Licence terms · Murof

The short version

Pay $299 once for one forum. Every feature is built in, and our official plugins are free; there are no paid plugins.
You get 12 months of updates and support, then $79 a year if you want them to continue.
Your forum keeps working forever, whether you renew or not.
One production domain, plus unlimited test copies on localhost, private networks, *.test and *.local.
Only Murof's own code may run with Murof. No third-party plugins or modified files.
Refunds within 14 days, no questions asked.

The full terms below are what apply. If anything in this summary differs, the full terms win.

1. This agreement

These terms are an agreement between you (the person or organisation buying or using Murof) and Murof ("we", "us"). They cover the Murof forum software, its updates, the Murof store and support. By buying a licence, downloading Murof or running it, you agree to them.

2. What your licence lets you do

A Murof licence gives you a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to install and run Murof for one community forum:

One production domain. The domain is set on your account page and written into your licence key.
Unlimited test copies on localhost, private network addresses and hosts ending in .test or .local, used to try changes, updates and themes. Test copies may not be open to the public, and they are set up with your own key like your live forum.
Setting up needs your key. Murof's setup asks for a valid licence key for the domain you install on. A key whose updates have ended still sets up.
Every feature. Everything Murof does is built in and included, including features added in later versions you're entitled to. Murof's official plugins (such as Events, Showcase, Downloads, Gallery and Quest) are included at no extra cost. There are no paid plugins and no feature tiers.
Your own branding. Removing the "Powered by Murof" link is included with an active licence.
Moving. You may move your licence to a new domain from your account page up to 3 times a year. Your forum picks up its new key by itself.

Murof is licensed, not sold. We keep all rights we don't expressly give you here.

3. Price, updates and renewal

A licence costs $299, paid once (the founder price of $249 applies for the first 90 days after launch). It includes 12 months of updates and support from the day you buy.

After that you may renew for $79 a year, which extends updates and support by twelve months and covers updates to the themes you own. Renewing is optional and never automatic.

If you don't renew, you keep every version released while your updates were active, and security fixes continue for 90 days after they end. Newer versions unlock when you renew.

4. Your forum never stops

Murof never switches itself off and never deletes your data. Once your forum is set up, if your updates period ends or a key is revoked, it keeps running on the version it has. Without an active licence you don't get new versions, support or store themes, and the forum shows a small "Powered by Murof" link.

Your licence key is checked on your own server, offline. Your forum never needs our servers to run.

5. Only Murof's code

Murof is written and maintained only by us, and we are the only developer of anything that runs inside it. To keep every forum secure and every update safe, Murof runs only code we have signed:

You may run Murof only as we supply it, together with the themes you get from the Murof store for your licence.
You may not write, install, load or run any third-party or unauthorised code with or alongside Murof, including unofficial plugins, add-ons, themes, patches or changes to Murof's files, and you may not bypass, disable or work around its signature, licence or store checks.
You may not decompile, reverse engineer or modify Murof except where the law allows it despite this term.
You can change how your forum looks with the built-in Appearance settings, including your own custom CSS, logo and colours. That is allowed and encouraged.

Breaking this section breaks these terms, and we may revoke the licence and the store themes tied to it.

6. Store themes

The Murof store sells themes only. Every feature is built into Murof and our official plugins are free with your licence, so there is nothing else to buy.

A theme is a one-time purchase for one forum licence, and you keep it for life.
A second forum needs its own licence and its own theme purchases. Themes don't move between licences.
Theme updates come with your licence's updates period. If your renewal lapses, your themes keep working on the versions you have, and newer versions unlock when you renew.
Themes are licensed to you under these terms, not sold. You may not share, resell or copy them to another forum.

7. What you can't do

Share, publish, resell, sublicense or rent your licence key, Murof or store themes.
Use one licence for more than one public forum, or run a public forum on a domain other than the one licensed.
Offer Murof to others as a hosted service.
Remove or change licence notices in Murof's files.
Use Murof for anything unlawful. You are responsible for your forum, its content and its members.

We may revoke a key that is shared publicly, refunded, charged back or used against these terms. Your forum keeps running (section 4).

8. Refunds

If Murof isn't right for you, ask for a refund within 14 days of buying a licence or renewal and you'll get your money back. The licence (and, for a licence refund, the store themes tied to it) is revoked when the refund is made. Theme purchases can be refunded within 14 days in the same way.

9. Support

While your updates are active, you can open support tickets from your account page. We help with installing, updating, importing and using Murof. We don't support modified copies of Murof or code that section 5 doesn't allow.

10. Your data

Your forum's data lives on your server and belongs to you and your members. We never see it. You are responsible for your own backups (Murof makes nightly ones for you) and for following privacy law for your members. What we collect about you as a customer is described in our privacy notice.

11. Warranty and liability

We work hard to make Murof reliable, and we fix bugs we can reproduce. Apart from that, and to the fullest extent the law allows, Murof is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, and we aren't liable for indirect or consequential losses, or lost data, profits or revenue. Our total liability for any claim is limited to what you paid us in the twelve months before it. Nothing here limits liability that can't be limited by law.

12. Ending this agreement

You can stop using Murof at any time. We can end your licence if you seriously break these terms, after telling you why. Sections 5, 7, 11 and 13 continue after the agreement ends.

13. Changes and law

We may update these terms for future purchases and renewals. The version that applied when you bought or renewed governs that purchase. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA.

Last updated Nov 11, 2026.