# License for GH plugin

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177>\
**Category:** Rhino Developer\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [March 18, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177 "2024-03-18T20:39:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![AmicoCAD](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/amicocad/32/479712_2.png) [@AmicoCAD](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AmicoCAD)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177/1 "2024-03-18T20:39:40Z")

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Hello everyone.

I’d like to continue the development of a Grasshopper plugin (started, on Rhino it would be to be written), and then publish it and ask for a small fee (5€?.. I don’t know), while maintaining the copyrights.  
So I would like to grant download and use.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

I know that Mcneel has Cloud licenses (see karamba), but I don’t know anything about it. Can someone enlighten me?  
Thanks  
Bye

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**Author:** ![AmicoCAD](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/amicocad/32/479712_2.png) [@AmicoCAD](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AmicoCAD)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177/2 "2024-03-21T19:45:17Z")

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Did I write a piece of rubbish? 🤔🫠

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**Author:** ![laurent\_delrieu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/laurent_delrieu/32/601605_2.png) [@laurent\_delrieu](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/laurent_delrieu)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177/3 "2024-03-21T22:40:32Z")

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Hello  
I didnt use the Mc Neel tool. I dont remember why and ended writing my own tool. It uses a plublic key and a licence with an encrypted part in an xml file.  
It uses multiple level of licence. And also the class allow to output partial results instead of nothing.

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177/4 "2024-03-22T12:08:00Z")

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Hi -

> [@AmicoCAD](#):
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> I know that Mcneel has Cloud licenses (see karamba), but I don’t know anything about it. Can someone enlighten me?

I would start here: [Rhino - Guides](https://developer.rhino3d.com/guides/#cloud-zoo)  
-wim

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**Author:** ![AmicoCAD](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/amicocad/32/479712_2.png) [@AmicoCAD](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AmicoCAD)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177/5 "2024-03-22T13:17:18Z")

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I started there and ended up here 😁

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**Author:** ![Dani\_Abalde](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dani_abalde/32/759411_2.png) [@Dani\_Abalde](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Dani_Abalde)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/license-for-gh-plugin/178177/6 "2024-03-22T16:07:15Z")

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If you don’t expect much income, sell it from Gumroad and don’t waste your time. If it’s something more serious, I would do it like Laurent. They could share it and prevent someone else from paying for it, but maybe that’s cheaper than spending your time setting up Rhino or custom licenses.