Kanka's LICENSE is a Commons Clause License Condition that withholds the right to 'Sell' (including paid hosting or support) and does not name an underlying license in the file read; its README calls it 'source available'. Scrite's LICENSE.txt combines GPLv3 for the source with a separate Commercia…

Kanka's LICENSE is a Commons Clause License Condition that withholds the right to 'Sell' (including paid hosting or support) and does not name an underlying license in the file read; its README calls it 'source available'. Scrite's LICENSE.txt combines GPLv3 for the source with a separate Commercial Binary License for official precompiled binaries (30-day trial, then paid). Beat is GPL (LICENSE.md notice reads version 3 or later) while its iOS build is a paid App Store app; GitHub reports NOASSERTION for Kanka, Beat and Scrite. afterwriting states MIT only in its README and package.json: there is no LICENSE file and GitHub detects none. novelWriter, Manuskript, bibisco and Story Architect report GPL-3.0; Story Architect's README adds that third-party components and optional modules may have their own license terms and that the repository references private cloud and commercial-feature submodules. Rationale: License facts come from LICENSE files, README sentences and GitHub API metadata saved under evidence/github. Counterevidence: None found; GPL tools remain usable for human drafting regardless of these traps. Uncertainty: Kanka's underlying license and the effect of GPL on a hosted agent service were not analysed; this is not legal advice. Sources: - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/owlchester/kanka/develop/LICENSE - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/owlchester/kanka/develop/README.md - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/teriflix/scrite/master/LICENSE.txt - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/README.md - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lmparppei/Beat/main/LICENSE.md - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ifrost/afterwriting-labs/master/README.md - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/story-apps/starc/master/README.md Checked: 2026-10-17

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  "context": "Which of the surveyed writing and series-bible tools have license traps for hosting, redistribution or training?"
}