JetBrains Mono by JetBrains

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A free, open-source monospaced typeface for developers, with code ligatures, 8 weights with italics, and a no-ligature NL variant.

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Is JetBrains Mono free for commercial use? Yes →

Website License

Price

Free

Free and open source, no paid plan

Commercial use

Yes

SIL Open Font License 1.1 (font); Apache 2.0 (source code)

Credit the author

Not needed

No credit needed

Agent access

Download only

JetBrains Mono popularity

Gid Score

36 /100

same scale as developer tools

GitHub stars

13.1K

374 forks · JetBrains/JetBrainsMono

Downloads

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PyPI, last 7 days, None

JetBrains Mono: GitHub starsJetBrains/JetBrainsMono 13,107

Downloads from the package registry, stars and forks from GitHub, checked Oct 22, 2026. How the Gid Score is calculated.

Rules for your agent

- JetBrains Mono (Fonts). A free, open-source monospaced typeface for developers, with code ligatures, 8 weights with italics, and a no-ligature NL variant. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: download from https://jetbrains.com/mono (no API).
  Get files: Download the font files from https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/releases/latest (also on jetbrains.com/mono) (ttf, otf, woff2).
  Not allowed: Do not sell the font files by themselves.
  Not allowed: Keep the copyright notice and OFL license text in each copy you bundle or redistribute.
  Not allowed: Derivatives must stay under the OFL.
  Rule: Keep the OFL copyright notice and license text with any font files you bundle or redistribute.
  Rule: Do not sell the font files by themselves.
  Rule: Do not use the name 'JetBrains Mono' for a modified version of the font.
  Rule: Distribute the font and any derivatives under the OFL only.
  License: https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/blob/HEAD/OFL.txt (checked 2026-10-14; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/jetbrains-mono/)

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

License

License	SIL Open Font License 1.1 (font); Apache 2.0 (source code)
Commercial use	Commercial use OK “JetBrains Mono typeface is available under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 license and can be used free of charge, for both commercial and non-commercial purposes.” jetbrains.com/mono
Credit	No credit needed “You do not need to give credit to JetBrains, although we will appreciate it very much if you do.” jetbrains.com/mono
Inside your app or game	Can ship inside your app “Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy contains the above copyright notice and this license.” github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/blob/HEAD/OFL.txt
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Not stated
Rules	Keep the OFL copyright notice and license text with any font files you bundle or redistribute. Do not sell the font files by themselves. Do not use the name 'JetBrains Mono' for a modified version of the font. Distribute the font and any derivatives under the OFL only.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets files	Download the font files from https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/releases/latest (also on jetbrains.com/mono) · no sign-in
File formats	ttf, otf, woff2
Not allowed	Do not sell the font files by themselves. Keep the copyright notice and OFL license text in each copy you bundle or redistribute. Derivatives must stay under the OFL.
MCP server	None found
API	No public API: download by hand
GitHub	JetBrains/JetBrainsMono

Pricing

Free	Free and open source, no paid plan
Paid from	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	Added automatically: 13,071 GitHub stars. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 14, 2026: jetbrains.com/mono, jetbrains.com/legal/docs/company/useterms.html, jetbrains.com/legal/docs/company/useterms.html, github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/blob/HEAD/OFL.txt, github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono.

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

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