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<h1> LICENSE AGREEMENT:</h1>

<p> This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY and without even the<br>
 implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</p>

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<p> There are TWO parts of LAStools. One part is open source. <br>
 The other part is closed source and requires licensing for most <br>
 commercial or government use. If you're unsure please email <br>
 'info@rapidlasso.de' before using LAStools.<br>
 For education and evaluation purposes you can use and test LAStools <br>
 for free. Some free version tools are limited in the maximum count<br>
 of lidar points in one single file to avoid commercial usage.<br>
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<h2>Open source</h2>
<p> This part of LAStools is &quot;free&quot; open-source (see COPYING.txt).</p>

<p> * laszip<br>
 * lasindex<br>
 * lasinfo<br>
 * las2las<br>
 * lasdiff<br>
 * lasmerge<br>
 * las2txt &amp; txt2las<br>
 * lasprecision<br>
 * LASzip<br>
 * LASlib (with LASzip) - the API used by LAStools.<br>
 * lascopcindex</p>

<h2>Freeware</h2>
<p> These are also &quot;free&quot; to use but not (yet) available in open source.</p>

<p> * demzip <br>
 * demdiff<br>
 * e572las<br>
 * lasview<br>
 * lasvalidate<br>
 * laspublish<br>
 * lasoptimize<br>
 * lasliberate</p>

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<h2>Licensed</h2>
<p> The following LAStools require licensing for any commercial, government,<br>
 or production use. However, they may be used &quot;freely&quot; for all non-profit<br>
 personal, non-military educational, or non-profit humanitarian purposes.<br>
 Note that the output of the unlicensed version can be slightly distorted<br>
 after certain point limits are exceeded. Control output in the console<br>
 (aka &quot;the black window&quot;) informs the user whenever this happens.</p>

<p> * blast2dem<br>
 * blast2iso<br>
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 * las2dem<br>
 * las2iso<br>
 * las2shp<br>
 * las2tin<br>
 * las3dpoly<br>
 * lasboundary<br>
 * lascanopy<br>
 * lasclassify<br>
 * lasclip<br>
 * lascolor<br>
 * lascontrol<br>
 * lascopy<br>
 * lasdatum &amp; lasvdatum<br>
 * lasdistance<br>
 * lasduplicate<br>
 * lasgrid<br>
 * lasground &amp; lasground_new<br>
 * lasheight<br>
 * lasintensity<br>
 * laslayers<br>
 * lasnoise<br>
 * lasoverage<br>
 * lasoverlap<br>
 * lasplanes<br>
 * lasprobe<br>
 * lasreturn<br>
 * lassort<br>
 * lassplit<br>
 * lasthin<br>
 * lastile<br>
 * lastool<br>
 * lasvoxel<br>
 * shp2las</p>

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<p> If you want to use LAStools please contact us for licensing. You can</p>

<p> (a) license the existing executables for production<br>
 (b) license the existing executables for inclusion in your software <br>
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 You can also contract with rapidlasso GmbH to create LAStools tailored<br>
 to your particular needs.<br>
 <br>
 See <a href="https://rapidlasso.de/licensing">https://rapidlasso.de/licensing</a> for licensing details.<br>
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<h2>COPYRIGHT:</h2>
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(c) 2007-2025, rapidlasso GmbH, GERMANY - fast tools to catch reality</p>
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