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IBM Plex by IBM Corp.

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Open-source typeface family (Sans, Serif, Mono, Condensed, Math) with multi-script support, released under the SIL Open Font License.

Fonts Open source

Is IBM Plex free for commercial use? Yes →

Price
Free
Free to download and use under the SIL OFL
Commercial use
Yes
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Credit the author
Not needed
No credit needed
Agent access
Package (npm/PyPI)

IBM Plex popularity

Gid Score
43 /100
same scale as developer tools
GitHub stars
11.7K
627 forks · IBM/plex
Downloads
95.7K
npm, last 7 days, @ibm/plex-sans · +15.1% in 4 weeks
IBM Plex: downloads per weeknpm, @ibm/plex-sans 95,652
IBM Plex: GitHub starsIBM/plex 11,723

Downloads from api.npmjs.org, stars and forks from GitHub, checked Oct 22, 2026. How the Gid Score is calculated.

Rules for your agent

- IBM Plex (Fonts). Open-source typeface family (Sans, Serif, Mono, Condensed, Math) with multi-script support, released under the SIL Open Font License. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: npm @ibm/plex-sans.
  Get files: Download the zip files from the GitHub releases page, or npm install per family under the @ibm scope (@ibm/plex-sans, @ibm/plex-serif, @ibm/plex-mono, @ibm/plex-math and regional variants).
  Not allowed: Neither the Font Software nor any of its components may be sold by itself
  Not allowed: No modified version may use the Reserved Font Name without written permission
  Not allowed: Keep the copyright notice and OFL text with copies
  Rule: Keep the copyright notice and OFL license text with any fonts you ship.
  Rule: Do not sell the font files by themselves.
  Rule: Do not use the Reserved Font Name "Plex" for a modified version.
  Rule: Distribute the font files, original or modified, only under the OFL.
  License: https://github.com/IBM/plex/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/ibm-plex/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

LicenseSIL Open Font License 1.1
Commercial useCommercial use OK
“Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify, redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies” github.com/IBM/plex/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt
CreditNo credit needed
“may be bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy contains the above copyright notice and this license.” github.com/IBM/plex/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt
Inside your app or gameCan ship inside your app
“The fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved names are not used by derivative works.” github.com/IBM/plex/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt
AI trainingNot stated
Bots and bulk downloadsNot stated
Rules
  • Keep the copyright notice and OFL license text with any fonts you ship.
  • Do not sell the font files by themselves.
  • Do not use the Reserved Font Name "Plex" for a modified version.
  • Distribute the font files, original or modified, only under the OFL.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets filesDownload the zip files from the GitHub releases page, or npm install per family under the @ibm scope (@ibm/plex-sans, @ibm/plex-serif, @ibm/plex-mono, @ibm/plex-math and regional variants). · no sign-in
Not allowed
  • Neither the Font Software nor any of its components may be sold by itself
  • No modified version may use the Reserved Font Name without written permission
  • Keep the copyright notice and OFL text with copies
MCP serverNone found
APINo public API: download by hand
npmnpm install @ibm/plex-sans
GitHubIBM/plex

Use it in your stack

HTML/CSS README shows only the npm install, SCSS includes (@use '@ibm/plex-sans/scss' as PlexSans; @include PlexSans.all();) and this font-family rule; no CSS-import or Next.js example.
npm install @ibm/plex-sans

font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans';

From the official docs: github.com/IBM/plex/blob/master/packages/plex-sans/README.md

Pricing

FreeFree to download and use under the SIL OFL
Paid from—
Usage price—
Good to knowAdded automatically: 11,685 GitHub stars. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 12, 2026: ibm.com/plex, github.com/IBM/plex/blob/HEAD/LICENSE.txt, github.com/IBM/plex.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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