{"id":"avid-pro-tools","name":"Avid Pro Tools 30-Day Trial","provider":"Avid","category":{"id":"music-audio","name":"Music & audio"},"summary":"Avid currently offers a free, full-featured 30-day Pro Tools trial through MyAvid. The free entitlement is bound to the MyAvid account used for activation and expires instead of becoming a paid subscription automatically. Avid's installation article calls the entitlement a Pro Tools Ultimate trial, while the direct signup page says only Pro Tools Trial, so the exact edition shown in MyAvid controls.","capabilities":["recording and editing music or spoken audio","testing Pro Tools sessions and plug-ins","evaluating Avid audio workflows before purchase","learning the current Pro Tools desktop application"],"offer_type":"free-trial","trial":{"duration_days":30,"duration_label":"30 days from installation; the free entitlement is bound to the activating MyAvid account","credit_card":"varies","auto_renews":"no","post_trial_price":"No automatic charge and no cancellation is required; the trial stops after 30 days. Continuing requires deliberately buying a subscription or perpetual license. Avid currently offers new Pro Tools subscriptions as monthly paid monthly or annual paid upfront—not annual paid monthly—and direct Avid subscriptions renew automatically by default unless renewal is turned off in MyAvid at least two days beforehand. The U.S. product page displays Artist at $9.99/month, Studio at $34.99/month, and Ultimate at $99/month while describing discounts for new one-year paid-upfront purchases through September 30, 2026; the selected edition, first-term total, tax, standard renewal price, region, and checkout terms control. Pro Tools Intro is a separate free-forever fallback.","eligibility":"Create or use the MyAvid account that should own the trial before activation. Avid says the free entitlement is bound to that account and cannot be transferred later. The public first signup step asks only for an email address and shows no payment field, but Avid does not publish a universal card rule for the complete flow; confirm any later requirement before activation. Installation and authorization require internet, MyAvid, and either a second- or third-generation iLok USB or iLok Cloud; iLok Cloud requires a continuous internet connection. Avid's July 2026 requirements for Pro Tools 2026.4.1 list qualified macOS or Windows 11 systems, 16 GB RAM, 15 GB installation space, a recording/playback drive, and compatible audio hardware or built-in audio. The current qualified-configuration page at download time controls.","regions":["US","Other countries where Avid makes the Pro Tools trial and licensing available"]},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-28","verification":{"checked_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","outcome":"confirmed-exact","evidence_quality":"provider","checked_url":"https://my.avid.com/get/pro-tools-trial"},"verification_readiness":{"status":"audit-confirmed-exact","latest_outcome":"confirmed-exact","latest_checked_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","interpretation":"The latest official-source audit confirmed every normalized term it tested."},"signup_url":"https://my.avid.com/get/pro-tools-trial","action_url":"https://andrewsfreebies.com/go/trial/avid-pro-tools?from=api","official_action":{"allowed":true,"status":"ready","reason":"The latest official-source audit confirmed every normalized term it tested."},"activation":{"direct":true,"specificity":"verified-offer-page","terms_found":true,"checked_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","http_status":200},"source_url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Trial-licenses-and-account-transfer-limitations","source":{"kind":"provider","primary_url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Trial-licenses-and-account-transfer-limitations","evidence":[{"source":"Provider","url":"https://my.avid.com/get/pro-tools-trial","collection":"browser-rendered-manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Current direct Pro Tools trial signup, generic offer identity, email-only public first step, and 30-day duration","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"Free 30-day Pro Tools trial","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"Provider Knowledge Base","url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Trial-licenses-and-account-transfer-limitations","collection":"manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Current June 2026 trial duration, free-entitlement status, MyAvid binding, and continuation requirement","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"30-day free entitlement bound to a MyAvid account","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"Provider Knowledge Base","url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/I-have-a-trial-product-will-this-be-automatically-converted","collection":"manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Full-featured trial, 30 days from installation, and no automatic paid conversion, charge, or cancellation requirement","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"Trial expires after 30 days without automatic conversion","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"Provider Knowledge Base","url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/How_To/Pro-Tools-Trial-Installation","collection":"manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Pro Tools Ultimate trial identity, Mac and Windows installation, MyAvid login, internet, and iLok authorization requirements","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"Pro Tools Ultimate trial installation and authorization","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"Provider Knowledge Base","url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Pro-Tools-System-Requirements","collection":"manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Current Pro Tools version, qualified operating systems, memory, storage, drive, internet, iLok, and hardware requirements","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"Current Pro Tools 2026.4.1 system requirements","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"Provider","url":"https://www.avid.com/pro-tools","collection":"manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Current Pro Tools editions, displayed U.S. prices, limited-time one-year paid-upfront promotion, perpetual-license path, and free Pro Tools Intro alternative","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"Current Pro Tools free trial","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"Provider Knowledge Base","url":"https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/Types-of-subscriptions","collection":"manual-first-party-verification","captured_at":"2026-08-28T15:04:42.000Z","source_category":"Current monthly and annual-paid-upfront subscription choices, auto-renewal default, renewal opt-out deadline, and reseller distinction","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"Optional paid continuation terms after the trial","claimed_credit_card":"unknown"},{"source":"FreeTrials.com","url":"https://www.freetrials.com/pro-tools-free-trial","collection":null,"captured_at":"2026-08-03T13:17:55.684Z","source_category":"Music & audio","claimed_duration_days":30,"claimed_duration_label":"30 days","claimed_credit_card":"varies"}]},"web_url":"/trials/avid-pro-tools"}