# Install licensor with Homebrew Write licenses to stdout. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:licensor ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install licensor ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:licensor - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.0 - **Source summary:** Write licenses to stdout - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - licensor (cli) - licensor (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/raftario/licensor - Upstream latest detected: v2.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [license-eye](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/license-eye/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, license-compliance. - [licensed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/licensed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, license-compliance. - [licensefinder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/licensefinder/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, license-compliance. - [licenseplist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/licenseplist/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, license-compliance. - [action-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [addlicense](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/addlicense/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, license. - [agent-browser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/agent-browser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [bacon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bacon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/licensor.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/licensor.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph