Last updated: November 2026
Every fact on a program page is either verified against an official source or not shown at all. No dashes, no placeholders — if we haven’t confirmed it, we don’t publish it.
Versions and release dates
- The latest stable version and its release date come from the project’s official release channel: GitHub Releases, GitLab or Codeberg releases, or the project’s own changelog.
- Pre-releases are stored separately and shown with a “Beta” label, never mixed into stable data.
- The date shown is always the original release date from the source — never the date we imported or edited the page.
Download files and hashes
- Download links point to official release files or unmodified official mirrors.
- SHA-256 hashes come from the project’s official checksums file when one exists. If we computed a hash ourselves from the official file, it is labeled “computed by LibreAlts”.
- We never repackage installers or bundle additional software.
Licenses
- The license is taken from the project repository (SPDX identifier) and cross-checked against the OSI license list.
- Source-available but non-OSI licenses (BSL, SSPL, Commons Clause, non-commercial) are noted on the page; such software is linked to its official site without mirroring.
What we check, and when
Release data is re-checked regularly (daily for active projects). Each stored fact keeps its source URL and the date it was checked. A fact whose source stops responding is removed from the page until re-verified.
Spotted an error?
Tell us via the corrections page — we fix confirmed mistakes and credit careful readers.