Hi everyone.
I’m seeing a fair amount of speculation, uncertainty, and in a few cases actual misinformation out there regarding Pro Tools perpetual licenses. Please permit me to chime-in here to reaffirm the facts, and hopefully put to bed all of the incorrect info.
On April 26, 2022, Avid stopped selling new perpetual licenses for Pro Tools. However,
if you currently own a perpetual license, then your license is not affected by this. Not at all.
Owning a perpetual license means exactly that – you own it. We take that very seriously. Your Pro Tools perpetual license is yours in perpetuity. Avid is not secretly changing it to a subscription, nor “coming to take away your license”, nor hindering you from accessing your perpetual license in any way.
In addition, Avid did not stop supporting existing perpetual licenses. Support for your license did not stop, and is continuing.
If you have any questions about your own particular situation, we’re happy to help. Ask us questions in the comments below. We'll do our best to answer them as quickly as possible. Or if you have a very specific issue with a license, please consider opening a Support Case [
HERE].
If you're still not quite sure what this all means, and are looking for some general info about Pro Tools licensing, go [
HERE].
Thanks everyone for your time.