For most brand, design and marketing work, you’ll usually need a Desktop Licence.

This covers standard commercial use such as brand identity, printed material, product design, advertising, packaging, presentations, signage, social media and exported graphics.

If you want to use the fonts as live text on a website, in an app, in broadcast content, in film, TV, streaming, or as part of a registered trademark, those uses need separate licensing.

Desktop Licence tiers are based on the size of the company or organisation benefiting from the fonts, measured by employee count.

They are not priced by the number of people installing or using the fonts.

If a small design studio is creating work for a larger end client, the licence should usually match the size of the end client, because they are the organisation benefiting from the typeface.

Yes. A Desktop Licence allows employees of the licence holder, as well as designers, agencies, freelancers and other third parties, to use the fonts on the licence holder’s behalf.

The important point is that the licence should match the company, organisation or brand the work is being created for.

Yes. Our Desktop Licence allows the fonts to be installed on multiple devices within the licensed organisation and by third parties working on their behalf.

The licence tier is based on company size, not device count.

Yes. If your company grows, your website traffic increases, or your usage expands beyond the original licence, you can upgrade to the correct tier.

You need a Web Licence if the fonts are embedded into a website and used as live text, such as headings, body copy, navigation or other on-site typography.

You do not need a Web Licence if the fonts are only used in static images, exported graphics, GIFs or social media posts. Those uses are usually covered by a Desktop Licence.

Web Licences are priced by the website’s monthly pageviews.

Choose the tier that matches the average monthly traffic of the website using the fonts. If the website later exceeds the pageview limit covered by your licence, you can upgrade to the correct tier.

A Web Licence covers one domain name and its related subdomains.

For example: example.com, www.example.com and shop.example.com.

It does not cover separate, unrelated domain names.

You need an App Licence if the fonts are embedded into an app, digital product or software environment where the font files are included as part of the product.

This includes mobile apps, desktop apps, web apps, SaaS products and similar digital platforms.

App Licences are priced by monthly active users.

If the app grows beyond the licensed usage tier, the licence can be upgraded.

You need a Broadcast Licence for use in TV, film, streaming services, live broadcast graphics, large-scale video distribution, or similar broadcast and entertainment uses.

This is separate from standard social media use, which is usually covered by a Desktop Licence when the fonts are used in exported artwork or video graphics.

Usually no. Standard social media use is covered by the Desktop Licence, as long as the fonts are being used in exported graphics, images, videos or campaign assets.

A separate licence may be needed if the usage becomes broadcast, app-based, embedded, or part of a larger platform or product.

Yes, logo use is covered by the Desktop Licence.

However, if you want to register the lettering, logo or wordmark as a trademark, a separate Trademark Licence is required.

No. Trial fonts are for testing, mockups and evaluation only.

They are not valid for live commercial use, client delivery, websites, campaigns, social media, apps, broadcast or public-facing work.

Yes. Our standard licences are one-time fees, unless otherwise agreed.

If your usage later expands beyond the original licence, it can be easily upgraded. Just reach out and we’ll help move you to the correct tier.

Get in touch at hello@peregrinstudio.com and we’ll help you choose the correct licence.