SPDX License Diff

SPDX License Diff

Diff selected text against SPDX licenses

What is SPDX License Diff?
"SPDX License Diff" is an open source Chrome extension that compares selected text against the SPDX License List, showing the closest matching license and providing a redline to highlight differences.
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Stats
By: Alan Tse
Users: 202 ▼ -1
Rating: 4.50 (4)
Version: 0.9.2 (Last updated: 2023-07-29)
Creation date: 2020-06-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • *://*.spdx.org/*
Size: 175.10K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This open source extension creates a browser button in Chrome to compare selected text against the SPDX License List (https://spdx.org/licenses/). It will then show the closest matching license and provide a redline showing differences against the canonical SPDX license text. This can be useful when trying to identify an open source license or determining if it has been changed.

The SPDX License List is a list of commonly found licenses and exceptions used in free and open source and other collaborative software or documentation. The purpose of the SPDX License List is to enable easy and efficient identification of such licenses and exceptions in an SPDX document, in source files or elsewhere. The SPDX License List includes a standardized short identifier, full name, vetted license text including matching guidelines markup as appropriate, and a canonical permanent URL for each license and exception.

Released under GPL-3.0 (for now)

Release notes: https://github.com/spdx/spdx-license-diff/releases

User reviews
For people who have to work with open source licenses all the time, this is an extremely useful and reliable plugin - simply select the text and voila, figure out what it is. Simple, to the point, effective - a perfect plugin.
by Luis Villa Luis Villa, 2021-12-02

Great, simple utility for checking licenses.
by Ryan Arnold Ryan Arnold, 2021-02-11
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Safety
Risk impact

SPDX License Diff is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

SPDX License Diff has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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