Hoardwick's own code — the desktop user interface and the local server that drives it — is proprietary and is licensed to you under our Terms of Service / EULA. The application also redistributes the unmodified third-party programs listed below, together with their licenses and the exact versions we ship.
| Component | Version shipped | License | Upstream source |
|---|---|---|---|
bin\yt-dlp.exe |
2026.08.19 | The Unlicense (public domain) | github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp |
bin\ffmpeg.exe |
N-126497-g5b614efc7e (build 20260911) |
GNU GPL v3 or later |
ffmpeg.org |
bin\qjs.exe |
QuickJS 2026-06-04 |
MIT (notice reproduced in section 5a) | bellard.org/quickjs |
bin\libwinpthread-1.dll |
1.0.0.0 | MinGW-w64 runtime license, BSD-style (notice reproduced in section 5b) | mingw-w64.org |
server.exe — embedded CPython runtime |
Python 3.13 | PSF License Agreement | python.org |
server.exe — PyInstaller bootloader |
6.22.3 | GPL v2 or later, with an exception that expressly permits the bootloader to be used to package and distribute programs under other licenses. Hoardwick's own code is not GPL-licensed and is not derived from PyInstaller. | pyinstaller.org |
server.exe. You do not install Python, Node.js or any other runtime yourself — everything Hoardwick needs is inside the archive.
Not redistributed: ffprobe.exe is deliberately absent from the package. Testing showed that every post-processing step Hoardwick performs (merging, subtitle conversion and embedding, thumbnail embedding) works with ffmpeg alone, and shipping it would add roughly 156 MB for no benefit.
How the two programs relate:
If you would like the complete corresponding source code for the exact FFmpeg build we redistribute (version N-126497-g5b614efc7e-20260911, git commit 5b614efc7e), you can either:
License texts: GNU GPL v3 · The Unlicense · PSF License · MIT
The archive itself ships a THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.txt that repeats this notice and travels with the binaries — several of the licenses above are only satisfied if that file accompanies the components.
The licenses below require that their copyright and permission notices are reproduced when the component is distributed in binary form. They are reproduced here for that reason, and again inside the package.
bin\qjs.exe)QuickJS Javascript Engine Copyright (c) 2017-2021 Fabrice Bellard Copyright (c) 2017-2021 Charlie Gordon 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.
bin\libwinpthread-1.dll)Overall copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 by the mingw-w64 project
This license has been certified as open source. It has also been
designated as GPL compatible by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
1. Redistributions in source code must retain the accompanying
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disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the accompanying
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disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
with the distribution.
3. Names of the copyright holders must not be used to endorse or
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Trademarks (tm) of the copyright holders. Use of them is covered
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5. If any files are modified, you must cause the modified files to
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The MinGW-w64 runtime additionally contains code carrying separate permissive notices (getopt, gdtoa, parts of the math and string libraries, and headers imported from Wine). The complete list is available at the upstream COPYING.MinGW-w64-runtime.txt.
server.exe)The Python interpreter embedded in server.exe is distributed under the PSF License Agreement. The CPython source distribution also carries the licenses of the libraries bundled inside it (for example OpenSSL, zlib and expat); all of them are permissive and none of them affect the licensing of Hoardwick's own code. Hoardwick does not modify the Python interpreter.
If you believe a component is listed incorrectly, is missing a required notice, or that your rights have not been respected, contact support@hoardwick.com and we will correct it promptly. Copyright concerns are handled under our Copyright / DMCA policy.