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Open Source License Picker

Pick MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, ISC, MPL, GPL, Unlicense, or CC0 — fill in year + author and copy the full text.

GeneratorsReference & Lookup
MIT License
SPDX: MIT
Permissions
  • • Commercial use
  • • Modification
  • • Distribution
  • • Private use
Conditions
  • • Include license & copyright
LICENSE file
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.
</>Use this tool programmaticallycurl · JavaScript · MCP

Same tool, callable from any HTTP client or from Claude (via MCP). Anonymous: 100 req/day per IP. Sign up for 1,000 req/day.

curl
curl https://api.b-e-a-d.com/tools/license-picker/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "license": "mit",
  "author": "Your Name"
}'
JavaScript (fetch)
const res = await fetch("https://api.b-e-a-d.com/tools/license-picker/run", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "license": "mit",
  "author": "Your Name"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.result);
MCP (Claude Desktop / Claude Code)
# In Claude Desktop / Claude Code, add to your MCP config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bead": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.b-e-a-d.com"]
    }
  }
}

# Then ask Claude to call:
mcp__bead__bead_license_picker

Full reference: developer docs · OpenAPI spec

Picking

  • Want maximum adoption? MIT or Apache-2.0.
  • Need a patent grant baked in? Apache-2.0.
  • Want changes to your code to come back? MPL-2.0 (file-level) or GPL-3.0 (strong copyleft).
  • Releasing to the public domain? Unlicense or CC0.

This tool is not legal advice

Texts are reproduced from canonical SPDX sources. For high-stakes licensing decisions, talk to a lawyer.

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