Open source
Readable by default. The prompts that write your posts are open.
The prompt library is MIT-licensed and forkable. The desktop app and CLI are source-available under BUSL 1.1 — you can read, run, and improve them; commercial redistribution requires a subscription.
Prompt library
postlane/prompts
The skill files that power /draft-post and every other Postlane command. MIT-licensed — fork it, extend it, build on it. No restrictions.
Fork and customise with no restrictions
Build your own skills on top
Contribute back via pull request
Use in commercial projects
Desktop app & CLI
postlane/desktop · postlane/cli
The Tauri desktop app and @postlane/cli are source-available under the Business Source License 1.1. Four years after each release the code converts to Apache 2.0 automatically.
Read and audit the full source code
Modify and run locally for personal use
Self-host for internal non-commercial use
Converts to Apache 2.0 in four years
Licensing model
Source-available with a commercial gate
BUSL 1.1 is designed for products that want to be readable and forkable without enabling direct commercial competition before the team has had a chance to build a sustainable business. The code goes fully open-source automatically — no action needed from anyone.
What you can do
Copy, modify, and use the source code for personal or non-commercial projects
Self-host the app for internal use within a single organisation
Fork the repositories and submit pull requests
Read and learn from the code freely
What the licence reserves
Commercial production use without a paid Postlane subscription
Offering the app as a competing hosted or managed service
Removing the BUSL licence header from source files
Using the Postlane brand name or logo without permission
Make the prompts better for everyone.
The prompt library is where most of the product intelligence lives. Pull requests are welcome — a good improvement to a skill benefits every Postlane user.