FreeImagePy license




FreeImagePy is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and the FreeImage Public License (FIPL).

You can choose the license that has the most advantages for you:

* Use the liberal FreeImage Public License to use FreeImagePy commercially or
* Use the GNU General Public License to use FreeImagePy into your open source project.

A plain-text version of the GNU General Public License can be found here
A plain-text version of the FreeImage Public License can be found here

Using FreeImagePy in your application

When using FreeImagePy in your open source or commercial application, you are REQUIRED to :

  • distribute the license (GNU GPL or FIPL) you choosed with your application (i.e. the TXT file)
  • provide a suitable acknowledgment, either in the program's "About" box or in the user's manual (or both), for example :
This software uses the FreeImagePy/FreeImage open source image library.
See http://freeimage.sourceforge.net and http://freeimagepy.sourceforge.net  for details.
FreeImagePy is used under the (GNU GPL or FIPL), version (license version).