Chaya

Open-source License

Updated 2026-10-06

Chaya is an open-source project. Its source code is publicly hosted on GitHub and released under the MIT License. Anyone may obtain, use, modify and redistribute the Tool free of charge; the Developers charge no fee for it.

This page describes the open-source license of the Tool and its scope. The English text of the MIT License is authoritative.

1. MIT License

  • Under the MIT License, anyone who obtains a copy of the Software may deal in it free of charge and without restriction, including the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense and sell copies.
  • The only condition is that the copyright notice and permission notice below be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  • The Software is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, and in no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability arising from the Software or its use.
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 DavidJones

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.

2. Scope of the license

  • The MIT License applies only to the source code and documentation of this project.
  • It grants no rights in any game, game asset, RPG Maker or its trademarks, or any third-party service. Rights in game content processed with the Tool remain with the original rights holders.

3. Third-party open-source components

  • Third-party open-source components used by the Tool (including NW.js, React and Next.js) are released under their own licenses, which are provided with each component.
  • When redistributing the Tool or any of its third-party components, you must also comply with the licenses of those components.
  • The major third-party components, icons and fonts used by the Tool, with their licenses and author attributions, are listed under Credits.

4. Contributions

  • Unless the contributor expressly states otherwise, any code, documentation or other contribution submitted to this project is deemed licensed under the MIT License.

5. Relationship with other terms

  • The Disclaimer and the Privacy Policy describe the use of the Tool and how data is handled; they do not restrict the rights granted by the MIT License.
  • Versions modified or redistributed by third parties are not versions provided by the Developers, and the Developers accept no responsibility for them.

Credits

Major open-source tools

Chaya is built on the following open-source projects and assets, each used under its own license; assets with a listed author are attributed as their licenses require.

Runtime and frameworks

  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT

Interface

  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT

Text, translation and data

  • Apache-2.0
  • MIT
  • Apache-2.0
  • MIT
  • Apache-2.0
  • MIT

AI and integrations

  • MIT
  • MIT

Build and testing

  • Apache-2.0
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT

Icons and fonts

  • MIT
  • ISC
  • MIT
  • Lorc, Delapouite et al.CC-BY-3.0
  • Fonticons, Inc.CC-BY-4.0
  • MicrosoftCC-BY-4.0
  • Apache-2.0
  • Apache-2.0
  • Apache-2.0
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • CC0-1.0
  • OFL-1.1
  • OFL-1.1
  • OFL-1.1

Thanks

  • Everyone who has contributed code, documentation, translations or issue reports to Chaya.
  • The authors and maintainers of the projects above, and the community members who give them their time.
  • RPG Maker creators who allow and support players translating and playing their works.
  • Developers who share plugins, tools and knowledge in the RPG Maker community.
  • Every player who has tried Chaya and shared feedback.