What is Liberapay?
Liberapay operates as a transparent recurrent donations platform designed to provide sustainable funding for creators who contribute to the commons. The platform facilitates donations to individuals and projects producing free software, spreading free knowledge, creating free art, or other works that benefit the public. By offering weekly, monthly, or yearly donation options with manual or automatic renewal methods, it helps donors support ongoing work while giving creators a predictable income stream.
The service supports multiple currencies and languages, integrates with platforms like GitHub and Twitter, and allows teams to receive and share funds without requiring a legal entity. Liberapay is run by a non-profit organization with public source code, emphasizing transparency and community support for its operations and improvements.
Features
- Teams: Allows project members to receive and share money without a legal entity
- Multiple languages: Available in 29 languages with support for up to 118 languages for profiles
- Multiple currencies: Supports 132 currencies, excluding cryptocurrencies
- Integrations: Links to accounts on GitHub, Twitter, Mastodon, and 7 other platforms
- Pledges: Enables donations to people who haven't joined yet, converting to real donations upon joining
Use Cases
- Funding open-source software developers
- Supporting artists creating free art
- Financing educators spreading free knowledge
- Providing recurrent income for content creators
- Enabling team-based fundraising for collaborative projects
