Free for personal and internal use. You may view and modify the source for yourself, but you may not sell, redistribute, or rebrand it. The plain-language summary below is for convenience; the full terms are authoritative.
1. Grant of use
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to: (a) download and use the Software free of charge for personal or internal use; (b) view the Software's source code where made available by the author; and (c) modify the source code for your own personal or internal use.
2. Restrictions
Without prior written permission from the copyright holder, you may NOT: (a) sell, resell, rent, lease, or otherwise charge any fee for access to, use of, or distribution of the Software, in original or modified form; (b) distribute, publish, or make the Software or any modified version publicly available, in source or binary form; (c) rebrand, repackage, or represent the Software or any modified version as your own product; (d) remove or alter any copyright, license, or third-party notices included with the Software.
3. Ownership
The Software is licensed, not sold. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all intellectual property rights, remain with the copyright holder, except for third-party components, which are subject to their own licenses as described in the "Licenses" and "THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES" files distributed with the Software.
4. Third-party components
The Software uses third-party components (including but not limited to FFmpeg/FFprobe, .NET / .NET MAUI libraries, and Open Sans fonts) licensed under their own terms (such as GPL, MIT, and OFL). Your rights to those components are governed by their respective licenses, included in the Licenses directory and/or referenced in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES. Nothing in this license limits or restricts your rights under those third-party licenses.
5. No warranty
The Software 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 non-infringement. In no event shall the copyright holder be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise, arising from, out of, or in connection with the Software or the use or other dealings in the Software.
6. Termination
This license is automatically terminated if you violate any of its terms. Upon termination, you must stop using the Software and destroy all copies in your possession. Provisions which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to the disclaimers and limitations of liability above.
7. Donations
You may voluntarily support development of the Software through donations, but donations do not grant any additional rights beyond those stated in this license.
Full license text
Portable Video Compressor License
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Version 1.0 - 2025-12-07
Copyright (c) 2025 PhotoRevisor
Contact: PhotoRevisor@gmail.com
Website: PortableVideoCompressor.ca
All rights reserved.
1. Grant of Use
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
(a) download and use the Portable Video Compressor application ("Software")
free of charge for personal or internal use; and
(b) view the Software's source code (where made available by the author); and
(c) modify the Software's source code for your own personal or internal use.
2. Restrictions
You may NOT, without prior written permission from the copyright holder:
(a) sell, resell, rent, lease, or otherwise charge any fee for access to,
use of, or distribution of the Software, whether in original or modified
form;
(b) distribute, publish, or make publicly available the Software or any
modified version of it, whether in source or binary form;
(c) rebrand, repackage, or otherwise represent the Software or any modified
version as your own product;
(d) remove or alter any copyright notices, license notices, or third-party
notices included with the Software.
3. Ownership
The Software is licensed, not sold. All rights, title, and interest in and to
the Software, including all intellectual property rights, are and shall remain
with the copyright holder, except for third-party components which are subject
to their own licenses as described in the "Licenses" and "THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES"
files distributed with the Software.
4. Third-Party Components
The Software uses third-party components (including but not limited to
FFmpeg/FFprobe, .NET / .NET MAUI libraries, and Open Sans fonts) which are
licensed under their own terms (such as GPL, MIT, and OFL). Your rights to
those components are governed by their respective licenses, which are included
in the Licenses directory and/or referenced in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.
Nothing in this license is intended to limit or restrict your rights under
those third-party licenses.
5. No Warranty
THE SOFTWARE 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 NON-INFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR
OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE,
ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
6. Termination
This license is automatically terminated if you violate any of its terms.
Upon termination, you must stop using the Software and destroy all copies in
your possession. Provisions which by their nature should survive termination
shall survive, including but not limited to the disclaimers and limitations of
liability above.
7. Donations
You may voluntarily support the development of the Software through donations,
but donations do not grant any additional rights beyond those stated in this
license.