Terms of use

Last updated 11 November 2026

Tape REW is desktop software that cleans up video files captured from VHS, Hi8, Video8 and MiniDV tapes. It is made by Mixtape Made LLC ("we", "us"). By downloading or using Tape REW you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use it.

1. Who sells it

When you buy a licence, the sale is handled by Polar Software, Inc. ("Polar"), which acts as the merchant of record. Polar takes your payment, adds any tax that applies, sends your receipt and appears on your card statement. Polar's own buyer terms apply to the purchase alongside these terms.

2. Your licence

• A licence is for one person.
• You may activate it on up to 3 computers that you own or use yourself, in any mix of Mac and Windows.
• You can free up an activation by deactivating a computer you no longer use.
• The licence is yours to keep. It does not expire and there is no subscription.
• A standard licence covers version 1 of Tape REW and all of its updates. A future major version may be sold separately and may cost more. Licences bought at the launch price, and licences given to beta testers, are lifetime licences: they also cover every future version of Tape REW at no extra cost.
• You may use Tape REW for personal or paid work, including cleaning tapes for other people.

You may not share, resell or publish your licence key, or try to get around the activation system. We may disable a key that is shared publicly or obtained through a refunded or disputed payment.

3. Free trial

Without a licence, Tape REW processes the first 30 seconds of any clip. The trial is there so you can judge the result on your own footage before you pay. Results depend on the tape: the cleaner the capture, the smaller the change.

4. Launch price

A launch price applies to the first 100 licences sold, or until three months after launch, whichever comes first. After that the regular price applies. A licence bought at the launch price is a lifetime licence, as described in section 2. Prices are shown in US dollars or euros depending on where you are, and tax is added at checkout where it applies.

5. What Tape REW does and does not do

Tape REW works on the file you give it. It removes combing, reduces flicker and colour noise, hides the noisy strip at the bottom of the picture, and keeps your sound in sync. Dropout repair is a beta feature: it removes isolated streaks and reduces heavier line damage, but does not remove it.

Tape REW cannot recover picture that is not in the file. Problems that come from playback, such as a picture that bends at the top, tracking errors or tape the player could not read, need to be fixed when the tape is captured. Tape REW does not upscale, colourise or invent detail, and it does not repair audio.

6. Your files

Your videos stay on your computer. Tape REW does not upload them. It writes a new file and leaves your original unchanged. Even so, please keep your own backups of anything irreplaceable. We are not responsible for lost or damaged files.

You are responsible for having the right to process the videos you use with Tape REW.

7. Optional QTGMC engine

Tape REW offers an optional add-on engine as a separate free download. It is made up of open-source software published by other people under their own licences, including the GNU General Public License. Those licences, not these terms, govern that software. The add-on is not required to use Tape REW.

Tape REW itself includes open-source components. Their licences and notices are listed at taperew.com/licences and inside the app.

8. Updates and support

We provide updates and answer support email at hello@taperew.com as well as we reasonably can. We are a very small company and do not promise a response time, a particular update schedule, or that Tape REW will keep working on every future operating system.

9. Refunds

You can ask for a full refund within 14 days of purchase. See the refund policy.

10. No warranty

Tape REW is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we make no promises that it will suit a particular purpose, be free of errors, or produce a particular result on your footage. The free trial is your opportunity to check that it does what you need.

11. Limit of liability

To the extent the law allows, our total liability for any claim connected with Tape REW is limited to the amount you paid for your licence, and we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, including loss of data. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, or removes rights you have as a consumer in the country where you live.

12. Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the latest version. Changes do not take away a licence you have already bought.

13. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, United States, without affecting any mandatory consumer protections of the country where you live.

14. Contact

Mixtape Made LLC, 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801-6317, United States. Email: hello@taperew.com.