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Filter 15 licenses by category, copyleft, and rule tags. Facets combine with AND across groups and OR within a group.

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All Rights Reserved
ARR · all-rights-reserved
Prop
The default when no licence is granted. Copyright holder retains all rights. Nothing may be done without explicit permission.
1 permit 1 condition 5 limits
Apache License 2.0
Apache 2.0 · Apache-2.0
OS
A permissive license with an explicit patent grant. Common choice for large projects and corporate-backed open source.
5 permit 2 conditions 3 limits
BSD 3-Clause License
BSD · BSD-3-Clause
OS
A short permissive license that additionally forbids using the author's name to endorse derived works.
4 permit 1 condition 2 limits
Business Source License 1.1
BUSL · BUSL-1.1
Fair
Source-available today, open-source tomorrow. Restricted use now with automatic conversion to an OSS license after a defined delay.
2 permit 3 conditions 5 limits
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
CC BY 4.0 · CC-BY-4.0
CC
Attribution required; otherwise any use allowed, including commercial use and derivative works.
4 permit 1 condition 4 limits
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC-BY-SA-4.0
CC
Attribution plus share-alike. Derivatives must be distributed under the same or a compatible licence.
4 permit 2 conditions 4 limits
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal
CC0 · CC0-1.0
CC
Public-domain dedication. The author waives all copyright and related rights to the fullest extent allowed.
4 permit 0 conditions 4 limits
Elastic License 2.0
ELv2 · Elastic-2.0
Fair
Source-available with three simple limitations, the biggest being no-hosting-as-a-service and no trademark use.
3 permit 1 condition 6 limits
Generic End-User License Agreement
EULA · generic-eula
Prop
A template for a closed-source end-user licence. A starting point only — have a lawyer review before you ship.
1 permit 1 condition 5 limits
GNU General Public License v3.0
GPLv3 · GPL-3.0
OS
Strong copyleft. Distributed derivative works must be released under GPL-3.0.
5 permit 4 conditions 2 limits
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
LGPLv3 · LGPL-3.0
OS
Weak copyleft. Modifications to the library stay under LGPL; linking from other software is allowed.
5 permit 4 conditions 2 limits
ISC License
ISC · ISC
OS
Functionally equivalent to a simplified MIT / BSD. Very short.
4 permit 1 condition 2 limits
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MIT License
MIT · MIT
OS
A short, permissive license. The de-facto default for many open-source ecosystems.
4 permit 1 condition 2 limits
Mozilla Public License 2.0
MPL 2.0 · MPL-2.0
OS
File-level weak copyleft with a patent grant. A middle ground between permissive and strong-copyleft licenses.
5 permit 3 conditions 3 limits
Server Side Public License v1.0
SSPL · SSPL-1.0
Fair
Strong copyleft that extends to the entire stack required to offer the software as a managed service.
5 permit 5 conditions 4 limits