Acknowledgements & Licenses
Alcove is built with the help of many open source software projects. We are grateful to the developers and communities who make their work freely available. This page acknowledges the open source components used in our services and provides information about their respective licenses.
1. Overview
Alcove’s desktop application, web application, and backend services incorporate open source software components licensed under various open source licenses, including but not limited to the MIT License, Apache License 2.0, BSD License, and Mozilla Public License 2.0.
The complete list of open source dependencies, along with their license texts, is auto-generated from our project dependency files and is available below. This list is updated with each release of Alcove.
2. Major Open Source Components
The following are some of the major open source frameworks and libraries used in Alcove:
Component | License | Usage | Website |
Tauri | MIT / Apache 2.0 | Desktop framework | tauri.app |
React | MIT | UI framework | react.dev |
TypeScript | Apache 2.0 | Language | typescriptlang.org |
Axum | MIT | HTTP framework | github.com/tokio-rs/axum |
Tokio | MIT | Async runtime | tokio.rs |
PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL License | Database | postgresql.org |
Serde | MIT / Apache 2.0 | Serialization | serde.rs |
LiveKit | Apache 2.0 | Voice/Video | livekit.io |
Tailwind CSS | MIT | CSS framework | tailwindcss.com |
Vite | MIT | Build tool | vite.dev |
This table is not exhaustive. A full list of all transitive dependencies is available in the machine-readable files below.
3. Full Dependency Lists
The complete dependency and license information for each component of Alcove can be generated from the following project files:
- Frontend (npm): Generated from package-lock.json using ‘npx license-checker’ or equivalent tooling.
- Backend (Rust/Cargo): Generated from Cargo.lock using ‘cargo-about’ or ‘cargo-license’.
These lists are regenerated and published with each major release of Alcove. If you would like a copy of the current license report, please contact us at legal@alcove.gg.
4. License Compliance
We are committed to complying with the terms of all open source licenses applicable to the software we use. If you believe that we are not complying with the terms of an open source license, or if you are the author of an open source project used in Alcove and have questions or concerns, please contact us at legal@alcove.gg.
5. Disclaimer
The open source software used by Alcove is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders of the open source software be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability arising from the use of the software.