Frequently Asked Questions

Completely free. We're funded by creator-share partnerships and enterprise licensing. Zero ads means zero tracking. We will never sell viewer data or use algorithmic dark patterns.

YouTube prioritizes watch-time maximization over creator welfare. Vimeo is premium-focused and expensive. Lenacore inverts the model: creators own their audience, algorithms serve discovery not addiction, and we split revenue fairly.

Only with creator opt-in. We offer a sponsorship marketplace where brands pitch directly to creators. Lenacore never inserts ads into your videos without explicit approval.

Five ways: direct viewer donations (we take 5%), enterprise licensing fees split 50/50, sponsorship dashboards, merchandise integration, and ad-supported series (creator chooses). You keep 85% of all revenue.

Unlimited uploads for verified creators. We handle transcoding to 8 bitrates (480p–4K HDR). Storage scales with your audience; most creators get 5TB baseline, more if you're monetized.

Yes. Our Incubation Fund awards $5K–$50K to early-stage documentarians, animators, and experimental creators. Apply quarterly. Plus technical mentorship from our team.

MP4 (H.264), MOV, WebM, ProRes, DNxHD. We transcode to AV1, VP9, and H.265 for bandwidth efficiency. Subtitle support: SRT, VTT, SAMI. Captions auto-generated in 45 languages.

Yes, with creator permission. Toggle it in your upload settings. We support DRM-free downloads for personal use. No tracking on offline playback.

We enforce US law and basic decency (CSAM, non-consensual content, violent threats). Beyond that, creators decide. No shadowbanning. Disputes go to our independent appeals board, not an algorithm.

We partner with the Internet Archive to preserve historically significant work. If you delete, we can restore for 30 days. Public domain content stays indexed forever.