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Kitware

Kitware develops open-source scientific computing, visualisation and build tools, including CMake, ParaView and the Visualization Toolkit (VTK). Its main projects are released under the permissive BSD 3-Clause licence, and Kitware sells professional support and training around them.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. CMake is distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-clause License; the KWSys library in the CMake source tree uses the same licence.[1]

  2. ParaView is released under the permissive BSD 3-Clause licence, which lets commercial organisations use it royalty free; bundled third-party licences are permissive and compatible with it.[2]

  3. Since version 5.12.0, ParaView binary distributions include SPDX files documenting the licences of their components.[3]

  4. VTK is open-source software under a BSD licence that is free to use for any purpose, with minimal restrictions for open and closed source applications; Kitware offers professional support and training.[4]

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References

  1. Licensing for CMake · cmake.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. ParaView License · paraview.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. ParaView License · paraview.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. About | VTK · vtk.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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