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EnglishWhat License Applies to the Fonts on Cava's Pixel Resources?
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The fonts on caveras.net (Cava's Pixel Resources) are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. That means you can use, share, and adapt them for free only for non-commercial purposes, as long as you credit the creator and license any derivative work under the same terms. For commercial use, you must contact the site owner separately to obtain a commercial license.
What the license allows and requires
The site states plainly: "My fonts are free under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license." Each font listing, such as the Altima entry, repeats the license label "CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0."
| Condition | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Attribution (BY) | Credit Caveras / Cava's Pixel Resources when you use or redistribute a font. |
| NonCommercial (NC) | No commercial use without a separate license. |
| ShareAlike (SA) | If you modify or build on a font, distribute your version under the same license. |
The fonts are recreations of pixel or bitmap typefaces from older games, and the site notes that most are not original designs—they are rebuilt from the work of the original game designers, with added characters, numbers, and game-specific glyphs. That context matters if you plan to redistribute: the NonCommercial and ShareAlike terms are the operative conditions the site sets.
When you need a commercial license
Any use that generates revenue or serves a business purpose falls outside the free grant. The site's own wording is "Please contact me for commercial requests," and each font page includes a "Get a commercial license for this font" link. If your project is commercial—a product, client work, or a monetized site—treat the free license as unavailable and request terms from the author first.
Practical checklist before you use a font
- Classify your use. Personal projects, free fan pages, and non-monetized experiments fit the free license; anything commercial does not.
- Add attribution. Include a visible credit to Cava's Pixel Resources with a link to caveras.net where your project allows it.
- Keep derivatives open. If you edit the font files, release the result under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Request a commercial license early if there is any chance the project will be monetized, rather than retrofitting permission later.
Donations and updates
The site accepts voluntary donations ("Donations are welcome!") but does not present them as a substitute for a commercial license. Font pages also list version and publication dates—for example, Altima is version 1.2, published 29.01.2019—so check the individual font entry for the current file and license label before downloading.