MIT License
Do whatever you want. Just keep the copyright notice.
Commercial use
✓ Yes
Modify
✓ Yes
Distribute
✓ Yes
Must open source changes
✗ No
Must attribute
✓ Yes
Patent grant
✗ No
What this license means
The MIT License is the most popular open source license. It lets you use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell the software — with essentially no restrictions. The only requirement is that you include the original copyright notice and license text in any copy or substantial portion of the software.
When you encounter this license
Use MIT-licensed tools freely in any project — personal, commercial, proprietary. You can bundle it, modify it, sell products built with it. Just keep the license file somewhere in your project. This is the easiest license to work with.
Watch out for
No patent grant — if the software implements a patented algorithm, the MIT license doesn't protect you from patent claims. No warranty, no liability — standard for all OSS licenses.
Tools using MIT License (20)
Visual Studio Code
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The React Framework
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Build cross-platform desktop apps with JS/HTML/CSS
Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn diagrams
JavaScript 3D graphics library
Promise-based HTTP client
Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
Modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
LLM inference in C/C++
High performance Python web framework, ready for production
Utility-first CSS framework
Industry standard UI component workshop
High-performance Go web framework
Generate diagrams from text
Web development for the rest of us
Self-hosted monitoring tool
Next generation frontend tooling
This guide is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For licensing decisions in commercial products, consult a qualified attorney.