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SIL Global

SIL Global is a language development organization that publishes free software and fonts for language documentation, translation and writing systems, including Keyman, FieldWorks and Paratext. Most of its software and fonts are released under open licences such as the SIL Open Font License and the MIT License.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source
  • Freeware

  1. SIL states that most SIL software is free to use, modify and redistribute under open licences such as the SIL Open Font License and the MIT License.[1]

  2. The SIL Open Font License is a free, libre and open-source licence designed for fonts and related software; the current version is OFL 1.1 of 26 February 2007.[2]

  3. FieldWorks is free to use, modify and redistribute under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.[3]

  4. Keyman is described as a free and open-source multilingual keyboard system supporting over 2,500 languages.[4]

Products

References

  1. Fonts - SIL Language Technology · software.sil.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. SIL Open Font License · openfontlicense.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. FieldWorks Language Explorer™ - Dictionary Creation Software · software.sil.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. About Keyman · keyman.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
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