Open source license checker for dependency risk
LicenseGuard helps engineering, security, and legal teams run a fast dependency license audit before release. Upload a manifest such as package.json, requirements.txt, go.mod, Cargo.toml, or pom.xml to identify open source licenses, copyleft obligations, GPL and AGPL risk, patent clauses, and commercial-use constraints.
The tool focuses on the search intent behind a practical license compliance scanner: developers want to know which third-party packages are safe to use, which dependencies need legal review, and which license obligations should be documented before software ships.
What LicenseGuard checks
LicenseGuard maps dependencies to license signals and turns raw package metadata into a clear compliance score. The scanner highlights permissive licenses such as MIT, Apache-2.0, ISC, and BSD, while calling attention to stronger copyleft licenses such as GPL and AGPL. The result is a prioritized view of license risk that can be reviewed by product, legal, security, and engineering stakeholders.
Keyword-focused use cases
- Free online open source license checker for dependency manifests.
- package.json license checker for JavaScript and TypeScript projects.
- requirements.txt license checker for Python applications.
- go.mod, Cargo.toml, and pom.xml license scanner for Go, Rust, and Java teams.
- GPL compatibility checker for projects preparing a release or commercial distribution.
- Lightweight software composition analysis when you need a fast license risk overview.
Built around SPDX-style license clarity
Modern license compliance depends on consistent identifiers, readable obligations, and a repeatable review workflow. LicenseGuard is designed to complement SPDX-based license metadata by making dependency license risk easier to scan, explain, and share before a release decision.