Licensing & Usage
Last updated: 2026-06-10
Voro is proprietary software for TouchDesigner, currently shipped as a private preview.
This page summarizes the terms that apply right now. The authoritative texts ship inside the
package itself, in the LICENSES/ folder; if those files or a direct written agreement say
something different, that document controls.
The Preview Evaluation License
Section titled “The Preview Evaluation License”The whole preview package — engine, operators, plugins, tox files, docs, and bundled assets —
is covered by the Voro Preview Evaluation License (LICENSES/LICENSE_PREVIEW_EVALUATION.txt).
You may:
- install and run the included Voro components;
- use them in TouchDesigner projects for private evaluation;
- author custom DSP plugins with the included SDK, under the authoring terms below;
- share feedback, bug reports, logs, screenshots, and test results with dotsimulate.
You may not:
- redistribute, resell, sublicense, publish, or repackage the preview;
- use the preview in production, paid client work, public releases, or commercial services;
- reverse engineer or bypass access controls except where law expressly allows;
- remove copyright, license, attribution, or third-party notice files.
The preview license is a placeholder: it may be replaced by a later public license when Voro ships publicly. The public release is intended to include builder-friendly terms for custom DSP authoring.
Custom DSP Authoring (Preview Terms)
Section titled “Custom DSP Authoring (Preview Terms)”The Custom DSP (Faust) authoring path carries its own preview terms
(LICENSES/VORO_DSP_AUTHORING_PREVIEW.txt). The short version:
- Preview and unstable. The public export
voro_dsp_plugin_list_v1, the SDK headers, and the toolchain have no ABI-stability guarantee. A plugin built today may fail to load in a future Voro engine. - Your DSP, your plugin. DSP source you write in Faust, and the plugin DLL compiled from it, are yours. Voro claims no ownership of your authored work. Faust architecture and runtime code is used under GRAME’s licenses with their linking exceptions, so your generated plugin is yours to license as you choose.
- No redistribution of Voro. Share your own
.dspsource freely, but do not bundle Voro engine files, SDK files, or any other Voro material. - Private evaluation only, for now. During the preview, authored plugins may be used and shared only privately among preview holders. The public release is intended to include builder-friendly terms that permit public and commercial distribution of authored plugins.
Your Outputs Are Yours
Section titled “Your Outputs Are Yours”Voro does not claim ownership of the audio, recordings, control signals, performances, projects, or other work you create with the tools. Evaluation-stage restrictions on production and commercial use of the tools are about the preview status, not about owning your output.
Third-Party Software and Samples
Section titled “Third-Party Software and Samples”- TouchDesigner is required and licensed separately; it is not included.
- Bundled runtimes (NVIDIA CUDA, Microsoft Visual C++) remain under their own licenses.
- The Faust compiler is installed separately for DSP authoring; SDK architecture and runtime code is used under GRAME’s licenses with their linking exceptions.
- Bundled sample assets are tracked in
LICENSES/SAMPLE_LICENSES.md.
Full notices: LICENSES/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md in the package.
Need Something Different?
Section titled “Need Something Different?”For a written agreement covering production use during the preview, studio arrangements, or anything this page doesn’t answer, get in touch before assuming.