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Licensing

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Licensing

BetterDesk is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).

AGPL-3.0 (default)

Use, modify, and deploy BetterDesk for personal or commercial purposes
If you modify BetterDesk and run it as a network service, AGPL requires making those modifications available to users who interact with the service
Full text: LICENSE

Note

v3.4.0 is the first stable release under AGPL-3.0 across the project (server, console, agents, clients, SDKs).

Commercial Grant (optional)

Active GitHub Sponsors at $50/month or above (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and Honorary Supporters may receive an optional Commercial Grant:

Allows	Does not allow
Private deployment patches without publishing under AGPL	Reselling BetterDesk as standalone OEM product
Internal/client use of modified builds	Replacing upstream open-source obligation for merged features

Lower tiers ($5–$15) and Buy Me a Coffee do not include the grant.

Details: COMMERCIAL-GRANT.md and SPONSORS.md.

Third-party components

RustDesk clients remain separate software with their own licenses. BetterDesk server is a clean-room compatible implementation — not a fork of RustDesk server source.

Licensing

AGPL-3.0 (default)

Commercial Grant (optional)

Third-party components

See also

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