YOLOv5 license, foundation and stars
ML frameworks · AGPL v3 (open source) · backed by Ultralytics · 58,255 stars
Ultralytics YOLOv5 in PyTorch for object detection, instance segmentation, classification, training, and export.
License history
LICENSE fileGPL v3 to AGPL v3
Ultralytics moved YOLOv5 from GPL 3.0 to AGPL 3.0, extending copyleft to network use.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- ultralytics/yolov5 · created May 18, 2020
- Website
- docs.ultralytics.com/yolov5
- Language
- Python
- Foundation
- None; run by Ultralytics
- Company
- Ultralytics · on Companies · on advisories
- GitHub detects
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars per week
- 25 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 58,255 | |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 58,242 | |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 58,185 | |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 58,135 | |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 58,082 |