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---
title: zlib License
spdx-id: Zlib
description: A short permissive license, compatible with GPL. Requires altered source versions to be documented as such.
how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders.
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using:
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permissions:
- commercial-use
- modifications
- distribution
- private-use
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conditions:
- include-copyright
- document-changes
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limitations:
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- liability
- warranty
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---
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zlib License Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders>
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This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.
In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the
use of this software.
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Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
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including
commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject
to the following restrictions:
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1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim
that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product,
an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is
not required.
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2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
misrepresented as being the original software.
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3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.