install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install licenseplist

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#license-plist

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/license-plist/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

License list generator of all your dependencies for iOS applications

Project links

Commands and aliases

license-plist

history

Project history and usage

LicensePlist is a Swift command-line tool that generates iOS Settings.bundle acknowledgement plist files from app dependencies. Its niche is Apple-platform license disclosure: it turns CocoaPods, Carthage, Swift-package, and manually listed dependency data into files an iOS app can display in Settings.

Project history

The public repository was created on 2017-04-28. The README describes LicensePlist as a command-line tool for generating plists of dependencies, with manual dependency entries supplied by a YAML config file.

The project remained tightly scoped to Apple development workflows. The README documents installation through CocoaPods, Homebrew, Mint, an Xcode Swift Package Manager setup path, release binaries, and source builds.

Adoption history

LicensePlist found adoption among iOS teams that needed a repeatable build-step for open-source acknowledgements. Its Homebrew formula and Run Script Phase example made it fit the daily workflow of Xcode projects.

How it is used

Users run license-plist from an app repository, optionally pointing it at dependency manifests and output paths. The generated com.mono0926.LicensePlist files are copied into Settings.bundle so licenses appear inside the iOS Settings app.

Why package nerds care

LicensePlist is notable because it packages an Apple-specific compliance task as a small CLI instead of a manual Settings.bundle chore. It also shows how package metadata has to cross from dependency managers into platform UI assets.

Timeline

2017-04-28: GitHub repository created.
2017: GitHub issue history shows Homebrew installation work around the 1.6.0 release line.
2020: README badge and project metadata identify Swift 5.3-era development.
2026: Repository metadata lists Swift, iOS, license-management, Swift Package Manager, and Xcode topics.

Related projects

Related projects and ecosystems include CocoaPods, Carthage, Swift Package Manager, Mint, Xcode Settings.bundle files, and iOS acknowledgement screens.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for licenseplist. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 4 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: license_plist.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`license-plist`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version3.28.0

manager updated2026-07-28

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected3.28.0

https://github.com/mono0926/LicensePlist

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:licenseplist
Version	3.28.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/licenseplist
Homepage	https://www.slideshare.net/mono0926/licenseplist-a-license-list-generator-of-all-your-dependencies-for-ios-applications
Repository	https://github.com/mono0926/LicensePlist
Upstream docs	https://www.slideshare.net/mono0926/licenseplist-a-license-list-generator-of-all-your-dependencies-for-ios-applications
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/mono0926/LicensePlist/archive/refs/tags/3.28.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-28T10:03:13Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	licenseplist
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	macos
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix92%

license-plist

nix profile install nixpkgs#license-plist

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: License Plist

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/license-plist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/licenseplist.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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