Best license plugins for WordPress
The most popular license plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. License For Envato leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Envato Toolkit (5K+) and Serial Numbers (1K+). All 36 plugins tagged “license” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 license plugins
- 1.
License For EnvatoThe most installed license plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Envato Toolkit5K+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 9 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 3.
Serial Numbers1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 78 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Software License Manager900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 35 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.Creative Commons
700+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 6.
Key Manager200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Elite Licenser addon-lite for WooCommerce100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
- 8.Terms Before Download
70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.EDD License Key Template
50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 10.
UpdatePulse Server40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
All 36 plugins tagged “license”

License For Envato
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,213by Ashraful Sarkar Naiem12 days ago
License For Envato is an Envato theme & plugin license management solution for WordPress.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 184/day

Envato Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,042by KestutisIT5 years ago
Validate purchase code, check for item update & support expiration, download newest version, lookup for user details, search for Envato item id & more
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 2.8(9)
- Downloads
- 19/day

Serial Numbers
Down in the last 7 days:46#6,188by PluginEver19 days ago
An easy way to sell digital products and manage licenses with WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(78)
- Downloads
- 55/day

Software License Manager
#7,241by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ2 months ago
Create and manage license keys for your software applications easily
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.6(35)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Creative Commons
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,744by Timid Robot4 years ago
Official Creative Commons plugin for licensing your content. With Creative Commons licenses, keep your copyright AND share your creativity.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Key Manager
Up in the last 7 days:62#11,637by PluginEver2 months ago
Sell and manage license keys, serial numbers, gift cards, PIN codes, activation codes, and digital access credentials effortlessly with Key Manager.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Elite Licenser addon-lite for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:91#16,303by appsbd3 days ago
It is an add-on of Elite Licenser also WooCommerce. So you must need main app (Elite licenser) to use it.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Terms Before Download
Down in the last 7 days:128#18,774by hiroprot1 year ago
Shows a popup dialog with terms and conditions (EULA) that must be accepted before a file can be downloaded
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
EDD License Key Template
Down in the last 7 days:13#21,060by David Cramer11 years ago
Adds a meta box to define a template for an Easy Digital Downloads Software License key
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

UpdatePulse Server
Up in the last 7 days:1,389#22,864by Alexandre Froger9 days ago
Run your own update server for plugins, themes or any other software: manage packages & licenses, and provide updates to your users.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Easy CC License
#24,827by MakerBlock12 years ago
An easy to use shortcode for inserting a Creative Commons license image or license block to your posts or pages.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Comment License
Down in the last 7 days:42#27,829by Crowd Favorite4 years ago
Add license terms to your comment form.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
WP License Manager
#29,041by Jarkko Laine11 years ago
Turn your WordPress site into a software license manager for WordPress plugins, themes, and other downloadable products.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
License
Down in the last 7 days:204#32,270by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)13 years ago
The license plugin gives authors the ability to mark their content with a Creative Commons license and to display the license along with the content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Vatomi
Up in the last 7 days:252#32,829by nK7 years ago
Envato oAuth registration. Support Envato customers users with AwesomeSupport plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Elite Licenser addon for Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
#33,770by appsbd1 month ago
Adds Elite Licenser support to EDD, enabling license code generation and management for digital products.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
RSS License
#34,568by patrys17 years ago
Allows one to include the wpLicense copyright in blog feeds.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Product Licensing System
Up in the last 7 days:12,468#35,424by TianGuang12 years ago
Licensing management plugin that help you sell licenses easily.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Media License
#35,529by Octavius.rocks1 month ago
Extend your media files with license information.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Credit Line Generator
#36,864by hatesspam1 month ago
A tool for pasting image credits into your posts. This makes it easier to avoid typos.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dragons Print-Hint
#38,702by Kronester17 years ago
The plugin prints a hint text
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Creative Commons Tagger
Up in the last 7 days:6,709#41,181by Haldaug13 years ago
Adds support for tagging images with creative commons licenses.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-CC
#42,666by Firas21 years ago
WP-CC is a plugin for the WordPress publishing system that enables easy usage of Creative Commons licenses. It can output a text or image link to you …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Kradeno
#45,495by boyan.yurukov15 years ago
Searches the web for sites that have reposted your blog posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple License Key for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:803#47,064by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Generate a license key to in WooCommerce product for web services.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Creative Commons Media Tagger
Down in the last 7 days:1,046#47,979by CodeAndReload16 years ago
Allows tagging of media as having a Creative Commons license. License info shows as link and/or image and is searchable. Search engine optimized.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Photoledger
#52,222by ektadev2 months ago
Require license proof for every image uploaded to your Media Library — source, download date, and a license key or document.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP LibreJS
Down in the last 7 days:5,104#55,306by Minsc11 months ago
WP LibreJS module provides compatibility with the GNU LibreJS browser plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
License MXT
#58,064by Raju Ahmed1 year ago
A powerful license management system for WordPress plugin and theme developers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Licenzo
Up in the last 7 days:6,462#65,171by Solvix Studio1 month ago
Licenzo is a powerful license and subscription management plugin for WordPress. Automate license key generation, validation, and recurring payments.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ZillaMetrics Chat
#66,536by ZillaMetrics1 year ago
Clean admin UI for integrating ZillaMetrics bot with WordPress. Includes License and Preview Bots screens.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Patch Gap
Up in the last 7 days:1,195#67,617by Luke W16 days ago
Find the plugins and themes nothing is updating: expired licenses, missing update sources, and premium plugins that silently stopped patching.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Arya License Manager
Down in the last 7 days:13,372#69,871by Arya Themes7 years ago
Arya License Manager integrates with WooCommerce to simplify the creation and management of software licenses.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WPLicense It
Down in the last 7 days:5,406#73,463by Devllo Plugins4 years ago
Sell and manage license keys for WordPress Applications (Plugins and Themes)
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day