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| <i |
| data-lucide="code" |
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| Code Modifications |
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| Any modifications to our open-source must be disclosed under |
| the AGPL. This includes sharing the modified code with any |
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| <i |
| data-lucide="check-circle-2" |
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| |
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| <ul class="space-y-3"> |
| <li class="flex items-start gap-2"> |
| <i |
| data-lucide="check" |
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| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Open-source projects where you share your full source code |
| publicly</span |
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| <i |
| data-lucide="check" |
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| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Personal use where you're not distributing or hosting it as a |
| service</span |
| > |
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| <li class="flex items-start gap-2"> |
| <i |
| data-lucide="check" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-green-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Publicly hosted tools where you provide the complete source |
| code (including modifications) under AGPL</span |
| > |
| </li> |
| <li class="flex items-start gap-2"> |
| <i |
| data-lucide="check" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-green-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Educational or research projects that make all code publicly |
| available</span |
| > |
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| |
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| <li class="flex items-start gap-2"> |
| <i |
| data-lucide="x" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-red-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Proprietary/closed-source SaaS applications</span |
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| <i |
| data-lucide="x" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-red-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Internal company tools where source code is not shared with |
| users</span |
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| <i |
| data-lucide="x" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-red-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Commercial products that don't disclose the full source |
| code</span |
| > |
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| <li class="flex items-start gap-2"> |
| <i |
| data-lucide="x" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-red-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Network services that don't provide source code access to |
| users</span |
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| <i |
| data-lucide="x" |
| class="w-5 h-5 text-red-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" |
| ></i> |
| <span class="text-gray-300 text-sm" |
| >Any application where you want to keep your source code |
| private</span |
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| <p class="mt-4 text-sm text-yellow-400 italic"> |
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| a web application), you must make your modified source code |
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| BentoPDF is available under a lifetime, one-time purchase |
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| Commercial License <span class="marker-slanted">Details</span> |
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| <i data-lucide="package" class="w-6 h-6 text-indigo-400"></i> |
| Delivery & Licensing Model |
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| <ul class="space-y-3 text-gray-400"> |
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| <i |
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| <span |
| ><strong class="text-white" |
| >No license key is required or provided.</strong |
| > |
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| <li class="flex items-start gap-3"> |
| <i |
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| <span |
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| <strong class="text-white">GitHub Repository:</strong> |
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| href="https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf" |
| target="_blank" |
| rel="noopener noreferrer" |
| class="text-indigo-400 hover:underline" |
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| <h3 |
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| > |
| <i data-lucide="file-text" class="w-6 h-6 text-indigo-400"></i> |
| Invoicing |
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| <i |
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| <span |
| >We use <strong class="text-white">Polar</strong> for |
| payments, which |
| <strong class="text-white" |
| >automatically sends invoices</strong |
| > |
| via email after purchase.</span |
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| <i |
| data-lucide="check-circle" |
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| ></i> |
| <span |
| >Polar handles |
| <strong class="text-white">VAT invoices</strong> for |
| businesses in applicable regions.</span |
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| <li class="flex items-start gap-3"> |
| <i |
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| ></i> |
| <span |
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| > |
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| <h3 |
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| > |
| <i |
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| ></i> |
| AGPL Components - Not Bundled |
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| <p class="text-gray-300 mb-4"> |
| BentoPDF |
| <strong class="text-white">does not bundle</strong> AGPL-licensed |
| processing libraries. The following components must be configured |
| separately via |
| <strong class="text-white">Advanced Settings</strong> if you wish |
| to use their features: |
| </p> |
| <ul class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-4"> |
| <li |
| class="px-3 py-1 bg-gray-700 rounded-full text-sm text-gray-300" |
| > |
| PyMuPDF (AGPL-3.0) |
| </li> |
| <li |
| class="px-3 py-1 bg-gray-700 rounded-full text-sm text-gray-300" |
| > |
| Ghostscript (AGPL-3.0) |
| </li> |
| <li |
| class="px-3 py-1 bg-gray-700 rounded-full text-sm text-gray-300" |
| > |
| CoherentPDF / CPDF (AGPL-3.0) |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <p class="text-gray-300 mb-4"> |
| <strong class="text-white" |
| >To enable features powered by these libraries:</strong |
| > |
| </p> |
| <ul class="space-y-2 text-gray-400 mb-4"> |
| <li class="flex items-start gap-3"> |
| <span class="text-indigo-400 font-bold">1.</span> |
| <span |
| >Navigate to |
| <strong class="text-white">Advanced Settings</strong> in |
| BentoPDF</span |
| > |
| </li> |
| <li class="flex items-start gap-3"> |
| <span class="text-indigo-400 font-bold">2.</span> |
| <span>Configure the URL for each WASM module you need</span> |
| </li> |
| <li class="flex items-start gap-3"> |
| <span class="text-indigo-400 font-bold">3.</span> |
| <span |
| >You can host your own files, use a |
| <a |
| href="https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf/blob/main/cloudflare/WASM-PROXY.md" |
| class="text-indigo-400 hover:underline" |
| >WASM proxy</a |
| >, or use any compatible CDN</span |
| > |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <p class="text-gray-400 text-sm mt-4"> |
| <i |
| data-lucide="alert-circle" |
| class="w-4 h-4 inline-block mr-1 text-indigo-400" |
| ></i> |
| The commercial license covers |
| <strong class="text-white">BentoPDF's own code only</strong>. It |
| does not bypass the AGPL licensing of these components. Users must |
| comply with the AGPL v3 terms for these components. |
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