PixInsight Class Library (PCLL) 2.0 is the software license under which we'll release all new versions of PixInsight from now on, including all modules and scripts included in the official PixInsight distribution on all supported platforms.


PixInsight Class Library License
Version 2.0.1, 29 December 2025


Copyright (c) 2025, Pleiades Astrophoto S.L. All Rights Reserved.

Redistribution and use in both source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following restriction and disclaimer.

  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following restriction and disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

  3. Neither the names "PixInsight" and "Pleiades Astrophoto" nor the names of their contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. For written permission, please contact info@pixinsight.com.

  4. All products derived from this software, in any form whatsoever, must reproduce the following acknowledgment in the end-user documentation and/or other materials provided with the product:

    "This product is based on software from the PixInsight project, developed by Pleiades Astrophoto and its contributors (https://pixinsight.com/)."

    Alternatively, if that is where third-party acknowledgments normally appear, this acknowledgment must be reproduced in the product itself.
The use of this source code in whole or in part, in both source and binary forms, is strictly forbidden for:

a. Training machine learning systems, including, but not limited to, language models, generative models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated code generation systems.​
b. Inclusion in training datasets or corpora for machine learning systems, including, but not limited to, language models and generative models.​
c. Providing API services that incorporate or derive from this software for automated code generation.​
This restriction applies to all commercial or non-profit entities and expressly includes use via APIs, wrappers, or third-party tools. Exceptions require explicit written permission from Pleiades Astrophoto S.L. For written permission, please contact info@pixinsight.com.​

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