What is license-gen-genie?
Tired of adding licenses manually? license-gen-genie is a fast, interactive CLI that generates SPDX-compliant license files for your npm packages. Auto-fill author details, too. Try it: npx license-gen-genie --license MIT --name "Your Name"
Problem
Users currently manually add SPDX-compliant licenses and author details for npm packages, which is time-consuming and error-prone.
Solution
A CLI tool that generates SPDX-compliant license files for npm packages with auto-filled author details via CLI commands (e.g., npx license-gen-genie --license MIT --name "Your Name").
Customers
JavaScript/Node.js developers, open-source maintainers, and npm package publishers who frequently create/manage software licenses.
Unique Features
Seamless CLI integration, auto-fills author info from git/npm config, supports multiple licenses, SPDX compliance assurance.
User Comments
Saves hours of manual work
Perfect for open-source projects
Simplifies license management
Intuitive command-line workflow
Essential for npm package publishing
Traction
Newly launched (alpha stage), GitHub repository details unspecified. Specific traction metrics (users/MRR) not publicly disclosed.
Market Size
The global npm ecosystem includes 1.75 million npm packages (2023 stats), with 75% requiring license files, creating a sizable demand for automated solutions.
