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BentoPDF is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). You are free to use, modify, and distribute BentoPDF in your open-source projects.
Use BentoPDF for free in open-source projects where you make your source code publicly available.
Modify the source code and distribute your version, as long as you comply with AGPL-3.0 requirements.
Any modifications or derivative works must also be licensed under AGPL-3.0 and made publicly available.
If you want to use BentoPDF in a closed-source or proprietary application without sharing your source code, you must purchase a commercial license.
Use BentoPDF in closed-source applications without the obligation to disclose your source code.
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Commercial license holders get early access to new features and updates.
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Use this quick reference chart to determine if your use case requires a commercial license.
| Use Case | License Required |
|---|---|
| Personal use (not hosting as a service) | AGPL (Free) |
| Open-source project with publicly available source code | AGPL (Free) |
| Public website where you share your full modified source code under AGPL | AGPL (Free) |
| Educational/research project with publicly shared code | AGPL (Free) |
| SaaS or web application (closed-source) | Commercial |
| Internal company tool/dashboard (source not shared with users) | Commercial |
| Commercial product (keeping source code private) | Commercial |
| Network service where source code is not accessible to users | Commercial |
| Any app where you want to keep modifications private | Commercial |
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When using BentoPDF under AGPL-3.0, you must comply with the following requirements:
You should mention our open-source and include AGPL license details in the PDF metadata. You should also retain the producer line in all PDFs created or modified using our open-source.
Any modifications to our open-source must be disclosed under the AGPL. This includes sharing the modified code with any users interacting with it.
Usage of our open-source Community Edition must be limited to AGPL-compliant environments, where all AGPL requirements are fully respected.
You cannot deploy our open-source as part of a server-based application or service without disclosing your own application's full source code under AGPL to any users interacting with it.
⚠️ These use cases require a commercial license.
If you're using BentoPDF on a public website and have not modified the source code, you do not need a commercial license. However, if you modify BentoPDF in any way and make it available to users over a network, the AGPLv3 requires you to provide your modified source code to those users. If you want to keep your modifications closed-source, or if you are integrating BentoPDF into a proprietary or commercial product, you will need a commercial license. Contact us to discuss your specific use case.
If your internal tool is closed-source and not shared publicly, you will need a commercial license. The AGPL-3.0 license requires that you make the source code of any network-accessible service using BentoPDF available to its users. If you cannot or do not want to do that, a commercial license is the right choice.
If you modify BentoPDF and deploy it as a network service (e.g., a web application), you must make your modified source code available under AGPL-3.0. If you do not want to share your modifications, you must obtain a commercial license.
BentoPDF is available under a lifetime, one-time purchase commercial license.
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