transmitted is described in the privacy policy.
6. Third-party components
Album 42 contains components by other authors, such as Electron, sharp and the SigLIP 2 image recognition model. Their own licenses apply; they are listed in the program under Help → “About Album 42” → “Licenses of other components”.
7. Warranty and liability
Your statutory rights apply. Please report errors to info@album42.de.
We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health and under the German Product Liability Act. In cases of slight negligence, we are only liable for breach of an essential obligation on whose fulfilment you may rely, and then limited to the typical, foreseeable damage.
Album 42 does not change your files; thumbnails and tags are kept in a separate catalogue, and anything deleted goes to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or the Trash (macOS). We still recommend regular backups of your images.
8. Final provisions
German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer, the mandatory consumer protection rules of the country where you live remain unaffected.