GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0-only or GPL-3.0-or-later)

A copyleft license. 11 tools on Forkshelf use GPL-3.0-only or GPL-3.0-or-later.

What the license allows

• You can run, change and share the code, and you may charge for copies you share (sections 2 and 4).
• If you share the program or a changed version, you must license the whole work under this license and pass on its source code (sections 5c and 6).
• Letting people use the program over a network, with no copy passed to them, does not count as sharing it under this license (section 0).

This page summarises the license text in plain language. It is not legal advice. Read the full GPL-3.0-only text on spdx.org.

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

Tools on Forkshelf under GPL-3.0-only or GPL-3.0-or-later

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