Open-Source ‘Which License?’ Wizard

Picture this: you’ve built something brilliant and open-source — a tool, a design kit, a blog series, a chunk of code you’re quietly proud of — and now you’re staring at that annoying question every creator eventually hits: “What licence should I actually put on this thing?”

That moment can feel like wandering into a legal maze with a torch that’s running low. MIT? GPL? CC BY? CC0? And what’s the difference between “non-commercial” and “no derivatives” anyway? It’s enough to make anyone just slap “all rights reserved” on the whole lot and run. This little wizard exists to make that whole headache disappear.

Whether you’re open-sourcing a project, releasing a UI kit, publishing tutorials, or sharing artwork, this page gives you a confident, sensible licence in seconds. It steps through the core questions — commercial use, modification, attribution, share-alike — and gives you a clear, human explanation of the licence that fits your answers. No jargon. No panic. No lawyers hiding in the walls. Just a quick, friendly way to understand the landscape and choose something that matches your intentions.

Which licence should you use?

Answer a few questions and get a suggested licence for your project. This is a helper tool, not legal advice.

What are you licensing?

Code (software, libraries, apps) Content (articles, docs, tutorials) Design assets (icons, UI kits, illustrations) Other / mixed

Allow commercial use?

Can people use this in paid products, client work, or businesses?

Yes No

Allow modification?

Can people change, remix, or extend your work?

Yes No

Require share-alike?

If they modify it, must they share their version under the same licence?

Yes No

Require attribution?

Should people be required to give you credit when they use your work?

Yes No

Suggest a licence

Result

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This is a rough guide based on your answers. For anything serious (clients, companies, big projects), talk to a lawyer or licensing expert.

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This is an experimental tool. Always double-check outputs. This tool is not a legal tool, or a substitute
for legal advice. The Developer accepts no liability and provides no warranty or accuracy guarantee.