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License
openWCS is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.0 (AGPL-3.0) — a strong copyleft open-source license.
- Run — use openWCS for any purpose, including commercially, on as many machines as you like. No seat counts, no per-flow fees.
- Study — the complete source is public. Inspect, audit, and learn from it.
- Modify — adapt it to your warehouse without asking permission.
- Share — redistribute it, with or without your changes, under the same AGPL-3.0 terms.
Anything you build on openWCS and distribute — or run as a network service for others — must itself be AGPL-3.0 with source available. This includes the §13 network-use clause: if you run a modified openWCS and let outside users interact with it over a network, you must offer those users the complete source of your modified version.
For most warehouse operators the AGPL is a non-event:
| Situation | Obligation |
|---|---|
| Self-host, run commercially for your own sites | None — your operational data and processes stay entirely yours |
| Make private modifications you never share | None — internal use does not trigger the §13 clause |
| Distribute a modified build to customers | Must release modified source under AGPL-3.0 |
| Offer a modified openWCS as a hosted service to others | Must offer complete modified source to those users |
Can I use openWCS commercially? Yes, without paying anyone. The AGPL restricts how you redistribute the software, not whether you can profit from operating it.
Do I have to publish my warehouse data or BPMN configuration? No. The license covers source code, not the data you process or the flows you configure.
The AGPL does not fit my use case — what then? Reach out via the Contact us button on the website. If copyleft is incompatible with how you need to ship or embed openWCS, there may be options to discuss.
- Plain-language explainer on the public website: openwcs.ai/license.html
- Full license text (FSF): gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
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LICENSEfile in the repository: github.com/brettljausn-ai/openwcs/blob/main/LICENSE
This page is a plain-language summary — the license text itself always governs.
openWCS — open-source Warehouse Control System · summarized from build.md & docs/AS-BUILT.md (the repo docs are authoritative).