Eclipse Theia
Framework for building your own cloud and desktop IDEs, compatible with VS Code extensions.
EPL-2.0Weak copyleft
Building on it: what may you do?
Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.
- B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes Yes.
- B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS Yes Yes. Running it as a service is not distribution.
- B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it Yes, with conditions Yes, if your code stays separate (e.g. the library linked, your own files). Changes to the licensed code must be shared.
- B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.
This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.
The licence in brief
Eclipse Public License 2.0 (EPL-2.0)
Weak copyleft. Changes to EPL code must stay open if you distribute them.
This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.
Facts
- Licence
- EPL-2.0
- Licence type
- Weak copyleft
- Open core
- No
- GitHub stars
- 21.7k
- Latest activity
- Deployment
- Library
- Login/SSO
- Unknown
- API
- Unknown
- Multi-tenant
- Unknown
- EU vendor
- Unknown
- Source code
- github.com/eclipse-theia/theia
- Source
- GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03
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