.. _license:

License
========

Most Isaac Lab packages are open-sourced under the
`BSD-3-Clause license <https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause>`_. The
``isaaclab_mimic`` package and its related scripts are licensed under
`Apache-2.0 <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>`_; see ``LICENSE-mimic`` in the
repository. Individual files identify their license with an SPDX header.

NVIDIA Isaac Sim is also licensed under Apache-2.0. See the bundled
`Isaac Sim license <https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab/blob/main/docs/licenses/dependencies/isaacsim-license.txt>`_
and the `Isaac Sim dependency and asset licenses <https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/latest/common/licenses.html>`_.
Third-party dependency license texts are collected under ``docs/licenses/dependencies``.


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