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Compare and generate OSS LICENSE files (MIT, Apache 2, GPL, etc.).
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MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Your Name Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Pick the right open-source license for your project. Compare MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL v3, LGPL, MPL 2.0, BSD 2-Clause, BSD 3-Clause, ISC, Unlicense, and Creative Commons CC0. See what each license requires, permits, and restricts — then copy the full LICENSE file with your name and year filled in.
Quickly compare open-source licenses and generate a custom LICENSE file for your software project.
Access the License Chooser tool
Navigate to the Open-Source License Chooser web tool to begin the selection process.
Compare different license types
Review the permissions, requirements, and restrictions for licenses like MIT, Apache 2.0, and GPL v3.
Select your preferred license
Choose the license that best fits your project's legal needs and distribution goals.
Input your name and year
Fill in the required fields to personalize the license text for your specific repository.
Copy the generated LICENSE file
Copy the complete, formatted license text and paste it into a file named LICENSE in your project root.
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