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NexFonts publishes two broad kinds of downloadable material, and they should not be treated as if they have the same ownership rules. Fonts in the catalogue can be created and copyrighted by independent type designers, foundries, open-source projects or other rights holders. NexFonts does not claim ownership of those third-party typefaces. The licence shown on the individual font page and the licence distributed with the font remain the authority for how the font software may be used.

Design resources published in the NexFonts resource library are original NexFonts resources unless an item page clearly states otherwise. Those PSD text effects, Photoshop brushes, textures, gradients, patterns, mockups, photo effects and motion resources are covered by the NexFonts Resource License. That licence is designed to allow useful personal and commercial design work while preventing redistribution or resale of the editable source asset as a competing download.

The price of a file does not describe its copyright status. A font can be free to download but restricted to personal use. Another font can be open-source and permit commercial work, modification and redistribution when its licence conditions are followed. A paid font can have separate desktop, web, app, e-book or server licences. Always separate the question “Can I download this?” from “Can I use this in the exact way my project requires?”

For commercial design work, identify the final use before approving the font. A client logo, paid advertisement, monetised channel, product package, website, mobile app and editable template can create different licensing questions. Checking those requirements early avoids building a finished design around a file that cannot legally be delivered or embedded in the required format.

Start with the exact licence attached to the exact font release. Useful questions include whether commercial artwork is allowed, how many users may install the font, whether web embedding is permitted, whether an app licence is required, whether the font may be modified, and whether the font software itself can be redistributed. Open licences such as the SIL Open Font License, Apache License 2.0, MIT, Ubuntu Font License, CC0 or a public-domain dedication can grant broad rights, but each licence has its own conditions.

Open-source does not mean ownerless. Copyright and authorship can remain with the designer even when the licence permits free use. The SIL Open Font License, for example, is built to permit use, study, modification and redistribution under defined conditions, and some families can declare reserved font names. Preserve the licence text and author information when the licence requires it.

Personal use usually refers to private, non-business projects, but the wording varies by licence. Commercial use can include client work, company branding, advertising, monetised videos, sponsored social content, products for sale, packaging, paid applications and work that promotes a business. A project does not have to sell the font itself to be commercial.

If a font is marked “free for personal use,” do not assume a portfolio, monetised channel or client proof is automatically covered. Find the creator or official source and obtain the appropriate commercial licence before the project is published or handed off. If the rights cannot be verified, use another font whose terms are clear.

A desktop font licence normally governs installation and creation of static artwork on a computer. A website can require permission to host WOFF or WOFF2 files where a browser downloads the font. A mobile or desktop application may embed a font inside distributed software. Some licences include these rights; others sell them separately.

Using the NexFonts font converter to create WOFF2 does not create a web licence. File conversion only changes the technical format. Before self-hosting any converted font, confirm that the original licence allows web embedding or the specific type of modification and distribution involved.

When a licence permits you to make a logo, poster, video or website with a font, that does not automatically permit you to upload the font file to another website or include it inside an unrestricted download package. Font software is a copyrighted asset separate from the artwork created with it. Redistribution permission must come from the licence.

This distinction is central to the NexFonts font catalogue. Public font downloads should have a recorded licence that supports redistribution. If reliable evidence shows that a font has been described incorrectly or should not be redistributed, we can correct the record or remove the download through our copyright and removal process.

Original NexFonts design resources can be used to create finished personal and commercial designs under the NexFonts Resource License. You may customise the editable resource, use the result for client projects and export finished artwork. The licence is intended for practical creative production rather than forcing every user to request separate permission for normal design work.

The editable source asset cannot be resold, republished, mirrored, uploaded to another resource website or redistributed as a standalone file. Changing colours, replacing a smart object, renaming layers or making small modifications does not turn the original resource into a new source asset that can be redistributed. Client delivery is permitted as finished work; if an editable source is genuinely required for a project, use it only as part of that client project and do not grant the client a right to redistribute the NexFonts asset as stock.

A NexFonts PSD or After Effects resource may show typography in its preview or reference a font in the editable document. The font can have its own designer, copyright and licence and is not automatically transferred to you by the resource licence. When a font is not included, obtain it from its official or authorised source. When a substitute is used, recheck line breaks, spacing, layout and animation timing.

The same principle applies if a project intentionally incorporates third-party photography, icons, plugins or other external components. The item page and included documentation should identify required dependencies where relevant, but users remain responsible for satisfying any separate licence that applies to those elements.

Keep a small rights record with the project rather than trying to reconstruct licensing months later. Save the font family name, designer or foundry, source URL, licence name, version or download date, and any receipt or commercial licence document. For NexFonts original resources, keep the item URL and the current NexFonts Resource License with the editable project.

• Record the exact font family and styles used.
• Save the official source and licence text.
• Note whether the project uses desktop, web, app or other embedding rights.
• Do not place third-party font files in a client handoff unless redistribution is permitted.
• Keep an untouched original of any editable NexFonts resource used in the project.

We organise public licence information, source references and practical usage notes to make font discovery safer and easier to understand. We do not grant rights that belong to another creator, and a catalogue description cannot replace a legally binding third-party licence. If a source or licence changes, the document supplied by the rights holder remains more authoritative than a summary.

For NexFonts original design resources, the NexFonts Resource License is the direct licence from the resource publisher. For third-party fonts, treat NexFonts as a catalogue and distributor rather than the owner of the typeface.

If you believe a font is incorrectly attributed, a licence is wrong, a download should be removed or an original NexFonts resource is being redistributed without permission, send the relevant URL and supporting information through the contact page. Rights holders can also review the full copyright and removal policy.