Legal
Legal & open source
Emix is free and open-source software. This page lists its license, the copyright notices of the software it is built on, and where to get the complete source code.
License
Emix is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 (AGPL-3.0-only). You may use, study, share and modify it under the terms of that license. The full license text is in the LICENSE file.
Source code
The complete corresponding source code of Emix, including the web app, server, desktop app and our deployment configuration, is publicly available:
Each release is tagged in the repository. The exact version running on the Emix service is shown in the app under User Settings, with a link to its source.
Attribution
Emix is a modified version of Backspace.
Backspace
Copyright © 2026 Jannis Braun
Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0-only).
Emix's changes are described in EMIX.md and in the repository history. The Backspace name and logos belong to their owner and are not used as Emix branding. Emix is an independent project and is not endorsed by the Backspace project.
Third-party software
Emix includes third-party components, each under its own license. These include the DM Sans and Inter typefaces (SIL Open Font License 1.1) and the open-source libraries listed in the repository. The complete list of notices is in the NOTICE file.
No warranty
Emix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See sections 15 and 16 of the GNU Affero General Public License for details.