License agreement for the Vaporware app.
Effective July 3, 2026 · Version 1.0
IMPORTANT — READ CAREFULLY. This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity, "you") and Pixla LLC governing your use of Vaporware, including any associated media, printed materials, and electronic documentation. By downloading, installing, copying, or otherwise using the Software, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not download, install, or use the Software.
Subject to your continuous compliance with this Agreement, Pixla grants you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to download, install, and use the Software in object-code form on Devices that you own or control, solely for your own internal or personal development purposes.
The Software is licensed, not sold. You acquire no ownership interest in the Software.
Except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law, you shall not, and shall not permit any third party to:
(a) sell, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, distribute, host as a service, or otherwise commercially exploit or make the Software available to any third party;
(b) copy the Software except as necessary to install and back it up for your own use;
(c) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the Software;
(d) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, underlying ideas, or algorithms of the Software, except and only to the extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this limitation;
(e) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices, labels, or marks on or in the Software;
(f) use the Software to build a competing product or service, or to benchmark it for that purpose without Pixla's prior written consent;
(g) use the Software in violation of any applicable law or regulation; or
(h) circumvent or disable any security, licensing, or technical limitation of the Software.
The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws and treaties. Pixla and its licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all intellectual-property rights therein. All rights not expressly granted to you in this Agreement are reserved by Pixla.
The names "Pixla," "Vaporware," associated logos, and all related product and service names are trademarks of Pixla LLC. This Agreement does not grant you any right to use any Pixla trademark, trade name, or logo.
The Software may automatically check for, download, and install Updates (including through the Sparkle framework). You consent to such automatic Updates. Updates are governed by this Agreement unless a separate license accompanies the Update. Pixla may add, modify, or discontinue features of the Software at any time. Pixla is under no obligation to provide any Update, support, or maintenance.
The Software may include, reference, or download at runtime Third-Party Components that are subject to their own separate license terms. In particular, Vaporware downloads open-source database engines (such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Redis) and related developer tools directly to your Device on first use from their respective sources; Pixla does not bundle or redistribute these binaries. Such Third-Party Components are licensed to you under the terms of their respective licenses, not under this Agreement, and you are responsible for complying with those terms. A list of material Third-Party Components and their licenses is available at https://pixla.app/legal/third-party-notices or within the Software. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pixla disclaims all liability arising from Third-Party Components.
Vaporware offers an optional feature to publish a project to Pixla Hosting and may integrate with other Pixla products. Your use of Pixla Hosting or any other online service is governed by the applicable Pixla Terms of Service (https://pixla.app/legal/terms) and Pixla Privacy Policy (https://pixla.app/legal/privacy), and may require a separate account, API key, or fees. Vaporware's core local-development functionality does not require the use of any online service.
Vaporware is provided free of charge. Pixla is under no obligation to keep the Software available at no cost, and reserves the right to introduce paid features, tiers, or successor products in the future, subject to the terms presented at the time.
This Agreement is effective until terminated. It terminates automatically, without notice, if you breach any of its terms. Pixla may also terminate this Agreement if it ceases to offer the Software. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the Software and delete all copies in your possession or control. Sections 3, 4, 6, and 10 through 16 survive termination. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by uninstalling and deleting the Software.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. PIXLA AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PIXLA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL PIXLA OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. PIXLA'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US$50), REFLECTING THAT THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you.
You represent that you are not located in, and will not use or export the Software in violation of any applicable export-control or sanctions laws, including those of the United States. You represent that you are not on any government restricted-party list and are not located in an embargoed or restricted territory.
The Software is a "commercial item" as defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101, consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation." It is licensed to U.S. Government end users only as a commercial item and with only those rights granted to all other end users under this Agreement.
Your use of the Software may involve the processing of information as described in the Pixla Privacy Policy at https://pixla.app/legal/privacy, which is incorporated by reference.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and excluding the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The exclusive venue for any dispute not subject to arbitration shall be the courts located in Knox County, Tennessee, and the parties consent to personal jurisdiction there. [OPTIONAL: Insert binding-arbitration and class-action-waiver clause here if desired — have counsel draft, as enforceability varies by jurisdiction.]
This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and Pixla regarding the Software and supersedes all prior understandings. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Pixla's failure to enforce any right is not a waiver. You may not assign this Agreement without Pixla's prior written consent; Pixla may assign it freely. This Agreement does not create any agency, partnership, or joint venture.
Vaporware is distributed as a notarized Developer-ID disk image (DMG), not through the Mac App Store. The following additional terms apply only if you obtain a copy of the Software through the Apple App Store and, in case of conflict with the above, control for App Store copies only:
Pixla LLC
5706 Neubert Springs Rd, Knoxville, TN 37920
Email: legal@pixla.app — General support: support@pixla.app
Website: https://pixla.app