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Effective: May 10, 2026 · Version 1.0
Loft Tools is free for personal, non-commercial use. Commercial uses — embedding, white-label, hosted/managed deployment, integration into a paid product or service, or use by larger organisations — require a commercial licence.
This page is the plain-English summary. The legally operative grant is in Terms of Service §6.1.
| You’re doing this… | Free? | Need a licence? |
|---|---|---|
| Personal use as an individual | ✅ Free | No |
| Incidental use at work — calculation, conversion, file processing — where the result isn’t embedded into a deliverable to a client | ✅ Free | No |
| Use by a registered non-profit or accredited educational institution for its core mission | ✅ Free | No |
| Evaluation use while we’re discussing a commercial licence (up to 30 days) | ✅ Free | No |
| Embedding any tool into a product you ship to others (paid or free) | ❌ | Yes |
| White-labelling or rebranding any tool | ❌ | Yes |
| Hosting or providing a tool as a managed service to other people | ❌ | Yes |
| Delivering tool output to a client as part of a paid engagement (consulting, contracting, freelance) | ❌ | Yes |
| Use by or on behalf of an entity with annual gross revenue over USD $1M | ❌ | Yes |
If you’re unsure whether your use needs a licence, email us and ask — we’d rather have a 30-second conversation than catch you on a technicality.
A commercial licence is not yet available for self-service purchase. We’re rolling out paid licensing as the Service matures.
Email: license@lofttools.com
In your message, please tell us:
We respond personally to every inquiry. Commercial terms may take the form of a one-time fee, an annual fee, a per-seat fee, a revenue-share, or a custom arrangement — we work with you to find something fair.
While we’re talking, you may use the Service for evaluation purposes for up to 30 days without a written licence in place.
Loft Tools is built and maintained by an individual. Free-for-personal keeps the tools accessible to everyone — students, hobbyists, freelancers running their own work, anyone who finds them useful. Paid-for-commercial means the people who get the most economic value out of the Service are the ones who fund its continued development and support.
This model is the same one used by Tailwind UI, Linear’s free tier, and many other indie SaaS products. It is closed source — see Terms §6.1 for the full IP grant — but it is intended to be honest, fair, and easy to comply with.
The legally operative definition lives in Terms §6.1. In summary, commercial use means any use of the Service or its outputs that is intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation, including:
The following are not commercial use and remain free under the standard grant:
I’m a freelancer using a Loft Tools converter to format a PDF for a client. Do I need a licence? The PDF is incidental — the Service isn’t part of what you deliver. That’s fine without a licence. If you’re billing the client for “PDF processing using Loft Tools” as a line item, you’ve crossed into commercial use (d) and should get a licence.
I work at a 50-person company and want to use Loft Tools for internal calculations. Do we need a licence? If your company’s annual gross revenue is under USD $1M, incidental internal use is free. Above that, get a licence — it’s not expensive and we’ll be reasonable.
I want to put a Loft Tools calculator inside my SaaS product. Do I need a licence? Yes. That’s category (a) — embedding into a product you offer to third parties. Email us and we’ll work out terms quickly.
I run a digital agency. Can I use Loft Tools to do work for clients? Incidental use is fine (you used a unit converter while drafting a spec). Delivering Loft Tools output as part of a paid engagement is category (d) and needs a licence.
Is the source code public? No. Loft Tools is closed-source. See Terms §6.1.
What if I’m using Loft Tools for a personal side-project that earns a few dollars? We don’t chase hobby projects. Use your judgment — if your side-project crosses into a real business with real revenue, get in touch.
What happens if I use it commercially without a licence? We start with a friendly email. If that doesn’t resolve it, the Terms allow us to suspend access and pursue legal remedies. We’d much rather just talk and work something out.
We will update this page when our licensing model is finalised, when pricing tiers launch, and when self-service licensing becomes available. Material changes will be highlighted at the top for at least 30 days. A complete change history is available on request to legal@lofttools.com.
