Open Source Licenses

A developer's cheat sheet for open-source licenses. Compare permissions, limitations, conditions, and copy SPDX standard texts instantly.

Standard Licenses

MIT License
SPDX IDMIT
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+1 more
Apache License 2.0
SPDX IDApache-2.0
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+2 more
GNU General Public License v3.0
SPDX IDGPL-3.0-only
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+2 more
BSD 3-Clause 'New' or 'Revised' License
SPDX IDBSD-3-Clause
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+1 more
ISC License
SPDX IDISC
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+1 more
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
SPDX IDAGPL-3.0-only
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+2 more
The Unlicense
SPDX IDUnlicense
GPL CompatibleYes
✓ Commercial use
✓ Modification
✓ Distribution
+1 more