licensehound
licensehound is an open-source CLI tool that scans your project's dependency tree to identify all open-source licenses present. It helps developers and organizations ensure compliance with licensing requirements before procurement or deployment. Suitable for teams managing complex software dependencies.
Overview
5 featureslicensehound sits in PulseGate's Other dev tools category. It focuses on identifying open-source licenses in software dependency trees for compliance and procurement. licensehound is an open-source project aimed at software developers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). licensehound is available on the web and the command line.
It is developed by istefanov87-svg, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 5 catalogued features are license detection, dependency scanning, and CLI interface.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- License detection
- Dependency scanning
- CLI interface
- Open-source license reporting
- Apache-2.0 licensed
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
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Frequently asked questions about licensehound
- What does licensehound do?
- Licensehound focuses on identifying open-source licenses in software dependency trees for compliance and procurement. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
- Who should use licensehound?
- licensehound is an open-source project built for software developers.
- Is licensehound free?
- Yes — licensehound is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does licensehound run on?
- licensehound runs on the web and the command line.
- Is licensehound still maintained?
- Activity appears to have slowed — PulseGate's most recent liveness signals classify this listing as stale.
- Who develops licensehound?
- licensehound is developed by istefanov87-svg.
- How long has licensehound been around?
- licensehound first shipped in 2026.
- Is licensehound open source?
- Yes — licensehound is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, developed on GitHub.
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