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How to open a shop and sell on Creative Market
You apply to open a shop with a link to an online portfolio showing 10 to 20 of your best pieces, and a person on the Creative Market team approves or waitlists you. Once approved, there is no review per product: listings go live as soon as you save them. Shops earn 50% of the list price by default, though rates vary by shop and product.
Checked on Creative Market's own pages on 2026-11-12.
| Cost | Free to apply and list. By default shops earn 50% of the list price per sale; Creative Market covers card processing. Buyers pay a separate flat platform fee per order. |
|---|---|
| Who can submit | Creators of their own original digital work whose shop request is approved. You must be the sole creator of what you sell. |
| Review | A real person reviews each shop request. No review time is stated. Individual products are not reviewed before going live. |
| Fits | Graphics, fonts, photos, illustrations, mockups, print and presentation templates, WordPress and other web themes (sold under GPL 2.0), website templates, add-ons and plugins, and 3D (needs a separate 3D shop application). |
| Time needed | About 15 minutes to send the shop request; 20 to 45 minutes per product listing once files and screenshots are ready. |
Before you start
- An online, linkable portfolio (Dribbble, Behance or your site) with at least 10 to 20 examples of your work, no ZIPs, Drive or Dropbox links.
- Your Creative Market account email visible on that portfolio page to prove ownership.
- Links to anywhere you already sell digital products.
- Product files zipped as .zip (not .rar or .7z) and under 4 GB.
- Screenshots between 910x607 and 3640x10920 px, ideally 1820x1214 or larger and under 5 MB, in JPG, PNG or GIF.
- Rights to everything in your files; third-party fonts, photos or frameworks must be linked, not bundled.
- A preview URL for themes, website templates, actions or plugins.
How to list on Creative Market, step by step
Prepare your portfolio page
Put 10 to 20 strong samples online, ideally the kind of product you plan to sell. Add your Creative Market account email to the bio so the team can verify you own the work.
Send a shop request
Click Open a Shop on the Sell page and submit your portfolio and selling links. Avoid link shorteners; they ask for plain links.
Wait for approval or the waitlist
If you are waitlisted, add new work before you apply again. Sending the same portfolio twice does not raise your chances.
Create a product
Use Add a new product to open the editor; required fields have a small teal pencil icon. Choose the category first, since fonts and WordPress themes change the license and price options.
Add files, screenshots and preview
Upload the ZIP (4 GB or less), at least one static screenshot, optional YouTube or Vimeo video, and a preview URL for supported categories. Add tags one by one or with commas and press Enter.
Publish
Toggle the state to Live and click Save all Changes. The product goes live right away without a separate review.
Keep the shop in good standing
Reply to Creative Market staff within one week and to customers within 24 to 48 hours. Products that draw many complaints can be set back to draft.
What the Creative Market form asks for
| Field | Limit | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Category / Subcategory | – | Fonts must be installable OTF or TTF files; letter sets saved as EPS or AI do not belong in Fonts. |
| Product name | – | Make it distinct from your other products; near-duplicate names break the Product Differentiation Policy. |
| Description | – | Supports simple markdown (bold, italic, lists, dividers); state what is included and what is not, such as a mockup only used in previews. |
| Price | – | The editor suggests a range based on the category average, but you set the final number. |
| Preview URL | – | Available for themes, website templates, actions and plugins via Add Property. |
| Embed YouTube or Vimeo Video URL | Public videos only | You still need at least one static screenshot to save the product. |
| Screenshots | Up to 100; 910x607 px min, 3640x10920 px max, under 5 MB ideal | Tall images work, but only the top part shows in the main display. |
| Product files | 4 GB | Do not add a EULA; Creative Market supplies the license automatically. |
| Tags | – | Tags must describe the product; misleading tags or other shop names can get it removed. |
| Compatible with | – | List the software and version, and mention in the description what will not open the file. |
Why submissions get rejected
- Shop requests are waitlisted when the work is not unique or polished enough, or the portfolio is too thin.
- Products showing visible trademarks without the owner's permission are removed.
- Bundling third-party fonts, photos or theme frameworks in the files.
- Links that send buyers to buy the same product elsewhere.
- Custom license terms that conflict with Creative Market's licenses.
- Misleading descriptions, fake sale pricing, or files not matching the screenshots.
- Malware, third-party EULAs, or requests for customer contact details in the files.
Tips that make a difference
- Creative Market cannot open ZIPs or cloud-drive links during shop review, so your portfolio has to live on a public web page.
- Selling here is not exclusive; you can keep selling the same work on your own site and other marketplaces.
- Fake 'was $100' pricing breaks the FTC-based pricing rule and can get products removed.
- Bundles may only contain your own products, not items from other shops or outside contributors.
- WordPress themes are listed with a single GPL 2.0 license option, so price them knowing buyers can reuse the code.
Example: what JustLaunched prepared
These are the texts Pushify prepared for JustLaunched, a real brand, before listing it on sites like Creative Market. See the full sample report ›
| Name | JustLaunched |
|---|---|
| Tagline | Launch board for founders and early adopters |
| Short description | JustLaunched is a free launch board where founders introduce new products and early adopters try them first, ask questions and share feedback. |
| Tags | product launch, launch platform, startup discovery, indie makers, early adopters, beta testers, launch deals, product hunt alternative, saas, startups |
Questions people ask
How much does Creative Market take?
By default shops earn 50% of the list price, and Creative Market keeps the rest while covering card fees and marketing. Rates can vary per shop and per product.
How long does Creative Market shop approval take?
Creative Market does not publish a time. A person reviews each request and either approves the shop or adds you to a waitlist.
Does Creative Market review each product?
No. Once your shop is open, new products and updates go live immediately, but staff can remove products that break the guidelines.
Is Creative Market exclusive?
No. Their Sell page says there is no exclusivity lock-in, so you can sell on your own site and elsewhere.
What is the file size limit on Creative Market?
Each product file can be up to 4 GB and must be hosted on Creative Market if it fits within that limit. Larger products may be hosted externally if delivered right after purchase.
Sources
The Creative Market pages this guide was checked against.
- creativemarket.com/sell
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/201251700
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/201193714
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404542383259
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000905593
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260803906370
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260803918309
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002027893
- support.creativemarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/201193604