licensor ☆

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Description:
Write licenses to stdout

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: cli license developer-tools productivity open-source

Install: brew install licensor

About:
Licensor is a command-line utility that outputs the full text of software licenses directly to standard output. It supports a wide range of popular open-source licenses, enabling developers to quickly and programmatically include license text in their projects. This tool simplifies compliance and boilerplate generation without requiring network access or manual copy-pasting.

Key Features:

Offline access to a comprehensive list of open-source licenses
Simple, pipe-friendly CLI for scripting and automation
Supports multiple license variants (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL-3.0)
Fast and lightweight with no external dependencies

Use Cases:

Automating the creation of LICENSE files in new projects
Embedding license headers in source code via build scripts
Quickly referencing license text during legal or compliance reviews

Alternatives:

license-checker – Focuses on auditing dependency licenses, not text generation.
npm init license – Project-specific, often requires Node.js ecosystem tooling.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 2:32pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	6add2219