These Terms of Use and Software License Agreement (the “Terms”) govern access to and use of the RenderDoc Pro website, software, downloads, license files, updates, documentation, support, and related services (collectively, the “Services”). “RenderDoc Pro,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of www.renderdoc.net and provider of the commercial RenderDoc Pro product.
By purchasing, downloading, installing, activating, accessing, or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you act for an organization, you represent that you can bind it, and “you” includes that organization. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
1. Product identity and upstream project
RenderDoc Pro is an independent commercial fork based on the open-source RenderDoc project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by the original RenderDoc project or its maintainers. Direct RenderDoc Pro questions to us, not to upstream maintainers.
Upstream RenderDoc code is available under the MIT License, which permits use, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale subject to its notice requirements and includes an “AS IS” disclaimer. Open-source and third-party components remain governed by their own licenses. These Terms govern our proprietary modifications, builds, compatibility work, delivery, activation services, maintenance, support, and other materials not separately governed by an open-source license. Upstream information is available at renderdoc.org.
2. Eligibility and authorization
- You must be legally capable of entering a binding agreement and at least 18 years old.
- You must provide accurate order, subscription, and licensing information.
- You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and only with applications, systems, content, accounts, and data that you own or are authorized to test.
- You are responsible for compliance with applicable law, employment and confidentiality duties, platform rules, game terms, software licenses, anti-cheat policies, and third-party rights.
3. License plans
3.1 Personal
- A named, non-transferable license for one authorized individual.
- A one-year license term unless the applicable quote or order states otherwise.
- Binding to no more than two devices at a time.
- Online login and authorization validation are required.
- No sharing, pooling, floating use, enterprise intranet deployment, offline deployment, or use by multiple team members.
- Access ends when the paid term expires unless renewed.
3.2 Professional
- A Named License assigned to one authorized individual per purchased seat.
- Each Named License is personal to the identified authorized user. That user may install and use the Software only on devices owned or exclusively controlled by that user. No other person may access or use the Software under that license.
- A perpetual right to use the version delivered during the covered maintenance period.
- The first year of updates, maintenance, and priority support is included. Continued new versions, compatibility updates, maintenance, and support require renewal.
- Approved use in offline environments, enterprise intranets, closed test environments, and R&D machine rooms.
- Offline activation files are confidential license materials and may be used only for purchased seats.
3.3 Trials
Trial licenses are temporary, revocable, non-transferable evaluation licenses. A trial expires at its recorded date and time, may be device-bound, and may be disabled to prevent abuse. Trials have no service-level commitment and may not be resold, shared, or used in production.
4. License grant
Subject to payment and compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to install and use the applicable RenderDoc Pro build within the user, device, seat, environment, term, and maintenance limits of your plan. No ownership is transferred.
A quote, invoice, order form, or separately signed agreement may contain additional commercial terms. If it expressly conflicts with these Terms, the specifically negotiated instrument controls for that purchase.
5. Restrictions
Except where an applicable open-source license or mandatory law expressly permits otherwise, you must not:
- share, rent, lease, sublicense, resell, publish, distribute, or provide access to a proprietary build, account, license, license file, activation file, or download link;
- circumvent, disable, forge, remove, or interfere with licensing, activation, device limits, authentication, integrity checks, access controls, or usage restrictions;
- use one named seat for multiple users or exceed purchased device or seat limits;
- use the Services to cheat, manipulate competitive play, evade enforcement, obtain unauthorized access, steal content or credentials, distribute malware, disrupt a service, or violate security;
- capture, extract, copy, disclose, or exploit confidential or proprietary assets without authorization;
- misrepresent an endorsement, partnership, customer relationship, or affiliation involving RenderDoc Pro, upstream RenderDoc, or any third party;
- remove copyright, attribution, trademark, or license notices; or
- use the Services in violation of export controls, sanctions, or other applicable law.
6. Third-party applications and approved testing
RenderDoc Pro may attach to, inject into, capture, replay, and analyze third-party applications. Technical compatibility does not grant legal permission. You must obtain all permissions needed for the target application and data. Logos, supported-game references, trial records, IP attribution, compatibility results, and case studies do not necessarily indicate a formal customer, partner, or endorsement relationship.
Do not use RenderDoc Pro in live competitive sessions or protected environments unless the application owner, your employer, and all relevant policies expressly authorize it. Anti-cheat, operating-system, driver, GPU, and application updates can change compatibility without notice and may cause account action, crashes, data loss, system instability, or other consequences. You are responsible for target selection, backups, test isolation, and lawful operation.
7. Activation, accounts, and operational data
You must protect subscription emails, license files, offline activation files, and credentials and promptly report suspected compromise. Personal and trial licenses may send information needed to validate licenses, bind devices, prevent abuse, diagnose failures, and provide support. This may include subscription email, license and subscription identifiers, HWID, IP address, software version, device or computer name, operating-system user name supplied by the client, process or application information, activation and injection outcomes, timestamps, and diagnostics. See our Privacy Policy.
8. Updates, maintenance, and support
- Updates may add, modify, or remove functionality and may require a current license or maintenance entitlement.
- Compatibility assistance does not guarantee support for every game, application, anti-cheat system, OS build, GPU, or driver.
- Support response times are not guaranteed service levels unless a signed agreement says otherwise.
- We may request logs, screenshots, reproduction steps, or a lawful test environment. Do not send unnecessary credentials, confidential material, or personal information.
- We may decline requests that appear unlawful, unsafe, abusive, infeasible, or inconsistent with third-party terms.
9. Ownership
We and our licensors retain all rights in proprietary RenderDoc Pro code, builds, drivers, branding, documentation, activation systems, infrastructure, and other materials, subject to separate open-source licenses. We may use feedback without restriction or obligation, provided we do not publicly identify you without permission.
10. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate access where reasonably necessary for nonpayment, chargeback, license sharing, fraud, security risk, abuse, unlawful conduct, material breach, or harm to us or a third party. Where practical, we will provide notice and an opportunity to cure. On termination, time-limited access ends and you must stop using and delete affected proprietary builds and license materials. Provisions concerning ownership, payment, disclaimers, liability, and disputes survive.
11. Disclaimers
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE DISCLAIM EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, AND COMPATIBILITY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT CAPTURES WILL BE COMPLETE, THAT EVERY TARGET WILL WORK, THAT OPERATION WILL BE ERROR-FREE, OR THAT USE WILL NOT TRIGGER THIRD-PARTY SECURITY OR ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS.
Nothing excludes warranties or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded. Upstream and third-party components are additionally subject to their own license disclaimers.
12. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RENDERDOC PRO AND ITS SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, CONTENT, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ACCOUNT ACCESS, OR SYSTEM AVAILABILITY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE AFFECTED LICENSE DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. This limit does not apply where prohibited by law or to liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
13. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless RenderDoc Pro and its personnel from third-party claims, losses, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful or unauthorized use, target applications or captured content, breach of these Terms, or violation of third-party rights, except to the extent caused by our unlawful conduct.
14. Disputes and applicable law
Before filing a claim, contact [email protected] and allow 30 days for informal resolution. These Terms are governed by laws applicable to the RenderDoc Pro operator, without regard to conflict rules, while non-waivable consumer protections remain applicable. Courts with jurisdiction under applicable law will decide unresolved disputes unless a signed agreement provides another process.
15. Changes and general terms
We may update these Terms for product, legal, security, or business changes. Material changes apply prospectively after notice where required. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder continues. Failure to enforce is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without written consent; we may assign them in connection with a reorganization, financing, merger, acquisition, or transfer of the Services.
16. Contact
Questions about licensing or these Terms may be sent to [email protected].