Lickd review

Lickd licenses mainstream music for YouTube videos, rather than offering only production-library tracks. The company says its catalog has more than 1.4 million tracks and includes music from Warner, Universal and BMG. Creators can search by mood, genre, tempo or trend, then license tracks for their videos.

Lickd says it manages YouTube copyright claims on every licensed track. That addresses a major worry with recognizable music, but it is not a promise that you can use a track for any purpose: a Lickd employee on Reddit said music-review use may need a different agreement or rights-holder permission. The service also offers plugins to preview and add music from within supported video editors; the published information does not name those editors.

Plans combine premium-track credits with unlimited royalty-free tracks. One-off mainstream licenses are also available from $8, with the price varying by average video views. The main reason to consider Lickd is access to known songs, not simply another stock-music library.

If a video needs a familiar song, Lickd’s mainstream catalog is the clearest reason to choose it over a stock-only service. The company lists more than 1.4 million tracks and names Warner, Universal and BMG among its label partners. Search filters for mood, genre, tempo and trend can help narrow the catalog, while editor plugins let users preview and add tracks in supported editing software.

Claim management is another practical advantage. Lickd says every licensed track is claims-managed. Reddit users also discuss licenses for videos already published: one commenter says those uploads remain licensed in perpetuity after leaving, while other comments distinguish existing uploads from new videos made after cancellation. We’d check the current license terms before relying on that distinction.

The pricing page lists three priced monthly plans:

• Starter: $22.99 monthly, or $13.99 per month billed annually, for one premium track credit each month.
• Plus: $29.99 monthly for two credits.
• Pro: $42.99 monthly for four credits.

Each includes unlimited royalty-free tracks, a discount on additional tracks and YouTube claims management. One-off mainstream licenses start at $8, which may suit occasional use better than a subscription.

Lickd’s pricing depends on plan and YouTube average video views, so the listed subscription fee is not the whole cost of using mainstream tracks. Additional licenses start at $8, but the final price varies with average views. The pricing page does not publish annual rates for Plus or Pro, and it lists neither a price nor included limits for Unlimited. Enterprise offers exclusive licensing deals, music-selection support, partnership opportunities and concierge service, but no price is published.

The credits also set a clear ceiling on premium tracks: Starter includes one per month, Plus two and Pro four. Creators who need more must look at discounted additional licenses or a higher plan; the size of the discount is not published on the vendor's site. Unlimited refers to the royalty-free tracks included with the priced plans, not an unlimited number of premium-track credits.

If you mainly need stock music, compare the subscription cost with services built around that use case. Lickd’s selling point is mainstream music, and a Reddit commenter said the catalog they browsed had little of the older rock and pop they wanted. Catalog fit is worth checking before paying.

According to the pricing information checked on November 7, 2026, Starter costs $22.99 per month, or $13.99 per month when billed annually. It includes one premium track credit monthly, unlimited royalty-free tracks and YouTube claims management. Plus is $29.99 monthly for two premium credits; Pro is $42.99 for four. That is a $7 monthly step from Starter to Plus, then $13 from Plus to Pro.

The annual rate is published only for Starter. Annual prices for other plans are not published, and Lickd’s pricing varies with a channel’s average video views. Unlimited is listed without a price or published limits. One-off mainstream licenses start at $8, also varying by average views. So the entry price is not a reliable quote for every channel or track. If you mainly need stock music, compare the cost against a stock-only service before paying for mainstream-track access.

Switching to Lickd means choosing tracks for YouTube videos and licensing them through a plan or as one-off purchases. The product information says it manages claims on licensed tracks and offers plugins for previewing and adding music in supported editors. It does not describe bulk importing an existing music library, exporting a license history, or moving licenses between accounts. Those details are worth confirming with Lickd before you change your workflow.

If you leave, check directly with Lickd how licenses and claim management apply to videos already published; the published information does not spell out what happens after cancellation. Also compare your average video views and monthly premium-track needs before switching plans, since both pricing and included credits vary. We were not given Reddit posts or comments for this review, so we can’t substantiate a pattern of why users leave. The clearest reason to look elsewhere from the available information: you want stock music, predictable per-track costs, or published annual prices for every plan.