If you build websites for clients, the licence on a template matters as much as the design. Some templates can only be used on one site. Some allow client work, some do not. Some let you modify anything, others restrict what you can change or resell. Finding out after you have built a client's site is an expensive way to learn.
Template creators on X increasingly sell to agencies and freelancers directly, with pitches such as "Stop building your client websites from scratch". If that is how you plan to work, read the licence before you buy. This guide explains what template licences usually cover, what the getsites licence allows and does not allow, and a simple workflow for using templates on client projects.
This is a plain-language summary of website template licences, not legal advice. The licence text itself is what applies. Always read the full terms from any seller before you buy.
Why the licence matters before you buy
A template licence answers questions that affect your business:
- How many websites can I use this on?
- Can I use it for a client, and charge them?
- Can I modify it?
- Can I give the client the project file?
- Can I sell something I built from it?
- What happens with fonts and images included in the demo?
If you use a template beyond its licence, you may have to buy more licences, rebuild a client's site or deal with a dispute with the seller. None of those are good conversations to have with a client.
What licences usually cover
Template licences vary between sellers and marketplaces, but they generally cover a few areas:
- Number of sites: one site per purchase, a fixed number, or unlimited.
- Personal or commercial use: whether the site can be for a business.
- Client work: whether you can build a site for someone else and charge them.
- Modification: whether you can change the design and code.
- Redistribution: whether you can share, resell or give away the template itself. This is almost always prohibited.
- Assets: fonts, images, icons and illustrations often have their own licences, separate from the template.
The differences that matter most for freelancers and agencies are the number of sites and whether client work is included.
What the getsites licence allows
According to the getsites licence agreement, checked on 10 October 2026:
- One licence per template covers use on as many published websites as you like.
- Personal or commercial use is allowed.
- Client work is included. You can build and deliver client sites with a template you have bought, with no extra licence.
- You can modify anything: layout, copy, images, fonts, colours and code.
- Free templates carry the same terms, and no attribution is required.
The fonts used are free Google Fonts. Each template page also states "unlimited sites, client work included".
What it does not allow
The same licence sets clear limits:
- No reselling, redistributing or sharing the template or its remix link.
- No publishing it as your own template product, for example listing a modified version on a marketplace.
- Demo photography is licensed for demonstration only. Replace it with imagery you have rights to before launching.
The licence page also explains refunds: sales are final once the remix link is delivered, with a refund if the template is materially broken and cannot be fixed.
In short, you can use a template as the starting point for as many real websites as you like, for yourself or for clients. You cannot sell or share the template itself.
Remix links and updates
Framer templates are usually delivered as a remix link. Opening it copies the full project into your own Framer account, where you can edit it.
For client work, that raises practical questions:
- Whose account should the project live in? Either yours, with the client paying for the Framer plan, or the client's, with you invited as an editor. Agree this before you start.
- Can I share the remix link with the client? Under the getsites licence, no. Sharing the remix link is prohibited. Instead, remix the template into the right account yourself and transfer or share the project, not the link.
- What about updates? Paid getsites templates come with free updates through your remix link. Updates do not change a site you have already built, so decide whether a new version is worth applying to an existing project.
Questions to ask any template seller
Whoever you buy from, check:
1. How many published sites does one purchase cover?
2. Is client work allowed, and can I charge for it?
3. Can I modify the template freely?
4. Can I transfer the project to a client's account?
5. What licences apply to the fonts, images and icons?
6. What is the refund policy?
7. Are updates included, and for how long?
If the answers are not clearly written down, ask the seller and keep their reply. A short written answer from the seller is worth far more than an assumption, especially if a client's site depends on it.
A workflow for client projects
A simple workflow keeps template-based client work clean:
1. Choose the template with the client, sharing the live preview, not the remix link.
2. Buy the template yourself, once, under your licence.
3. Agree where the project will live and who pays for the Framer plan.
4. Remix the template into that account.
5. Replace all demo photography and copy with the client's own.
6. Check fonts and any added assets for their own licences.
7. Hand over the published site and editing access, not the template or remix link.
8. Keep a record of the purchase and licence in your project files.
Browse all templates, or read what is a Framer template? and how to use a Framer template if you are new to Framer.
A clear licence lets you get on with the work. Read it once, set up a workflow that respects it and use templates as the head start they are meant to be.