# Commercial Use & Support

Gledhill Metadata is **free and open source** under the MIT License. Anyone — individuals, teams, and businesses — can download, use, modify, and redistribute it without restriction.

## Free for Individuals

If you're a solo photographer, hobbyist, or learning to work with metadata, you can use Gledhill Metadata completely free, forever. No registration, no limits, no strings attached.

## Organizations Are Encouraged to Contribute

Gledhill Metadata is sustained by organizations that benefit from professional photo workflow tools. If your team uses Gledhill Metadata for production work, training, or integration into business systems, we encourage you to support the project.

**This is entirely voluntary.** There is no enforcement, tracking, or licensing mechanism. You're using an honor-based system.

### Why Support?

- **Sustained development** — Funding accelerates bug fixes, new features, and platform support
- **Continuous updates** — Your contribution helps keep the app current with OS and format changes
- **Direct impact** — Your support directly enables the creator to prioritize your use case

## Recommended Support Tiers

These are **suggested contributions based on organizational size and usage scale.** They are not enforced — choose what makes sense for your situation.

### Monthly Support

| Tier | Amount | For |
|------|--------|-----|
| **Small Team** | $10/month | Up to ~15 people |
| **Organization** | $50/month | ~100 people |
| **Business** | $75/month | ~300–500 people |
| **Enterprise** | $150/month | 1000+ people |

### One-Time Support

| Tier | Amount | For |
|------|--------|-----|
| **Small Team** | $75 | One-time contribution |
| **Organization** | $200 | One-time contribution |
| **Business** | $500 | One-time contribution |
| **Enterprise** | $1,000 | One-time contribution |

## How to Support

Support Gledhill Metadata through:

### GitHub Sponsors
[Support via GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Nerd-or-Geek)

You can set up monthly recurring support or make one-time contributions through GitHub Sponsors.

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**Thank you for using Gledhill Metadata.**  
Your support — whether financial or through contributions, bug reports, and feedback — helps keep this project thriving.