iZotope Joins Boris FX: What It Means for RX and Ozone
Boris FX acquired iZotope on July 2, 2026, moving RX, Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar to a new owner. Here's what changes for your licenses and updates.
On July 2, 2026, Boris FX announced that it had acquired iZotope. The deal moves RX, Ozone, Neutron, Nectar, and the rest of the catalog to a new parent company. iZotope leaves the Native Instruments family and becomes a business unit inside Boris FX. Both companies stress that licenses, subscriptions, and support continue unchanged. For the many producers and engineers who lean on Ozone to master and RX to repair, the practical question is simple: does anything change for me right now? The short answer is no. The ownership shift is still worth understanding, because it tells you where these tools are headed.
The short version
Here are the facts, stripped to the essentials:
- Who bought whom: Boris FX acquired iZotope, announced July 2, 2026.
- What's affected: RX, Ozone, Neutron, Nectar, and the full iZotope catalog.
- Your access: All licenses, subscriptions, and support remain active.
- The teams: iZotope's engineering, product, and support staff stay in place.
- The context: The move is coordinated with inMusic's acquisition of Native Instruments, completed June 30, 2026.
Who is Boris FX, and why iZotope?
Boris FX is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning software company with more than 30 years behind it. In film and video post-production, it is best known for Sapphire, Continuum, and Mocha Pro. Its portfolio already includes audio tools such as Sequoia, Samplitude, and CrumplePop. In other words, Boris FX is not new to audio. It is deepening a business it already runs.
iZotope is one of the most decorated names in intelligent audio, with one Academy Award and two Emmy Awards to its name. Its machine-learning-assisted tools are studio and post-production staples. RX is the industry standard for audio repair and restoration, used on most major film and television productions. Ozone is a default mastering suite for a huge number of music producers. Adding that catalog expands Boris FX's machine-learning audio capabilities. It also positions the company as a single home for professional tools across music, film, television, and content creation.
What is changing, and what is not
The most important message from both companies is continuity. Here is the practical breakdown.
| Area | What happens now |
|---|---|
| Ownership | iZotope moves from Native Instruments to Boris FX, operating as a business unit |
| Your licenses | Perpetual licenses remain fully active — no action required |
| Your subscriptions | Subscriptions remain active; iZotope keeps offering both perpetual and subscription options |
| Support | Continues through the same channels, from the same team |
| Downloads / Product Portal | Download pages and Product Portal access continue unchanged |
| Engineering & roadmap | Core engineering, product, and support teams stay in place; development continues |
| Notifications | Any future changes will be communicated well in advance |
In its own statement, iZotope says that products, licenses, and subscriptions remain fully active. Support continues through the same channels, from the same team, and there is no action you need to take. The company also underlines that its engineers are still in place and still building. That last point matters most. Acquisitions can gut a team long before they touch a price list, so a public commitment to keep the people is the signal to watch.
The products moving to Boris FX
The acquisition covers the complete iZotope plugin lineup. These are the flagship tools most producers and engineers will recognize.
| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| RX | Audio repair and restoration — the post-production standard for de-noise, de-click, and dialogue cleanup |
| Ozone | Mastering suite with assistive AI, EQ, dynamics, imaging, and limiting |
| Neutron | Mixing suite with assistive analysis, EQ, compression, and gating |
| Nectar | Vocal production chain — pitch, EQ, dynamics, harmony, and effects |
All four, plus the wider catalog, continue under Boris FX with the same teams behind them. If you want a refresher on where these tools sit in a session, our overview of understanding audio effects walks through the EQ, dynamics, and repair processing that Neutron and RX automate.
Why this acquisition happened now
The timing is not a coincidence. The iZotope move is coordinated with inMusic's acquisition of Native Instruments, which completed on June 30, 2026. iZotope had been part of Native Instruments. As NI changed hands, iZotope was carved out to Boris FX rather than folded into inMusic. The result is a cleaner fit. iZotope's post-production DNA, RX in particular, sits naturally alongside Boris FX's film and video tools. NI's instruments and DJ gear align with inMusic's hardware business.
We covered the other half of this shuffle in detail. Our report on Native Instruments' acquisition by inMusic explains what that deal means for Kontakt, Komplete, and Traktor users. For a broader look at how these ownership handovers tend to play out for the software we use every day, our piece on Tiny Ltd's acquisition of Serato tracks a similar transition in the DJ world.
What producers should do
Practically, nothing needs to change today. If you own RX, Ozone, Neutron, or Nectar, keep using them exactly as you do now. Your installs, licenses, and Product Portal access are unaffected. If you are mid-subscription, it continues. If you were about to buy in, both perpetual and subscription options remain on the table, so the decision is the same as it was last week.
The open questions are longer-term. How will Boris FX integrate iZotope's assistive AI with its own video-focused machine-learning tools? Will RX and Ozone development speed up under a post-production-first owner? And how will pricing and bundling evolve once the two catalogs share a roof? Boris FX frames the deal as a way to accelerate next-generation plugin development. That is the optimistic read, and it is a plausible one given the company's audio track record. Still, the proof will show up in the next few update cycles, not in the press release.
If you are building out a mastering or mixing chain around these tools, a couple of Dubspot guides can help you round things out. Our roundup of the best reverb plugins of 2026 and our list of the best free VST plugins of 2026 both pair well with an Ozone-and-RX setup.
FAQ
Do I need to do anything after Boris FX acquired iZotope?
No. iZotope states there is no action required. Your products, licenses, and subscriptions remain fully active, support continues through the same channels, and Product Portal access is unchanged.
Will RX and Ozone keep getting updates?
Yes. iZotope says development continues without interruption and that its engineering, product, and support teams remain in place. Boris FX describes the acquisition as a way to accelerate next-generation plugin development.
What happens to my iZotope subscription?
Subscriptions remain active. iZotope says it stays committed to offering both perpetual licenses and subscription options, so you can keep whichever model you already use.
Why did iZotope leave Native Instruments?
The move is tied to inMusic's acquisition of Native Instruments, completed June 30, 2026. Rather than move to inMusic, iZotope was acquired by Boris FX on July 2, 2026, where its post-production tools like RX fit alongside Boris FX's film and video software.
Which iZotope products are affected?
All of them. The acquisition covers RX, Ozone, Neutron, Nectar, and the complete iZotope plugin lineup.
