Filmora lifetime licenses terminated: Difference between revisions

'''[[Wondershare]]''', the company behind '''[[Filmora]]''', changed its licensing policy, causing controversy among users. Originally, lifetime licenses promised unlimited access to future updates. However, Wondershare later restricted these licenses, requiring users to pay for major updates instead.  

'''Filmora''' is a video editing software designed for content creators and videographers. The software initially offered lifetime licenses, which were priced at $59.99, $20 more than the $39.99/year subscription.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ernie |date=3 Jan 2023 |title=Filmora lifetime license controvery |url=https://midrange.tedium.co/issues/filmora-lifetime-license-controversy/ |access-date=1 Mar 2025 |website=MidRange}}</ref> That meant that the lifetime license was cheaper than going for the yearly subscription twice.

Videos by Daniel Batal: <ref>{{Cite web |last=Batal |first=Daniel |date=22 Dec 2022 |title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A |via=YouTube |ref=Batal-video-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Batal |first=Daniel |date=31 Dec 2022 |title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE |via=YouTube |ref=Batal-video-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Batal |first=Daniel |date=2 Jan 2023 |title=Filmora Buckles Under Public Pressure! (but issues a threat) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1HiWGchMg |via=YouTube |ref=Batal-video-3}}</ref>