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LICENSE

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The MIT License (MIT)
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Copyright (c) 2018 ApexCharts
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
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THE SOFTWARE.
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## 📄 License Options for ApexCharts
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ApexCharts is offered under a **dual-license model** to support individuals, startups, and commercial products of all sizes.
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### 🔓 Community License (Free)
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For individuals, non-profits, educators, and small businesses with **less than $2 million USD in annual revenue**.
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✅ What’s allowed:
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- Personal, educational, or non-profit use
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- Commercial use by small orgs (< $2M annual revenue)
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- Modifications and redistribution (with attribution)
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🚫 Not allowed:
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- Use by companies or entities over $2M/year revenue
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- Use in competing charting products
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- Sublicensing under different terms
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➡ By using ApexCharts under this license, you confirm that **you qualify as a Small Organization**.
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### 💼 Commercial License (Paid)
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Required if **you or your affiliated organization earns $2 million USD or more per year**.
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✅ What's included:
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- Use in internal tools and commercial applications
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- Modifications and app-level distribution
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- 12-month subscription with updates & support
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🚫 Not allowed:
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- Redistribution in toolkits, SDKs, or platforms
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- Use by unlicensed developers
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- Competing charting products
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### 🔄 OEM / Redistribution License (Paid)
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Required if you are **embedding ApexCharts into a product or platform used by other people**, such as:
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- No-code dashboards
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- Developer platforms
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- Embedded BI tools
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- White-labeled apps or SDKs
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✅ What's included:
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- Redistribution rights for 1 application or product
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- 12-month subscription with updates & support
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✅ OEM **not required** if your app simply renders static charts and users **cannot** configure or interact with them.
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### ⚠️ License Acceptance
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By installing ApexCharts (e.g., via `npm install apexcharts`), you are agreeing to the applicable license based on your usage:
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- Community License (if under $2M revenue)
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- Commercial License (if over $2M revenue)
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- OEM License (if redistributing to third-party users)
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### 🛠 Need a License or Have Questions?
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📧 Contact us at [sales@apexcharts.com](mailto:sales@apexcharts.com)
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📚 Read full license agreements here: [https://apexcharts.com/license](https://apexcharts.com/license)
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Thank you for supporting ApexCharts! Your licensing helps keep it free and open for individuals and small teams.

package.json

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"bugs": {
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"url": "https://github.com/apexcharts/vue-apexcharts/issues"
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"license": "MIT",
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"license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
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"peerDependencies": {
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"apexcharts": ">=4.0.0",
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"vue": "^2.5.17"

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