NEKOBYTE // OPEN-SOURCE-NOTICES.EXE

Open-Source & Third-Party Notices

Version 2026-07-18.0 | Last Updated: July 18, 2026 (UTC)

NekoByte is proprietary software. This page identifies direct third-party dependencies and platform components that may accompany the paid Steam distribution under their own licenses or agreements. The release build must be checked against the exact packaged output before upload.

Overview

NekoByte-owned code and assets remain proprietary. Open-source packages, Microsoft components, and Valve Steamworks components remain the property of their respective owners and are used only under terms that permit the relevant distribution.

Direct Dependency Inventory

Build/test-only packages are identified below and are not intended to ship in the desktop package.

ComponentVersionLicenseUsed In
BCrypt.Net-Next4.0.3Package license file / project licenseUpdate server
CommunityToolkit.Mvvm8.2.2MITDesktop app
Google.Protobuf3.25.1BSD-3-ClauseCommon
Grpc.Core / Grpc.Net.Client2.46.6 / 2.60.0Apache-2.0Common / Core / Desktop app
Grpc.Tools2.60.0Apache-2.0Build tooling only
LibreHardwareMonitorLib0.9.3MPL-2.0Core
Microsoft.AspNetCore.* / Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.*9.0.0MITUpdate server
Microsoft.Data.Sqlite / Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.*9.0.0MITCommon / Core
Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk17.9.0MITTest only
Microsoft.Web.WebView21.0.2792.45Bundled Microsoft license fileDesktop app
Microsoft.Win32.Registry5.0.0MITWindows Themes
Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET10.0.18362.6-previewWindows SDK licenseBuild integration
Moq4.20.70BSD-3-ClauseTest only
NAudio2.2.1MITDesktop app
Otp.NET / QRCoder1.4.0 / 1.6.0MITUpdate server
SharpDX / SharpDX.Direct3D11 / SharpDX.DXGI4.2.0SharpDX licenseDesktop app / Core
Swashbuckle.AspNetCore6.5.0MITUpdate server
System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs9.0.0MITSecurity
System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData9.0.0MITSecurity
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates4.3.2Microsoft package licenseSecurity
System.Management9.0.0MITWindows Themes / Common / Core
System.Text.Json9.0.0MITWindows Themes / AutoUpdate / Common
TaskScheduler2.11.0MITDesktop App
System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter9.0.0MITCore
System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt8.2.1MITUpdate server
coverlet.collector / FluentAssertions6.0.0 / 6.12.0MIT / Apache-2.0Test only
xunit / xunit.runner.visualstudio2.6.6 / 2.5.6Apache-2.0Test only
Steamworks.NET.dllBundled sidecarSteamworks.NET licenseDesktop app
steam_api64.dllBundled sidecarValve Steamworks SDK agreementDesktop app

Bundled Third-Party Components

License Texts

MIT License

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.

Apache License 2.0

Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/

BSD 3-Clause License (Google.Protobuf)

Copyright 2015, Google Inc.

Mozilla Public License 2.0 (LibreHardwareMonitorLib)

Copyright (c) LibreHardwareMonitor Contributors

Questions

For questions about these notices, contact us via [email protected].