Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0)

A license with notice conditions and a patent license. 23 tools on Forkshelf use Apache-2.0.

What the license allows

• You can copy, change and share the code in source or compiled form (section 2).
• When you share it, you must include a copy of the license, mark files you changed and keep the existing notices (section 4).
• Each contributor grants a patent license for their contributions (section 3). You may put your own changes under other terms, as long as the original code still follows this license (section 4).

This page summarises the license text in plain language. It is not legal advice. Read the full Apache-2.0 text on spdx.org.

License text read on spdx.org on 16 Oct 2026. Section numbers refer to that text.

Tools on Forkshelf under Apache-2.0

Sorted by GitHub stars. Stars and last commit dates come from the public GitHub API, fetched 8 Nov 2026. Projects with no commit in the last 12 months are listed with an inactive label and are not counted.

Apache License 2.0 tools by category

Tools on Forkshelf under this license, grouped by category. A category gets its own page once it has enough active tools.

• Apache-2.0 hosting and backend tools
• Apache-2.0 developer tools

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