About Software Developer Kit Licensing

A customer’s use of a LEADTOOLS software development toolkit (SDK) or add-on is governed by the license agreement that accompanies the product:LEAD’s standard end-user software license agreement (“EULA”).

The SDK license has two (2) primary licensing components:

I. Development License for SDK products:

LEAD’s EULA allows the user to install the SDK on a development computer and use the SDK for development of an end user application, by integrating certain redistributable libraries and files into the end user application using the SDK sample code and documentation. The basic rules are

If a customer wishes to use LEADTOOLS in connection with the development of an application that is not an "end user" application, the customer may be able to obtain a customized license from LEAD. LEAD's licensing department can be contacted at: oemsales@leadtools.com.

II. Deployment License

The Deployment License governs the customer’s use of the resulting end user application (“Application Software”) that is developed with the SDK. Unlike a typical end user license, an SDK license generally grants a license to copy and redistribute a portion of the software. The LEADTOOLS SDK product line consists of two (2) categories of SDKs from a Deployment License standpoint:  

  1. SDKs governed by the “Hybrid License”  that  do not require any deployment license fees for Application Software that is used internally by the customer, but do require an additional distribution license fee for Application Software that is commercially distributed beyond a certain quantity per year.

  2. SDKs that require a “deployment license” for any and all deployments or distributions of the end user application, whether internal or commercial.

    The following products are governed by the Free License:

None at this time

LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro

LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro

LEADTOOLS Multimedia

LEADTOOLS Document Imaging

LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Suite

LEADTOOLS Recognition

LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging

LEADTOOLS PACS Imaging

LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging Suite

LEADTOOLS Barcode Modules

LEADTOOLS Raster PDF Plug-ins

LEADTOOLS Advanced PDF Plug-in

LEADTOOLS OCR Modules

LEADTOOLS ICR Modules

LEADTOOLS OMR Modules

LEADTOOLS CCOW Module

LEADTOOLS PDF OCR Module

LEADTOOLS Virtual Printer Module

LEADTOOLS Medical Multimedia Module

LEADTOOLS Multimedia Suite

LEADTOOLS Medical 3D Module

LEADTOOLS DVD Module

LEADTOOLS DVR Module

LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module

LEADTOOLS MPEG-2 Transport Module

LEAD DirectShow Filters and Codecs

LEADTOOLS Document HTML5 Module

LEADTOOLS Medical HTML5 Module

Please contact oemsales@leadtools.com if you have any questions concerning deployment licenses.

III. Other Licensing Requirements

Additional licensing requirements apply to applications developed using LEAD products:

For more information, refer to:

LEADTOOLS Licensing Summary

Single End User Application License Examples

LEADTOOLS Standard End-User Software License Agreement (EULA)

Development Seat Frequently Asked Questions

OEM License Frequently Asked Questions

About LEADTOOLS Deployment Licenses

Hybrid License Frequently Asked Questions