Adminer is free open source software and is released under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, even for commercial purposes, under the following conditions:
- The software comes with no warranty.
- You have to include the license text when you distribute Adminer in any form.
- You are not allowed to use Adminer's trademark in any form without prior agreement.
📄 Full License Text
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 Adminer Project
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
⚖️ Legal Implications
Commercial Use
You are allowed to use Adminer in your commercial products. However, you must acknowledge the license conditions and include the MIT license terms in documentation or about screens.
Distribution
When distributing Adminer or any modified version of it, you must include both the source code and the MIT license file. You cannot remove the license information from distributions.
✅ Compliance
Verification Tools
Adminer provides license verification reports for enterprise users. You can request a compliance verification through our commercial support channels.