The permanently free slice of Quixel Megascans on Fab. Free claiming of the whole Megascans library ended at the end of 2024; from 2 January 2025 Epic kept a starter set free instead, announced as 1500+ assets, 5 tree packs and 11 scenes, under the Fab Standard License. The individual assets can be used in any engine or tool; the tree packs and scenes are Unreal Engine only. The live list is the Quixel Megascans seller page on Fab filtered to free, which also carries later free Quixel releases such as the Military Trench sample. For paid or previously claimed Megascans, see fab-megascans-standard.
At a glance
Licence
custom
Commercial use
commercial OK
Credit
Not required
Status
needs-review: Useful, but a real question is open. Verify before you ship.
Mixed engine scope, so no engine_lock: Epic's announcement says the assets "can be used in any engine or tool", but the 5 tree packs and 11 scenes are "(Unreal Engine only)". Check each listing before using it outside Unreal
If you claimed all Megascans on Fab before the end of 2024 you already own everything in the starter set, per the same announcement
The Epic Content License's Megascans Addendum still has a "Free Assets" clause limiting Megascans acquired from Epic outside a Megascans plan to "internal evaluation purposes". That clause governs Megascans under the Epic Content License (the older Bridge and Quixel route); Epic's announcement and the Fab listings put the starter content under the Fab Standard License instead. Re-check if Epic changes either page
No redistribution: the Fab EULA summary says you may not "Resell or redistribute the asset for free on a standalone basis or allow others to do the same". Do not commit Megascans source files to a public repository
Live Epic forum post Megascans starter content on Fab, posted 2025-01-02 by Epic staff (read 2026-10-13): "We’re now offering a set of free Megascans starter content that will help you populate your projects and discover what Quixel Megascans have to offer."; "The Fab Standard license applies to these assets."
Same post (2026-10-13): "Megascans starter content includes a wide variety of assets that can be used in any engine or tool, as well as tree packs and scenes that can be used in Unreal Engine."; "1500+ assets"; "5 tree packs (Unreal Engine only)"; "11 scenes (Unreal Engine only)"
Live Epic blog Fab launches today (2026-10-13): "Acquire the Quixel Megascans library for free through the end of 2024 - free for use with ALL engines and digital content creation tools."; "In 2025, we're making a cross-section of the Megascans library free to all users regardless of which engine or platform they are using."
Live Quixel Megascans seller page, free filter (2026-10-13): listings shown at "Free"; the Military Trench Megascans Sample listing on it shows "License terms Standard License" and "Unreal Engine versions 5.6 – 5.7"
Live Fab EULA Standard License summary (2026-10-13): "Use the assets commercially or privately"; "You are not required to give credit to the publisher you acquired the Fab asset from"; "You may not: Resell or redistribute the asset for free on a standalone basis or allow others to do the same"
Live Epic Content License Megascans Addendum (2026-10-13): "Megascans Content that you acquire from Epic under an account not enrolled in a Megascans plan may only be used for your internal evaluation purposes."