Commercial applications using 7-Zip EXE or DLL files must name 7-Zip, the GNU LGPL and www.7-zip.org in their documentation
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- Compliance
- Statement
- 7-Zip FAQ, Developer FAQ (undated; as published on 2026-09-27): EXE or DLL files from 7-Zip may be used in a commercial application, but the documentation must state (1) that parts of the 7-Zip program were used, (2) that 7-Zip is licensed under the GNU LGPL and (3) give a link to www.7-zip.org, where the source code can be found.
- Applies when
- A vendor or in-house team distributes an application that includes 7-Zip binaries.
- Applies to
- Commercial software that ships or calls 7-Zip executables or DLLs (7z.exe, 7z.dll, 7za.exe, 7za.dll).
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