License
Dataset-Tools is a free and open-source project. Our licensing is designed to be clear and to reflect our commitment to the open-source community.
The Dataset-Tools project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).
- Why this license? We have chosen the GPL-3.0 to ensure that Dataset-Tools and any derivative works will always remain open source and freely available to the community. This "copyleft" license guarantees that everyone has the freedom to use, study, share, and modify the software under the same open terms.
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What this means for you:
- You are free to use, study, share, and modify the software.
- If you distribute a modified version of this project, it must also be licensed under the GPL-3.0.
- You can read the full license text on the GNU website and in the
LICENSEfile in our repository.
To provide certain features, Dataset-Tools includes some code from the excellent SD Prompt Reader project. This specific code is included under its original, more permissive MIT License.
The MIT license is compatible with the GPL-3.0, which allows us to include it here. The copyright notice below applies to these specific files as they are used and modified within Dataset-Tools.
MIT License Text (for applicable files):
Copyright (c) 2025 EARTH & DUSK MEDIA, 0FTH3N1GHT, KTISEOS-NYX
// This notice applies to these components as integrated and potentially modified
// within the Dataset-Tools project. The original SD Prompt Reader components
// also carry their own copyright and MIT license terms.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software or the specific vendored files.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
