# MIT License

**SPDX identifier:** `MIT`  
**Canonical publisher/reference:** Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX)  
**Canonical text:** <https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html>

## Complete legal text

Copy the entire block below when you need the unmodified licence text. Replace bracketed copyright placeholders only where the licence itself instructs you to do so.

```text
MIT License

Copyright (c) [year] [copyright holders]

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 to 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.

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.
```

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## Plain-language memory aid

**You may:** use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell the software, including as part of closed-source software.

**You must:** keep the copyright notice and the complete MIT permission notice in copies or substantial portions of the software.

**You do not receive:** an express patent grant, warranty, or author liability.

**Good fit:** projects that want a very short, highly permissive licence with minimal obligations.

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## Summary disclaimer

The memory aid is provided for convenience and is not part of the licence. It does not modify, replace, or override the complete legal text above and is not legal advice. If the summary conflicts with the legal text, the legal text controls.