Clients & License Tracker

Know every license you've issued and every dollar you're still owed

DropCue's Clients & License Tracker keeps your sync licenses, clients, projects, and invoices in one connected view, so you can see at a glance what's been billed, what's been paid, and what's still outstanding. Built for working composers who run licensing like a business, not a guessing game.

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Part of DropCue Studio · 7-day free trial. Last updated 2026.

What you get

Billed vs. paid vs. outstanding, at a glance. Every license carries a fee, an invoice status, and a payment date. The dashboard rolls it up so you always know your outstanding accounts receivable across all clients without rebuilding a spreadsheet formula.

Licenses linked to the actual track and client. A license isn't a floating row. It's tied to the cue you placed, the client who licensed it, and the project it ran in, so you can answer "what did this music supervisor license from me, and for how much" in two clicks.

Generate the agreement, then track it in the same place. Pair it with DropCue's Agreement Generator: spin up a sync license PDF, save it, and it lands in your tracker as a live record with fee, term, and territory, not a file lost in a Downloads folder.

Client and project history that actually compounds. Every placement, exclusive vs. non-exclusive term, and license fee is logged against the client. Over a year you build a real picture of which relationships pay, which projects repeat, and where your sync income actually comes from.

Masters and publishing, kept straight. Note what you control on each license, master, publishing, or both, so when a sync deal closes you know exactly which rights you granted and what's still yours to license elsewhere.

Replaces the licensing spreadsheet you keep forgetting to update. No more reconciling a Google Sheet against your inbox at tax time. The tracker is the system of record, so your placement log, invoice status, and client list never drift apart.

How it works

1. Add a client and a project. Log the music supervisor, production company, or brand, and the project the music is for. This becomes the spine everything else hangs off of.

2. Issue or record the license. Generate a sync license with the Agreement Generator or enter an existing one. Capture fee, term, territory, exclusivity, and the track it covers.

3. Mark it billed, then paid. Attach the invoice and flag its status. The dashboard updates your outstanding total automatically as payments come in.

4. Watch your licensing income build. Filter by client, project, or status to see top relationships, what's overdue, and what you've actually collected this quarter.

Frequently asked questions

What's the best way to track sync licenses as an independent composer?

Keep the license, the client, the track, and the invoice in one connected record instead of scattered across PDFs, emails, and a spreadsheet. DropCue's Clients & License Tracker, part of the Studio plan, does exactly this: every sync license is logged with its fee, term, territory, and payment status, so you can see what's outstanding without manual reconciliation. You can try it on the 7-day free trial.

Is there a better alternative to a music licensing spreadsheet?

Spreadsheets break down the moment you have repeat clients, multiple projects, and licenses at different payment stages, since the rows drift out of sync with your inbox. DropCue's License Tracker replaces that spreadsheet with a connected system where licenses link to the actual track and client, and billed-vs-paid-vs-outstanding totals update automatically. It's included in DropCue Studio.

Can I track which clients still owe me money for placements?

Yes. Each license in DropCue carries an invoice status, so the dashboard rolls up your outstanding accounts receivable across every client and project. You can filter to see exactly which music supervisors or production companies have unpaid invoices, which is the part most composers lose track of. This is a core feature of the Studio plan's Clients & License Tracker.

How do I keep my client and placement history organized over time?

DropCue logs every license against the client and project it belongs to, so your placement history compounds instead of disappearing into old emails. Over a year you can see which relationships actually pay, which projects repeat, and where your sync income concentrates. It's part of the Business Suite in DropCue Studio, starting at $33/mo.

Does DropCue connect license agreements to invoice tracking?

It does. You can generate a sync license PDF with DropCue's Agreement Generator and it becomes a live record in your tracker, complete with fee, term, and territory, then you mark it billed and paid as the invoice moves through. Both tools are included in the Studio plan, so the agreement and its payment status live in the same place.

Who is the DropCue Clients & License Tracker for?

It's built for working composers and small sync teams who treat their catalog like a business, licensing music to supervisors, brands, and productions and needing to know exactly what they've billed and collected. If you're issuing more than a handful of licenses a year, the Studio plan's tracker pays for itself by surfacing the income you'd otherwise forget to chase. Start with the 7-day free trial.

Included with DropCue Studio

The rest of the Business Suite

Part of DropCue Studio's Business Suite — find the work, pitch it, sign it, track it, and get paid, all in one app.

Market Scanner → Find films & TV shows in production that need music. Pitch Pipeline → Track every sync pitch from prospect to placed. Agreement Generator → Draft a sync license as PDF + editable Word in seconds. Royalty Tracker → Import PRO statements and see what actually earns. DropCue University → 42 lessons on the business of sync licensing.

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Last reviewed and updated 2026.