Keygen
Software licensing and distribution API.
- Utilities
- Gherkin
- FCL-1.0-ALv2
- Source-available
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,607
- Forks
- 131
- Open issues
- 198
- Commits, last 12 months
- 392
- Last commit
- Sep 28, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.7.0Jun 23, 2026
- Created
- Apr 10, 2016
- License
- Fair Core License 1.0Source-available
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About Keygen
Software licensing and distribution API. Keygen is source-available under the Fair Core License 1.0 and written mainly in Gherkin, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 1,607 stars and 131 forks on GitHub, with 392 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- api
- fair-source
- license-keys
- rails-api
- software-distribution
- software-licensing
- source-available
- rails
- ruby
- ruby-on-rails
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What is Keygen?
Keygen is a source-available app you can host on your own server, listed in our Utilities category. Software licensing and distribution API. The source code lives at github.com/keygen-sh/keygen-api, where it has 1,607 stars.
Is Keygen free and open source?
Not by the OSI definition. Keygen is source-available rather than open source: its code is public under the Fair Core License 1.0, which is not an OSI-approved open-source license. The Fair Core License allows any use except offering a competing product, protects license-key features, and each release becomes Apache 2.0 or MIT licensed two years after it is published. Check the license in the repository before using it commercially.
Can I run Keygen with Docker?
Keygen does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Ruby), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Keygen?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Keygen include Excalidraw, revealjs and penpot.
Is Keygen actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Keygen was on Sep 28, 2026 with 392 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.7.0, published Jun 23, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.