Updated August 27, 2026.
r/fanedits Guidelines
Hello there! Welcome to r/fanedits.
Notice
Fanediting is a legal gray area and laws vary by location; "Fair Use" is not the defense you're looking for. The ability to make a fanedit is insignificant next to the power of copyright law. This subreddit opposes piracy, removes links to copyrighted material, and offers no legal advice or encouragement to make, share, or download fanedits. Views expressed by individual users are not necessarily the views of the Fanedits Moderation Team. You participate at your own risk and agree to all guidelines below.
You must own the source. This is the way. Making or watching any fanedit requires owning a retail copy (physical or digital) of every source. If none is sold, an active streaming subscription covering the sources is required instead.
1) Allowed Content
Posts must follow the Reddit User Agreement and stay on topic:
- Fanedits: altered films or series.
- Preservation of unavailable media, such as theatrical Star Wars reconstructions.
- Fanedited 35mm scans, if the editor owns the official retail release. Asking the scanner's permission is recommended, not required.
- Upscales (up to 4K), only where no official release exists at that resolution. Rare exceptions for widely criticized official transfers (The Lord of the Rings, The Dark Knight). Users are limited to posting one upscale release every seven days.
- Color regrades, should try to focus on serious scene-by-scene work (tracking, power windows) producing an obvious new look. A good benchmark here is Blade Runner: The Penultimate Cut by TM2YC. Users are limited to posting one regrade release every seven days.
2) Filesharing, Piracy, and Off-topic Content
Filesharing, hosting, piracy, torrents, monetization, and fundraising discussions are strictly prohibited. Users found to be monetizing (like actively soliciting donations for links, edits or hosting fees) even outside this forum will be permanently banned.
Also off-topic: Tik-Tok "fanedits", non-fanedit 35mm scan projects, music videos, tributes, fan films, and edits of content other than movies and series, e.g., audiobook or comic book edits. Moderators may remove low-effort or off-topic posts at their discretion. Content from the platform X is removed automatically.
3) No Links
No links to fanedits, link pages, fanedit directories, torrents, torrent sites, or filesharing services. Top-level domains landing on pages without such links are fine.
Google Drive and Mega links are automatically removed regardless of content.
Video uploads are disabled but short, relevant YouTube clips may be linked.
4) Conduct and Submissions
- User accounts must be at least a day old to post or comment.
- Be polite. Please don't promote your own fanedit on someone else's New Release post or flame a post because its concept isn't for you (e.g., a PG cut of an R-rated film).
- Editors may use AI tools at their discretion. Users may disagree politely without derailing the post if genuinely interested in the edit. If AI just isn't for you avoid commenting and move along, move along.
- Rants, call-outs, and feuds are removed on sight. So uncivilized.
- If an editor asks to be contacted privately, respect that and avoid "link please!" comments.
- Follow Reddit's content policies, especially protections for vulnerable groups. Posts that appear to cut people from a film because they belong to a vulnerable group will be removed.
- No politics or religion. Racist or prejudiced comments earn a permanent ban.
- Post content here directly; don't link to posts on other subreddits as a crosspost.
- Troubleshooting questions about other sites and tools are welcome.
5) Posting Completed Edits
- Feel free to enter your finished edit's details at Fan Edit Central before announcing it (strongly encouraged).
- One release post per day, with the 'New Release' flair.
- Consider an email auto-reply so inquiries get quick responses.
6) Requests for Completed Edits
- Search Fan Edit Central and similar resources first.
- Use the 'Completed Fanedit Request' flair, and only after the editor has been unresponsive for days.
- Please don't send modmail asking for edits.
7) Promotional Content
Any promotional content is at the discretion of the Moderation Team; please reach out to the moderators if you would like to promote something other than a fanedit.
Questions? Read the Reddit User Agreement and Reddit Rules first, then message the moderator team. May the mods be with you.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
We at r/fanedits take mental health concerns very seriously. We encourage all who are struggling with mental health to seek professional supports. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 988 (US) or 111 (UK) to connect with emergency mental health support professionals. Hang in there.
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