Copyright and Data Use

Code License

Sefaria's code is currently licensed under the GPL-3.0 license. To learn more, click here.

Text Copyright

Each text in the Sefaria Library varies slightly in terms of copyright status and potential for reuse in other projects. Learn more about how to check the copyright status of a text in this article from the Sefaria Help Center.

⚠️ Important: Text Licenses in the Sefaria Library

While you can use most of the resources in the Sefaria Library for independent projects, some texts have specific licensing requirements. To ensure you’re reusing a source with the proper acknowledgments, please check the license or copyright status of the specific resource in question.

Please note:

• Each version of a text has its own license. For example, the Tanakh translation by Dr. Everett Fox has a different copyright license than the Tanakh translation published in 2023 by JPS.
• Different languages are considered individual editions of a text, each with individual license details.

Understanding Reuse Licenses

You’ll see three types of licenses when exploring the Library.

• Texts in the public domain can be reused without restriction.
• Texts with a Creative Commons license may carry requirements to give attribution, share derived work, or limit usage in commercial contexts.
• Texts with no noted license have not yet had their copyright status verified by Sefaria.

To check the status of a specific text:

• Click on any passage of text to open the Sefaria Library Resource Panel.
• Click on About this Text to open a panel with background information about the text in question.
• Underneath the title, background information, and (when available) date of composition, locate the Current Version subheading.
• Underneath the details about the current version being displayed, locate information about the source of acquisition.

Usage of Sefaria's Name and Logo

While we make our data and code freely available for others to reuse, the same is not true of the name Sefaria and associated logos, which are under trademark. This trademark is essential, as it clarifies to users whether a particular application was developed by Sefaria or by a third party. That being said, we do offer the following badges for open use. These indicate to users that your project is powered by Sefaria, though not developed by Sefaria.