Is Faker (faker.js) free for commercial use?

Yes. Faker (faker.js) is free, and its license allows commercial use.

“Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software” raw.githubusercontent.com/faker-js/faker/next/LICENSE

Read on the official page raw.githubusercontent.com/faker-js/faker/next/LICENSE on Oct 21, 2026. Not legal advice: terms change, check the page before you ship.

Price

Free

Fully free.

Commercial use

Yes

MIT

Credit the author

Not needed

No credit needed

Do you need to credit Faker (faker.js)?

No credit needed. You can use it without naming the source.

Same clause as quoted for commercial use.

Can you ship Faker (faker.js) content inside an app or game?

Can ship inside your app.

Same clause as quoted for commercial use.

Rules to follow

Keep the MIT copyright notice with copies of the library.
Generated data is fake; do not present it as real.

Rules for your agent

- Faker (faker.js) (Placeholder images, data and text). JavaScript library that generates fake but realistic data (names, addresses, text, numbers, images, 70+ locales) in Node and the browser. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: npm @faker-js/faker.
  Get files: npm install @faker-js/faker --save-dev, then import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker' (json).
  Not allowed: Keep the MIT notice when redistributing the library
  Rule: Keep the MIT copyright notice with copies of the library.
  Rule: Generated data is fake; do not present it as real.
  License: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/faker-js/faker/next/LICENSE (checked 2026-10-21; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/faker-js/)

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