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# Custom Software Licenses

JFrog Xray's License Management provides a comprehensive list of open-source licenses existing on the market and indicates which scanned artifacts use each license. Using Xray's License Management, you can also create custom licenses which you can assign to components at any time.

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  **Note**

  Custom licenses are now managed centrally in JFrog Catalog. Catalog custom licenses support full license text, categories, expiration dates, and are enforced by both Curation and Xray policies. They are also reflected in generated SBOMs. For more information, see [Create and Assign Custom Licenses](https://docs.jfrog.com/security/docs/create-and-assign-custom-licenses).
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### To view compliance licenses:

See the list of available licenses in the **Administration** module under **Xray | Advanced | Manage Compliance Licenses**.

## Create and Edit Custom Licenses

Using Manage Licenses, you can create custom licenses which can then be assigned to components. To create a custom license, click **Add a License.**

| **Field**         | **Description**                                                                                                                  |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| License Name      | The abbreviated license name.                                                                                                    |
| License Full Name | The full license name.                                                                                                           |
| Description       | A description of the license.                                                                                                    |
| References        | A list of fully qualified references to components that use this license.                                                        |
| Aliases           | A list of aliases associated with the license. An alias needs to be unique and cannot be used more than once or across licenses. |

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