
Recurring donations platform for creators and open-source maintainers
Liberapay is a nonprofit, open-source recurring donations platform that lets supporters fund creators, free software developers, and other contributors with weekly, monthly, or yearly payments. It charges zero platform fees — only standard Stripe or PayPal processing costs apply — and is itself funded by donations from its community.
Supporters set up weekly, monthly, or yearly contributions to creators they value.
Liberapay takes no commission — only payment processor fees (Stripe ~3.1%, PayPal ~5.1%) apply.
Recipients don't see donor identities unless donors choose to make themselves public.
A weekly cap per donor (around €100) prevents undue influence from large single backers.
Donations are routed directly to the recipient's connected Stripe or PayPal account.
Multiple contributors can form a team and split incoming donations transparently.
The entire platform is licensed under CC0 and developed publicly on GitHub.
Individual developers and FOSS projects collect recurring contributions to sustain ongoing work.
Creators receive predictable weekly or monthly income from readers and fans without commission cuts.
Small collectives and activist groups accept recurring donations transparently and ethically.
Multi-person open-source teams pool and split donations using Liberapay's team feature.
Donations can be sent and received in multiple currencies including EUR, USD, GBP, and more.
Recipients get a public profile showing their work, goals, and optional income transparency.

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