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License list generator of all your dependencies for iOS applications. Version 3.28.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#license-plist.
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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. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version3.28.0
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:licenseplist |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.28.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.slideshare.net/mono0926/licenseplist-a-license-list-generator-of-all-your-dependencies-for-ios-applications |
| Repository | https://github.com/mono0926/LicensePlist |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28T10:03:13Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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license-plist
nix profile install nixpkgs#license-plist- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: License Plist
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation