Free tool

LICENSE Generator

Name: Software License Generator
Author: Miguel Ángel Colorado Marin

Choose a license, fill in your details and download the LICENSE file. 100% in your browser.

License

Year

Author / Holder

Result (LICENSE)

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.

For GPL-3.0 and Apache-2.0 the summary and a link to the full legal text is included, as their own authors recommend for a project's LICENSE file.

Built by

Miguel Ángel Colorado Marin (MACM)

Built by

Miguel Ángel Colorado Marin (MACM)

Full-Stack Developer · Guadalajara, España

I develop web apps, digital tools and full projects — from design to deployment.

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The LICENSE generator creates your software project's license file by choosing among the most common open source licenses: MIT (the most permissive and popular), Apache 2.0 (permissive with patent protection), GPL 3.0 (copyleft, requires derivatives to stay open source), BSD 3-Clause, ISC (a simplified equivalent of MIT), and Unlicense (public domain). Choose the license, fill in the year and your name (or your organization's) where applicable, and the file is generated instantly, ready to copy or download directly as LICENSE. For Apache 2.0 and GPL 3.0 the applicable summary for your project is included along with a link to the full legal text, as their own authors recommend for these cases.

Features

✓MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL 3.0, BSD 3-Clause, ISC and Unlicense
✓Fillable year and author
✓Copy or download as LICENSE
✓Instant result
✓100% in browser, no uploads

How to generate a LICENSE file?

1
Choose the license
MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL 3.0, BSD 3-Clause, ISC or Unlicense.
2
Fill in year and author
If the chosen license needs them.
3
Copy or download
Download directly as LICENSE or copy it to your clipboard.

Frequently asked questions

Which license should I choose?

MIT is the simplest and most popular for open projects with no restrictions. GPL 3.0 if you want derivatives to stay open. Apache 2.0 if patent protection matters to you. This isn't legal advice, consult a professional for serious concerns.

Is my project's information uploaded to a server?

No. The file is generated by combining fixed templates directly in your browser.

Why don't Apache 2.0 and GPL 3.0 show the full legal text?

The applicable summary is shown with a link to the full official text to avoid transcription errors in such a lengthy legal document — the official source is always the final authority.

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