Epitrite Free vs Pro: Which Plan Do You Need?

Epitrite has two plans: Free and Pro. Eligible first-time Pro subscribers start at $10 for the first month, then pay $19.99/month. This is the honest, no-spin breakdown of what each plan includes, who each plan is for, and exactly when it makes sense to upgrade.

We're not playing the game where the free plan is artificially crippled to force you into paying. Epitrite's free plan is a fully functional lyric video maker. Most musicians will start there and stay there until they have a specific reason to upgrade.

The Complete Feature Comparison

Projects and Exports

• Free: Includes up to 5 active projects and 3 cloud renders per month at 1080p. The first project can use Pro tools and clean 4K for its original audio, with one replacement if you picked the wrong file; its completed output still uses one of the 3 renders. Standard Free exports carry a small "Made with Epitrite" credit.
• Pro: Unlimited projects, 20 cloud renders per month at up to 4K, optional packs of 10 more for $5, and no "Made with Epitrite" credit.

Your first project gets the strongest Free runway: Pro tools and clean 4K for its original audio, with one replacement if you picked the wrong file, so you can make the first release-ready video without paying first. Free includes three cloud renders a month; that first completed output uses one of them, leaving the rest for another video or variation. No trial, no "starter plan" that paywalls actual exports. Free exports carry a small "Made with Epitrite" credit tucked in the corner — Pro removes it. Most competitors cap you harder or slap a giant logo across the whole frame. Epitrite keeps it small and removable.

Beat Sync

• Free: Included on your first-project Pro unlock, then not included.
• Pro: All beat sync modes — BPM Detection, Onset Detection, Custom Markers, plus Glitch cut style transitions.

Beat sync is what makes a lyric video feel like a music video. BPM Detection handles anything with a steady tempo. Onset Detection handles tracks with complex or irregular rhythms. Custom Markers are for when you need frame-perfect control.

Glitch cut style is a visual effect that adds RGB splitting, horizontal jitter, and scanline artifacts at each transition. It's a stylistic choice that works great for trap, hyperpop, and electronic genres. If your music is acoustic or pop, you'll probably never touch it.

Typography

• Free: Full Google Fonts library (1,500+ fonts). Font size, color, weight, shadow, outline, and animation controls.
• Pro: Everything in Free, plus custom font uploads (.woff2 and .otf files). Free users can try custom fonts inside the first-project Pro unlock.

Google Fonts covers a massive range of styles. All 12 fonts in our "best fonts for lyric videos" guide are included for free. Custom upload really only matters if you have a specific brand font that's not on Google Fonts, or if you've purchased a premium typeface you want to use.

Audio

• Free: MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC upload. Audio trimming. Audio extraction from video files. 5 AI transcriptions per day.
• Pro: Everything in Free, plus 10 AI transcriptions per day.

Five transcriptions per day is plenty for most workflows. You upload a track, get the lyrics transcribed, and move on. Unless you're transcribing multiple songs daily, you won't hit the limit.

Bulk Create

• Free: Bulk-create up to 2 videos at once per session.
• Pro: Up to 50 videos per pack, and no limit on how many packs you run.

If you're building a content pipeline where you're bulk-creating regularly (weekly or more), the Free cap will bite. Two videos per batch is enough to prove the feature on one song; Pro is where ongoing catalog work lives.

Visual Effects

• Free: All standard typography animations (fade, typewriter, slide, pop). Background video, image, and color/gradient support.
• Pro: Everything in Free, plus audio-reactive effects (pulse, glow, shake, distortion that responds to your audio waveform). Free users can try these inside the first-project Pro unlock.

Audio-reactive effects are visually striking. They make your lyric video feel alive, like the visuals are literally breathing with the music. For genres with heavy bass (hip-hop, EDM, trap), they add serious production value. For acoustic or singer-songwriter content, they're less impactful.

Brand Kit

• Free: Save font selections, colors, and logos for consistent branding across projects.
• Pro: Same feature set. Brand Kit is fully available on Free.

SRT Export

• Free: Download subtitle files (SRT format) from any project.
• Pro: Same feature set. SRT export is fully available on Free.

SRT files matter for YouTube (accessibility and SEO), Instagram (auto-captions), and any platform that supports closed captions. Having this on the free plan means every musician can make their content accessible from day one.

Publishing

• Free: Download MP4 files and upload to each platform. Free exports carry a small "Made with Epitrite" credit in the corner.
• Pro: Same as Free, with the "Made with Epitrite" credit removed — exports are clean and ready to post anywhere.

Most musicians use scheduling tools (Buffer, Later, Hootsuite) for their social posting anyway, so having a download-first workflow fits right in.

Rendering

• Free: 3 cloud renders per month at 1080p.
• Pro: 20 priority cloud renders per month at up to 4K. Optional packs add 10 more for $5.

Every web export runs in Epitrite Cloud, so the device does not carry the render workload. Each completed Release Pack output uses one cloud render. Failed or cancelled renders return the credit.

Custom Text Elements

• Free: Lyrics displayed with standard positioning and animation.
• Pro: Add watermarks, titles, artist names, and custom text overlays at any position on screen with independent styling.

Custom text elements let you add a persistent artist name in the corner, a "OUT NOW" overlay, or a custom watermark. These are nice for branding but not essential for the core lyric video workflow.

Who Is the Free Plan For?

The free plan is genuinely designed for regular use, not as a demo or trial. These are the specific use cases where Free is all you need:

The Releasing Musician

You're putting out singles or an EP. For each release, you need 3-5 lyric videos to promote across social platforms. Create them, download them, post them, move on to the next release.

Free covers this first-release test entirely. Your first project gets Pro tools and clean 4K for its original audio, with one replacement if you chose the wrong file. You also get five active projects, three cloud renders per month at 1080p, the full font library, and AI transcription to validate the workflow before spending a dollar. The first project's completed output uses one of those three renders.

The Casual Creator

You're making lyric videos for fun, for a class project, for a friend's song, or to test whether lyric videos work for your music before committing to a content strategy. You're producing 1-5 videos per month.

Free is more than enough. You won't hit any limits, and 1080p quality is perfectly fine for TikTok and Instagram.

The TikTok-First Musician

Your primary platform is TikTok. You're posting vertical lyric videos and Reels. TikTok compresses everything to 1080p anyway, so 4K export adds no value. The standard beat sync modes handle your needs. You're not bulk-creating at scale (yet).

Free handles all of this. The only scenario where you'd need Pro is if you start bulk-creating weekly.

The Bedroom Producer

You make beats, produce for other artists, or create instrumental tracks. You use lyric videos to showcase beats with on-screen text ("DM for beats," "prod. [your name]"). You need clean visuals, not advanced effects.

Free works. Brand Kit (free) lets you save your logo and colors for consistent branding across all your lyric videos.

Who Is the Pro Plan For?

Pro starts at $10 for the first month for eligible first-time subscribers, then renews at $19.99/month. When does that investment actually make sense?

The Content Machine

You're posting 3-5 lyric videos per day across multiple platforms. Bulk Create is part of your weekly routine for generating batches of content. You need unlimited bulk creates and faster rendering to maintain your pipeline.

Pro pays for itself when: You're saving 10+ hours per week of manual video editing. At any reasonable hourly rate, $20/month is a fraction of what you'd spend on editing time or hiring someone.

The YouTube Artist

YouTube is a primary platform for you. You're uploading full-length lyric videos (not just Shorts) and you want them looking sharp on desktop monitors and smart TVs. 4K export is a visible quality upgrade on YouTube.

Pro pays for itself when: You're monetizing your YouTube channel and higher-quality videos lead to more watch time and ad revenue.

The Brand-Conscious Artist

You have a custom typeface that's part of your visual identity. Every piece of content, from album art to merch to lyric videos, uses the same font. You need custom font uploads to maintain brand consistency.

Pro pays for itself when: You're at the stage where visual brand consistency matters for your career. If you're being featured on playlists, blogs, or press, having a cohesive visual identity makes you look professional.

The Audio-Visual Maximalist

You want your lyric videos to feel like a visual experience, not just text sitting on a screen. Audio-reactive effects (visuals that pulse and respond to your music) add a layer of production value that sets your content apart from basic lyric videos.

Pro pays for itself when: You're in a genre where visual quality matters (EDM, hyperpop, art-pop, experimental) and your audience expects high production value.

The Collaborating Producer

You produce beats for multiple artists and need to create lyric video demos or promotional content for each collaboration. Unlimited bulk creates and custom text elements (for watermarking with your producer tag) streamline the workflow.

Pro pays for itself when: You're producing for 5+ artists and creating content for each of them regularly.

Real Scenarios: Free vs. Pro

Scenario 1: Dropping a single on Friday

You need a few lyric videos for TikTok and Instagram to promote the release across the weekend.

Verdict: Free. Upload your track, paste lyrics, pick a font, add some clips, and render up to 3 variations a month with different clip selections and audio sections. No 4K or custom fonts needed. If you want more than 3 renders in a month, Pro includes 20 and offers 10-render packs for $5.

Scenario 2: Building a 30-day content calendar

You want to schedule 2 lyric videos per day for a month. That's 60 videos total from your 5-song EP.

Verdict: Pro. You'll burn through the Free 2-at-a-time batch cap fast trying to generate 60 videos. Without Bulk Create at scale, you're manually creating each one, which defeats the whole purpose.

Scenario 3: Creating a full lyric video for YouTube

You want to upload a 3-minute lyric video for your latest single to YouTube, with high resolution and polished visuals.

Verdict: Pro if you care about 4K. If 1080p is fine (and it is for most content), Free handles this. If you want 4K for the YouTube experience, Pro.

Scenario 4: Making your first lyric video ever

You've never made a lyric video. You want to try it and see if it's worth incorporating into your release strategy.

Verdict: Free. No question. There's zero reason to pay before you've even tried the tool. Make a few videos, see how they perform, and upgrade later if you need to.

Scenario 5: Running an A/B test on visual styles

You want to test whether your audience prefers dark moody visuals or bright energetic ones. You need 10 videos in each style.

Verdict: Pro. You'll burn through the Free 2-at-a-time batch limit in no time. Running systematic visual tests requires unlimited bulk sessions.

How to Upgrade (and Downgrade)

Upgrading to Pro

Click "Upgrade" in your account settings. Enter your payment info. Pro features activate immediately. All your existing projects gain access to Pro features (4K export, audio-reactive effects, etc.) without re-creating them.

Downgrading to Free

Cancel anytime from your account settings. You keep Pro access until the end of your billing cycle. After that, you revert to Free. Your projects are still there, but:

• Exports revert to 1080p
• Audio-reactive effects are disabled (but saved in your project settings in case you re-upgrade)
• Custom uploaded fonts become unavailable (Google Fonts still work)
• Bulk create goes back to the 2-at-once limit
• Project count returns to 5 active projects and the included cloud-render balance returns to 3 each month
• Purchased render credits stay on your account, but you cannot use them until Pro is active again

No data is lost. No projects are deleted. You just lose access to Pro-specific features.

Monthly or annual billing

Choose monthly Pro when you need it for a release, or annual Pro when you expect to use it throughout the year. You can cancel either plan from Billing; access continues through the paid period.

So Which One Do You Actually Need?

Start with Free. It's not a trial. It's not a demo. It's a fully functional lyric video maker with a first-project Pro unlock, 5 projects, 3 cloud renders per month at 1080p, AI transcription, and the full Google Fonts library. The first project's completed output uses one of those three renders. Free exports carry a small "Made with Epitrite" credit in the corner.

When you need beat sync on every project, more than 3 monthly renders, 4K, custom fonts, audio-reactive effects, or no "Made with Epitrite" credit, upgrade to Pro for $10 the first month if eligible, then $19.99/month. Pro includes 20 cloud renders each month. Add 10 more for $5 when you need them; packs do not renew automatically. Cancel anytime.

Create your first lyric video free at epitrite.com. No credit card required, no account needed to start.