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Description:
Cache and verify the licenses of dependencies

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 5.0.4@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 3, 2025

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 1,018 | Forks: 131 | Language: Ruby | Category: Developer tools

Tags: license compliance dependencies legal dev-tools

Install: brew install licensed

About:
Licensed is a command-line tool that caches the licenses of project dependencies and verifies their compliance. It automatically detects dependencies across multiple package managers, fetches license information, and generates attribution files. This ensures legal compliance for open source software distribution.

Key Features:

Supports 10+ package managers including npm, Bundler, Cargo, and Go
Automatic license detection and caching for fast validation
Generates attribution files for legal compliance
CI-friendly with strict validation modes

Use Cases:

Ensuring open source license compliance in commercial products
Automating license checks in CI/CD pipelines
Generating attribution documentation for software releases

Alternatives:

fossa – Commercial SaaS with advanced dependency scanning and compliance reporting
license-checker – Node.js focused tool with simpler license auditing capabilities

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 26, 2025 5:58pm	5.0.4	0	VERSION_BUMP	48b2cd87
Nov 3, 2025 8:03pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f3c72195
Sep 16, 2025 6:50am		0	VERSION_BUMP	c4c333d4
Dec 26, 2024 5:42pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	d1b78b27
Nov 24, 2024 10:15am		0	VERSION_BUMP	bc3d689b
Oct 4, 2024 11:05pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f834d6c1
Oct 4, 2024 9:42pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	01d3e8f4
Sep 14, 2024 2:28pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	caeacaf0