{"id":"licensing-payments.is-there-a-free-version","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/is-there-a-free-version","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"free-trial","title":"The free trial"},"question":"Is there a free version of Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["storage studio free forever","free tier storage studio","Can I use Storage Studio for free after the trial?","is storage studio free"],"short_answer":"There's no free plan after the 15-day trial, but moved items keep working without one and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt.","answer_markdown":"There's no free plan beyond the 15-day trial: after that, a Monthly, Annual or Lifetime plan keeps the features running. Even without one, everything you moved keeps working, and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt for when your Mac is critically low.\n\nCampaigns sometimes offer free extensions or free subscription windows to eligible trial users — see [free offers](/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-claim-a-free-offer).","answer_html":"<p>There&#39;s no free plan beyond the 15-day trial: after that, a Monthly, Annual or Lifetime plan keeps the features running. Even without one, everything you moved keeps working, and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt for when your Mac is critically low.</p>\n<p>Campaigns sometimes offer free extensions or free subscription windows to eligible trial users — see <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-claim-a-free-offer\">free offers</a>.</p>","answer_text":"There's no free plan beyond the 15-day trial: after that, a Monthly, Annual or Lifetime plan keeps the features running. Even without one, everything you moved keeps working, and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt for when your Mac is critically low.\n\nCampaigns sometimes offer free extensions or free subscription windows to eligible trial users — see free offers.","tags":["pricing","free","trial"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.what-plans-are-available","question":"What plans does Storage Studio offer?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-plans-are-available"},{"id":"licensing-payments.what-stops-working-without-an-active-licence","question":"What stops working when my licence or trial isn't active?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-stops-working-without-an-active-licence"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-03","title":"Is there a free version of Storage Studio? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"There's no free plan after the 15-day trial, but moved items keep working without one and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Licensing & payments","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/"},{"name":"Is there a free version of Storage Studio?","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/is-there-a-free-version"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/is-there-a-free-version","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-03","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is there a free version of Storage Studio?","alternateName":["storage studio free forever","free tier storage studio","Can I use Storage Studio for free after the trial?","is storage studio free"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"There's no free plan beyond the 15-day trial: after that, a Monthly, Annual or Lifetime plan keeps the features running. Even without one, everything you moved keeps working, and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt for when your Mac is critically low.\n\nCampaigns sometimes offer free extensions or free subscription windows to eligible trial users — see free offers.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/is-there-a-free-version"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\" aria-current=\"true\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span><ul><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#plans\">Plans and pricing</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#activation\">Activating your licence</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-key\">Your licence key</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#macs\">Your licence and your Macs</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a> <span>26</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#versions\">Updates and Mac compatibility</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Is there a free version of Storage Studio?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> · <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a></p>\n<h1>Is there a free version of Storage Studio?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> There&#39;s no free plan after the 15-day trial, but moved items keep working without one and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>There&#39;s no free plan beyond the 15-day trial: after that, a Monthly, Annual or Lifetime plan keeps the features running. Even without one, everything you moved keeps working, and Emergency Space is never behind a licence prompt for when your Mac is critically low.</p>\n<p>Campaigns sometimes offer free extensions or free subscription windows to eligible trial users — see <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-claim-a-free-offer\">free offers</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-03\">October 3, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-plans-are-available\">What plans does Storage Studio offer?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-stops-working-without-an-active-licence\">What stops working when my licence or trial isn&#39;t active?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/is-there-a-free-version.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/is-there-a-free-version.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}