Pricing
Start free. Pay when you ship.
The full engine is free forever. Upgrade only when you need the full effect catalogue, watermark-free 4K export, cloud sync or projector mode.
Founder — first 100 only
Pay once. Pro forever, plus the Mac app.
Only for the first 100 people: kott Pro for life — all 208 effects, watermark-free 4K export, cloud sync and projector mode — plus kott for macOS, the $49 native app, included when it ships. Only 78 of 100 spots remain.
Pro access is live the moment you pay. The macOS app is coming soon — your license key waits in your account until it ships. Full refund within 14 days.
vs $144/yr + $49
kott Free
Perpetual freemium — not a trial. No card required.
- 10 of 208 effects — the classics: dither, halftone, glitch, warp, film, retro, mosaic and line art
- The whole engine at full quality — layers, shapes, text, webcam/video, on-device segmentation and tracking
- Export capped at 1080p with a small corner watermark
- The complete type library — every font, no tier restrictions
- Local/browser projects, 3 saved presets, PNG/JPG export
kott Pro
$144 billed once a year. Monthly billing is coming soon.
- All 208 effects — the full VHS and glitch suite, slit-scan, neon edge glow, pencil sketch, gradient studio, particle render and every audio-reactive visualiser
- No watermark, 4K export, all formats (PNG/JPG/WebP/transparent; GIF/short-loop where feasible)
- Cloud project + preset sync, unlimited saved presets (~10–25 GB)
- Projector mode — fullscreen clean output for live performance / second-screen / VJ sets
- Explicit commercial-use license
Subscriptions open soon. Want Pro today? It is included in the Founder offer above, for life.
kott Studio
Or ~$20/seat annual. 3-seat minimum.
- Everything in Pro, per seat
- Shared brand kit / shared preset & font libraries
- Team workspace + shared storage (100 GB+)
- Priority export, early effects, shareable live-output/embed links
- SSO at the top tier (or a separate Enterprise plan)
Prices in USD, exclusive of tax. VAT and sales tax are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.
FAQ
What is the Founder offer?
A one-time $99 purchase, only for the first 100 people (78/100 spots still available), granting kott Pro for life plus kott for macOS — the native app that costs $49 on its own. Pro access starts the moment you pay. The macOS app is coming soon; its license key waits in your account until it ships. It is not a subscription; there is nothing to renew and nothing to cancel. Full refund within 14 days.
What do I get by going Pro?
Pro unlocks the full effect catalogue, removes the watermark, raises export to 4K, adds cloud project and preset sync, and turns on projector mode — the fullscreen clean-output mode built for live performance and VJ sets.
Is the free tier a trial?
No. kott Free is perpetual freemium, not a trial. You get the whole engine at full quality — layers, text, shapes, webcam/video and on-device vision — plus 10 of the 208 effects, one recognisable classic from each of the big families. Free export is capped at 1080p with a small corner watermark.
Which effects are Pro-only?
Most of the catalogue. Free keeps one classic from each big family; Pro adds everything else — the full dither set, the VHS and glitch suite, slit-scan, neon edge glow, pencil sketch, the gradient studio and particle render, and the audio-reactive visualisers built for live sets. Every locked effect stays visible in the studio, so you can always see what you'd unlock.
How does annual billing work?
Pro is $12/mo billed once a year ($144/yr). Monthly billing is coming soon. You can cancel from the customer portal at any time.
Do you need my camera footage?
No. Webcam and microphone processing runs 100% on-device in your browser. Frames are processed transiently and never transmitted or stored. See the Privacy policy for the Camera & Microphone details.
Is the macOS app included in Pro?
Not in Pro, no — kott for macOS is a separate one-time $49 lifetime purchase, independent of the web tiers. It's fully offline (no account, no tracking) with free updates for life. The one exception is the Founder offer, which bundles it in. Pro on its own covers the web studio: the full effect catalogue, cloud sync and watermark-free export.