About License Generator

License Generator produces a LICENSE file for a common open-source licence with the year and copyright holder filled in. MIT, ISC, BSD 2-Clause, BSD 3-Clause, Boost 1.0, and The Unlicense are provided in full.

It runs in the page. Nothing is uploaded. This is a convenience, not legal advice.

How to use it

  1. Pick a licence.
  2. Enter the year and the copyright holder.
  3. Copy the text or download it as LICENSE.

Common questions

Why is Apache 2.0 only a notice?

Its full text is long and must be reproduced verbatim; the tool shows the fill-in notice and points at the canonical text to copy.

Which licence should I choose?

That is a project decision. MIT is a common permissive default; read the summaries at choosealicense.com if unsure.

Is the holder name uploaded?

No. The file is assembled entirely in your browser.

Where does the LICENSE file go?

At the root of your repository, named LICENSE with no extension.