Licenses
mdz and its bundled libraries
mdz itself
MIT — see LICENSE in the repo.
Bundled libraries
The following libraries are vendored in the app bundle (in ui/vendor/) and are loaded at runtime when a document requires them.
| Library | Used for | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| KaTeX | Math rendering | MIT | github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX |
| highlight.js | Syntax highlighting | BSD-3-Clause | github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js |
| Mermaid | Diagram rendering | MIT | github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid |
Rust crate dependencies
The full list is in Cargo.lock in the repo. Notable runtime deps:
| Crate | Used for | License |
|---|---|---|
| tauri | App framework | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
| pulldown-cmark | Markdown parser | MIT |
| rusqlite | SQLite + FTS5 | MIT |
| notify | File system watcher | CC0-1.0 / MIT |
| memmap2 | Memory-mapped file reads | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
| postcard | AST wire format (Rust ↔ WebView) | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
| parking_lot | Sync primitives | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
| walkdir | Recursive directory walk | Unlicense / MIT |
| bumpalo | Arena allocator (parser) | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
| serde / serde_json / serde_yaml | Serialization | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
MIT license text (for mdz itself)
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2026 mdz contributors
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.