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Write licenses to stdout. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Write licenses to stdout
Project links
Commands and aliases
- licensor
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Project history and usage
licensor is a Rust CLI that prints license texts to standard output from SPDX identifiers. It is deliberately small: license and exception data are compiled into the binary, and users redirect output into a LICENSE file.
Project history
The public repository was created on 2019-09-19. The README says the author made it after getting tired of looking for license files for new projects.
The project is built around SPDX License List data. Its README says licenses are parsed from SPDX license-list-data, compressed, generated into Rust code, and included in the final CLI binary.
Adoption history
licensor is distributed through Homebrew, crates.io, and GitHub release binaries. Its audience is developers who want a quick, offline-capable way to generate standard license text by SPDX ID.
How it is used
Users run commands such as licensor MIT "Name" > LICENSE, list available licenses, or print expressions with SPDX WITH exceptions while optionally skipping optional text.
Why package nerds care
licensor is package-nerd useful because it treats SPDX IDs as executable package metadata: the stable identifier becomes the input, and the canonical license body becomes a reproducible build artifact.
Timeline
- 2019-09-19: GitHub repository created.
- 2019: README describes SPDX-backed license generation and WITH exception support.
- 2026: Repository metadata identifies Rust, CLI, license, licensing, and SPDX topics.
Related projects
- Related projects include SPDX license-list-data, crates.io Rust CLIs, Homebrew developer-tool formulae, and repository bootstrapping tools that create LICENSE files.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
licensor | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.1.0
https://github.com/raftario/licensor
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:licensor |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/licensor |
| Homepage | https://github.com/raftario/licensor |
| Repository | https://github.com/raftario/licensor |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/raftario/licensor#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/raftario/licensor/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | licensor |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment