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Usage Policy

You may include footage of Universe Sandbox in your works, both commercial and non-profit, as long as you follow the relevant usage guidelines.

You may not use footage of Universe Sandbox to promote illegal activity or hateful ideology.

If you need clarification or would like to request a change or exception, please contact us.


Streaming Services (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, etc.)

You must

  • Include prominent attribution (“Universe Sandbox” or our logo) in the text description of your content
  • Include a clickable (if possible) link to
    universesandbox.com
  • Send us a link to your content when it’s available

You may

  • Monetize your video or stream

You may not

  • Imply or suggest we endorse you or your product

Example Attribution

Universe Sandbox ► https://universesandbox.com/       Copy Attribution to Clipboard


Broadcast Video (film, documentary, or news segment)

You must

  • Include attribution (“Universe Sandbox”, universesandbox.com, or our logo) on-screen while any content created with Universe Sandbox is shown
  • If distributed online, you must also adhere to the online usage guidelines
  • Send us a link or copy of your content when it’s available

You may

  • Monetize your video

You may not

  • Imply or suggest we endorse you or your product
  • Move the attribution to the end credits or fade it out after a few seconds. If you’d like to include attribution elsewhere, please contact us.

Example Attribution

Universe Sandbox ► https://universesandbox.com/       Copy Attribution to Clipboard


Written Media (book, newspaper, textbook, blog, etc.)

You must

  • Include attribution (“Universe Sandbox” or “Created with Universe Sandbox”, or our logo) for any images created with Universe Sandbox
  • Include a clickable (where possible) link to universesandbox.com
  • If also distributed online, you must also adhere to the streaming services usage guidelines
  • Send us a link or digital copy of your content when it’s available

You may

  • Move attribution to the credits/acknowledgments only if it cannot be included alongside any utilized images
  • Monetize your work

You may not

  • Imply or suggest we endorse you or your product

Example Attribution

Universe Sandbox ► https://universesandbox.com/       Copy Attribution to Clipboard


Research & Educational Purposes

You are welcome and encouraged to use Universe Sandbox and/or generated images & videos for papers/articles, lessons, demonstrations, lectures, etc.

You must

  • Include attribution (“Universe Sandbox” or our logo) in any live or recorded lecture or demonstrations when footage is visible
  • Provide attribution according to the relevant guidelines above, if applicable
  • Send us a link or digital copy of your content when it’s available

Music & Audio Only

You must

  • Adhere to the relevant usage guidelines above for video
  • Follow the relevant usage guidelines above when using music or audio in a streaming service or broadcast video

You may not

  • Use any audio or music from Universe Sandbox unless it’s featured alongside actual footage of Universe Sandbox

If you need clarification or would like to request a change or exception, please contact us. To use audio from Universe Sandbox in a commercial endeavor, please contact us.

Updated January 25, 2023

New Website

The new website for Universe Sandbox is now live.

Compare screenshots of the old site (left) and new site (right):

Click on the image to zoom.

Details of the website transformation:

  • Simplified the overall look. Moved to a white page (vs black).
  • Consolidated the FAQs into a single page.
  • Added new screenshots of the version 2 interface.
  • Site now folder based (no file extensions like htm, html, or php)
  • New header and background for both the forum and blog.
  • Revised Install button and added it to the blog and forum headers.
  • Set width of blog to 960px (like both the forum and the main site)
  • Fixed forum main page title (was ‘Universe Sandbox – index’, now ‘Universe Sandbox | forum’)
  • Fixed problem with icons never appearing for forum actions, like ‘New Post’.
  • Updated favicon for the site.

Let me know what you think in the comments. I value feedback.

Visitors From All Over the World

I’m always amazed at how a single site on the internet is discovered by people all over the world.

Here is a world map of the last 1000 visitors to this site: