Pricing
100% Open Source.
Fair Pricing.
The majority of BlockNote is liberally licensed and free to use for any purpose. The dual-licensed XL features (like AI) are free for open source projects, but require a commercial license for closed-source applications.
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Free
Everything you need to get started. and free for any project.
- All blocks & UI components
- Drag-and-drop editing
- Slash commands & menus
- Real-time collaboration
- Comments
- XL Packages free for OSS under GPL-3.0
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Business
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$390/month
Commercial license for access to advanced features and technical support.
- Commercial license for XL packages:
- • AI integration
- • Multi-column layouts
- • Export to PDF, Docx, ODT, Email
- Logo on website and repositories
- Standard Support (see SLA)
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Custom
Custom licensing, dedicated support, and design partnership.
- Everything in Business, plus:
- Custom BlockNote feature development
- Private Slack channel with maintainers
- Onboarding and integration guidance
- Priority Support (see SLA)
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Frequently asked questions
We're proud to say that BlockNote is 100% open source software. The core library is licensed under the MPL 2.0 license, which allows you to use BlockNote in commercial and closed-source applications - even without a subscription. If you make changes to the BlockNote source files, you're expected to publish these changes so the wider community can benefit as well.
The XL packages (like AI integration, multi-column layouts, and exporters) are dual-licensed and available under GPL-3.0, or - for closed-source projects - a commercial license as part of the BlockNote Business subscription or above. See the commercial license terms for the exact details.
The XL packages (like AI integration, multi-column layouts, and exporters) are dual-licensed and available under GPL-3.0, or - for closed-source projects - a commercial license as part of the BlockNote Business subscription or above. See the commercial license terms for the exact details.
Only when you use any of the XL packages (like AI integration, multi-column layouts, and exporters) and you cannot comply with the GPL-3.0 license you'll need a commercial license. This is likely to be the case when you're building closed-source applications. The BlockNote Business subscription and above includes a commercial license.
We’ve built BlockNote as open source from day one and remain committed to keeping the core library licensed under the MPL 2.0. That means it’s free to use—even in commercial and closed-source projects.
To sustainably support ongoing development, we offer a small set of advanced features (the XL packages) under a dual-license model:
To sustainably support ongoing development, we offer a small set of advanced features (the XL packages) under a dual-license model:
- GPL-3.0 for open-source projects
- Commercial license (included in the BlockNote Business tier and above) for closed-source use
We have you covered! All BlockNote subscriptions come with prioritized support. See the Service Level Agreement for the exact details.
With BlockNote, there are no limits on the number of documents or users you can have.
You're free to run the software on your own infrastructure, and none of your data passes through our servers — your documents and users remain entirely your business.
The BlockNote Commercial license (included in the Business tier and above) for XL packages covers one application per license. See the commercial license terms for the exact details.
If you want to use XL packages in more than one app, contact us at team@blocknotejs.org; we're happy to work with you on a custom license.
If you want to use XL packages in more than one app, contact us at team@blocknotejs.org; we're happy to work with you on a custom license.
Yes! We offer a discount for startups with less than 5 employees. See the commercial license terms for the exact details.
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