# License

Our software is open source and licensed under the [MIT license](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/). You are free to use the software as you like. The code can be forked and modified, but the original copyright author should always be included!

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**License Notice**

This package is licensed under the MIT License.

It <mark style="color:red;">does not</mark> include the Ghostscript. However, it requires Ghostscript to be installed on the server in order to function. Ghostscript is licensed separately under the <mark style="color:red;">AGPL</mark> or a <mark style="color:red;">commercial license</mark> from Artifex. If you choose the AGPL version of Ghostscript, you <mark style="color:red;">must</mark> comply with the AGPL terms in your own application.

Please ensure you have the appropriate Ghostscript license for your use case.
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