Questions and answers

No. Your images are read and rendered locally in your browser and are never sent to us or anyone else. Nothing is stored on a server. That makes the tool safe for unreleased artwork under embargo.

Your files never leave your device. The page does all the work on your own computer or phone, so there is nowhere for them to be sent. Once the page has loaded, you can even switch off your internet and keep making mockups. The only thing the page ever sends is your Pro licence key, if you've purchased one, so we can check that it is still valid.

No. There are no ads and no accounts, and free use needs no email at all. If you buy Pro, our payment provider Gumroad asks for your email to send your receipt and licence key. We will never send you emails unrelated to your purchase.

The tool sets no tracking cookies. Your theme choice and saved setups are kept in your own browser only.

• Single sleeve or gatefold, with one or two discs
• Black, opaque, transparent, splatter, swirl and marbled vinyl in any colours
• Angled or top-down views, flat lays with back cover and insert
• Square, Instagram portrait (4:5) and landscape (16:9) images, up to 1500 px free and 3000 px with Pro

Yes. You can make mockups with black, solid-colour and transparent vinyl in every view and format, and download them up to 1500 px for free.

You can unlock Pro features with a one-time 15€ purchase. Pro adds splatter, swirl and marbled vinyl, print-size files up to 3000 px, saved setups, and watermark-free downloads. You can try the Pro vinyl in the preview before you buy.

Yes. Use them for pre-orders, Bandcamp and shop pages, social media and press. You need the rights to the artwork you put in, of course.

The final image is path traced by your computer’s own graphics card, the same technique used for photoreal 3D images. “Draft” is quick, “Best” takes longer and gives the cleanest light. Phones and small laptops get a smaller size automatically.

With Pro, yes. “Saved setups” keeps the camera, framing, light, background and format in this browser, so you can reuse a look for a whole series of releases.

Vinyl Mock Press is made by Puro Recordings, a boutique record label from Tampere, Finland. We needed a good mockup tool for our own pre-orders, so we built one and share it with everyone. If you like the tool, have a listen to our releases and tell your friends about us. :)

Listen on Bandcamp, follow us on Instagram or read our Substack.

Write to hello@vinylmockpress.com. We read everything.