Licensing Docs

Last Update: 1 April 2025

The following is a list of reference ESA open Software Licenses (original location at https://essr.esa.int/license/list)

Active ESA Licenses

These licenses cover the cases of real Open Source licenses (open to everybody) as well as Community Licenses (open to ESA member states only) with varying degree of copyleft.

DocumentVersionDownload
European Space Agency Public License – Strong Copyleft2.4
European Space Agency Public License – Weak Copyleft2.4
European Space Agency Public License – Permissive2.4
ESA Software Community License – Strong Copyleft2.4
ESA Software Community License – Weak Copyleft2.4
ESA Software Community License – Permissive2.4

Previously used ESA Licenses

DocumentVersionDownloadRemark
European Space Agency Public License – Type 12.3
Strong Copyleft 
European Space Agency Public License – Type 22.3
Weak Copyleft 
European Space Agency Public License – Type 32.3
Permissive 
ESA Software Community License – Type 12.3
Strong Copyleft
ESA Software Community License – Type 22.3
Weak Copyleft 
ESA Software Community License – Type 32.3
Permissive 
European Space Agency Public License – Type 12.1
 
European Space Agency Public License – Type 22.1
Does not allow relink
European Space Agency Public License – Type 22.1
Allows relink
European Space Agency Public License – Type 32.1
 
ESA Software Community License – Type 11.1
 
ESA Software Community License – Type 21.1
Does not allow relink
ESA Software Community License – Type 21.1
Allows relink
ESA Software Community License – Type 31.1