Envato Elements
Stock video, music, SFX, templates and AI image/video/music tools on one subscription
Envato Elements is a subscription library of about 29.8 million creative assets: stock video, photos, royalty-free music, sound effects, video templates, graphics, fonts and add-ons. Since 2025 it also bundles AI image, video, voice and music generators, metered by monthly credits. Paid plans start at EUR 14.50/month billed annually.
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- Paid pricing
- Easy learning curve
What Envato Elements can do
- Infinite canvas Not confirmed
- AI agent Not confirmed
- Node / flow builder Not confirmed
- Public API Not confirmed
- MCP server Not confirmed
12 of 26 capabilities confirmed
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Text to image | Yes | AI Image Generator |
| Image editing | Yes | AI Image Editor |
| Text to video | Yes | AI Video Generator (VideoGen) |
| Image to video | Yes | VideoGen accepts images from the Envato library or from AI Image Generator output |
| Video to video | Not confirmed | |
| Native audio in video | Not confirmed | |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | |
| Voice / TTS | Partial | AI Voice Generator |
| Music & SFX | Yes | AI Music Generator and AI Sound Generator, plus the 350,000+ track stock library |
| Upscaling | Not confirmed | |
| Character consistency | Not confirmed | |
| Camera control | Partial | Camera and style presets, including portrait 9:16 presets |
| Custom training | Not confirmed | |
| Third-party models | Partial | VideoGen runs third-party models |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | Not confirmed | |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | |
| AI agent | Not confirmed | |
| Chat assistant | Partial | Shortcuts: guided AI workflow templates that help build prompts (not a conversational assistant) |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Teams plan: shared access and team management (price not published) |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public API | Not confirmed | |
| MCP server | Not confirmed | |
| Mobile app | Not confirmed | |
| Desktop / local | No | |
| Open source | No |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Partial | A 'Free Files' section is linked from the pricing page |
| Commercial use | Yes | Lifetime commercial license per project on paid plans |
Yes Partial No Not confirmed by the vendor
What makes Envato Elements different
- 01
One subscription covers stock video, photos, music (350,000+ tracks), SFX (950,000+), templates and fonts; most rivals sell one of these categories
- 02
Unlimited stock downloads on every paid plan (Fair Use applies), versus per-asset or capped downloads elsewhere
- 03
AI image, video, voice and music generation is bundled with the library and metered by credits, so there is no second AI subscription to manage for light use
- 04
Lifetime commercial license per project, including for AI generations in the End Product
- 05
Video templates (150,000+) make it a fast source for titles and lower thirds in Premiere Pro and After Effects workflows
About Envato Elements
Envato Elements is a single subscription that covers most of the non-custom assets a video edit or motion job needs: stock footage and photos, royalty-free music, sound effects, video templates, graphics, 3D, fonts and add-ons. The official catalog lists 150,000+ video templates, 350,000+ music tracks, 950,000+ sound effects and 16.6M+ stock photos. Stock downloads are unlimited on paid plans, subject to a Fair Use Policy, and each download licenses one project.
The main 2026 change is on the AI side. Envato's AI Image Generator, AI Image Editor, AI Video Generator (VideoGen), AI Music Generator, AI Voice Generator and AI Sound Generator all draw on a monthly credit allotment. VideoGen started in April 2025 on Google's Veo 2 and later added Hailuo-02, so the model lineup has changed more than once.
For filmmakers the fit is breadth over depth. An editor cutting a documentary or explainer can pull a lower third, a stock clip, a music bed and an SFX pack from one account, and a producer buying for many small client jobs gets one license model. It is not a replacement for a specialist AI video platform: VideoGen exposes one model family and does not let you pick Veo or Kling, and clip length and resolution are not published for it.
Key Features
- 29.8M+ assets across video templates, stock video, photos, music, SFX, graphics, 3D, fonts and add-ons
- 150,000+ video templates for title, lower-third and motion-graphic work
- 350,000+ royalty-free music tracks and 950,000+ sound effects
- 16.6M+ stock photos and 380,000+ 3D items
- AI Image Generator and AI Image Editor
- AI Video Generator (VideoGen) with portrait and landscape camera/style presets
- AI Music Generator, AI Sound Generator and AI Voice Generator, all metered by monthly credits
- Generation history for AI images, video and audio in one place
- Shortcuts: guided AI workflow templates that help write prompts
- Lifetime commercial license for stock assets and AI generations within an End Product
When to reach for it — and when to skip
Reach for it when…
- Widest single-subscription library of stock video, music, SFX and templates among these tools
- Unlimited stock downloads on every paid tier, subject to Fair Use
- AI image, video, voice and music tools included with the subscription, with no separate AI plan for light use
- Lifetime commercial license per project, so finished work stays licensed after cancelling
Skip it when…
- VideoGen runs one model family; you cannot choose Veo or Kling
- Clip length and output resolution for VideoGen are not published
- No refunds on canceled subscriptions, and downgrades wait for the period to end
- Breadth over curation: more searching than a specialist music or footage library
- Prices are quoted in EUR only
Best For
✓ Ideal for
- Editors who need a title, lower third or intro template in Premiere Pro or After Effects quickly
- Producers buying music and SFX for many small client jobs under one license model
- Creators who need a few AI stills or short AI clips as B-roll inserts
- Agencies that need stock photos, video and fonts for client decks and social cuts from one account
✗ Not built for
- Shots that need a specific video model such as Veo 3.1 or Kling 3.0, which VideoGen does not list
- Standalone AI-generated music for streaming or resale; the AI Music license has extra restrictions
Working Tips from Filmmakers Using Envato Elements
- 01 Each stock download licenses one project. Keep a note of which project each file went into if the same clip could show up in a second edit
- 02 Use the Plus tier's 3 parallel generations to batch alternative takes instead of waiting on one at a time
- 03 Subscribe monthly for a single short job and annually for steady volume: the annual rate is roughly half the monthly price on Core
Envato Elements pricing in 2026
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Core | EUR 14.50/mo annual (EUR 29/mo monthly) annual or monthly |
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| Plus | EUR 33/mo annual (EUR 49/mo monthly) annual or monthly |
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| Ultimate | EUR 145/mo annual (EUR 225/mo monthly) annual or monthly |
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| Teams | Not published per team |
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| Enterprise | Contact sales custom |
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Prices checked against Envato Elements's pricing page on 9 Oct 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm before you buy.
Envato Elements vs Artlist vs Epidemic Sound
| Envato Elements | Artlist | Epidemic Sound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From EUR 14.50/mo billed annually (EUR 29/mo monthly); Core, Plus and Ultimate | AI plans from €11.99/mo (AI Starter, annual) | See the vendor's pricing page |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | Partial | No |
| AI agent | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Chat assistant | Partial | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image editing | Yes | Yes | No |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes | No |
| Image to video | Yes | Not confirmed | No |
| Voice / TTS | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Music & SFX | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Character consistency | Not confirmed | Partial | No |
| Camera control | Partial | Partial | No |
| Third-party models | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Public API | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Desktop / local | No | No | Yes |
| Free tier | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
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Facts on this page were checked against Envato Elements's own pricing, product and changelog pages on , then cross-checked with independent coverage where vendor pages were silent. Anything we couldn't confirm is marked "Not confirmed" rather than guessed.
- Envato Elements pricing page elements.envato.com
- Envato Elements home (catalog counts, AI tool list) elements.envato.com
- VideoGen update coverage (May 2026) graphicdesignjunction.com
- VideoGen launch coverage (April 2025) bandt.com.au
- Epidemic Sound pricing page (comparison; prices rendered by JS, not captured) epidemicsound.com
- Epidemic Sound pricing tracker (comparison prices) frontdeskreview.com
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