Last updated: May 2026
Disclaimer
SACHO AND ITS TRIAL ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Due to the wide range of available peripheral devices, desktop machines, software configurations, and their combinations, we cannot guarantee that the software will operate without errors or interruptions on every system. Furthermore, this software is in an early access state and may contain bugs or other errors.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Trial
The free trial provides the full application with a recording and import limit. No payment information is required to try Sacho. The trial is authorized for evaluation purposes only.
License
A Sacho license grants you the non-transferable right to use this software on two machines simultaneously. The license is perpetual for the major release of the software at the time of purchase and its minor revisions.
Activation
Activation requires an internet connection. If you lose access to an activated machine, the machine can be deactivated from the website by logging in with your purchase email, and the activation slot can be used again. If the licensing server becomes temporarily unavailable, activated installations will continue to function normally. If there is a permanent shutdown of the licensing server, the author will make reasonable efforts to provide a means for you to continue using the software, such as releasing an update that removes the activation requirement.
Refunds
A free trial is available for you to evaluate the software before purchase. You acknowledge you have the opportunity to install the free trial and verify the software works on your machines, with your devices, and for your purposes, to an acceptable standard. Refund requests may be considered within 7 days of purchase only if the software cannot be activated due to a technical issue that cannot be resolved.
System Requirements
Audio and MIDI recording is computationally lightweight. For video recording, CPU, RAM, and storage requirements vary considerably depending on your video recording configuration. For similarity calculations, we recommend a 4-core CPU with AVX2 instruction set, or Apple Silicon. Similarity calculations will be more accurate when MIDI data is available.
Revocation
The author reserves the right to revoke a license without notice for gross misconduct, such as if the license key is shared on the internet, obtained through fraudulent means, or is engaged in abuse of our activation servers. If a license is revoked, the software will deactivate on all associated machines.
Usage
You may not attempt to or assist others to reverse engineer, decompile, or discover the source code or underlying components of the software or our services, except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law.
AI notation
The application includes an AI notation feature which is disabled until you connect the application to an AI. Connecting to an AI is not necessary to use the application, but the AI notation feature will be disabled. If you choose to connect an AI, and then start or interact with a notation project, the application necessarily sends creative content from your notation project (such as MIDI and MusicXML data) to the configured AI for AI-assisted music transcription. For AI hosted by third-parties such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, visit their website to learn how your data is handled and how to opt-out of data collection and model training.
Jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these terms or your use of the software shall be resolved in the courts located in California.
Changes
The author may update these terms from time to time. Changes to these terms will not reduce the license rights granted to you for the version of the software you purchased. The author will notify you if there are material changes to these terms.
Contact
Questions about these terms? Reach us at support@sachoapp.com.