Clip Studio Paint licensing: Difference between revisions

Since the release of Version 2.0, Clip Studio Paint has clearly stated that a perpetual license includes only the current version at the time of purchase.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pricing |url=https://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase/ |access-date=13 Jun 2025 |website=Clip Studio}}</ref> Version 3.0 was released in March 2024, followed by Version 4.0 in March 2025. Buyers who purchased a license shortly after a new version’s release would sometimes receive that newer version included, but this has not been consistent across all releases. The company now publishes a support timeline that defines how long older versions receive stability updates. For example, Version 2.x was supported only until the release of Version 4.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tell me about Clip Studio Paint's stability guarantee policy |url=https://support.clip-studio.com/en-us/faq/articles/20230003 |access-date=13 Jun 2025 |website=Clip Studio Support}}</ref> The company’s new pricing structure makes legacy version upgrades costlier than new licenses and markets an Update Pass, which provides access to new versions on a subscription basis without ownership rights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Product Lineup |url=https://www.clipstudio.net/en/lineup/ |access-date=13 Jun 2025 |website=Clip Studio}}</ref>

This entry refers to the DRM included in newer versions of CSP, requiring users to connect with Celsys servers to access CSP. This feature was always present for iOS and Android versions, latter coming to Windows and Mac through the 2.0 update version.