Skip to main content

LiberaPay

LiberaPay
Get the code

Language

Python

Tool Type

Web app

License

CC0 Public Domain Dedication

Version

1.0.0

About the tool Responsible

LiberaPay

LiberaPay
What is it?

Liberapay is a recurring donation system that allows you to financially support content creators without imposing limits or taking commissions, beyond payment processing fees. Promotes continued support for free software and knowledge projects. Developed to provide a stable income to content creators and facilitate community support for commons projects, Liberapay allows users to make regular financial contributions, ensuring the sustainability of valuable initiatives.

What problems does it solve?

Liberapay facilitates an ongoing financial support system for free software creators and projects, providing a sustainable funding model that allows creators to maintain and expand their works.

How does the tool work?

Recurrent donation system. No ads or tracking. Supports multiple currencies. Transparency in financial transactions.

Open standards

Open-source project built with Python, PostgreSQL, HTML, and JavaScript. Supports multiple languages and is licensed under BSD.

Sector
Financial Market
Functionality
Resource management
Data interoperability
Sustainable development goals
Partnership for the goals
Certifications
Digital Public Good
hands
Get the code for this project
Get the code

Connect with the Development Code team and discover how our carefully curated open source tools can support your institution in Latin America and the Caribbean. Contact us to explore solutions, resolve implementation issues, share reuse successes or present a new tool. Write to [email protected]

Contact us
Donation Type Selection Donation Type Selection

The image displays a step in the platform where you can select the type of donation to be made, such as secret donation, private donation, and public donation.

Liberapay Website Statistics in Brazilian Real Liberapay Website Statistics in Brazilian Real

This image displays statistics from the Liberapay website, showing the number of open accounts, active users, weekly donations, and donor fees, all expressed in Brazilian real.

Donation Process on Liberapay Donation Process on Liberapay

How it works for donors: 1. Set up a donation; choose amount, period, and renewal method. 2. Fund the donation with reduced fees for larger amounts. 3. Keep the funding active.

Liberapay Official Site

Non-profit platform for recurring donations that helps fund creators and projects.

See more
Registry of Digital Public Assets (DPGA)

Official list of open source tools endorsed by the Digital Public Goods Alliance. This tool is part of this registry.

See more
Digital Public Goods Alliance: an opportunity to drive development

Article that presents the global alliance to promote digital public goods and its relationship with the IDB.

See more
Pavimentados
Optimizing road maintenance and signaling with computer vision.

Transport
Geolocation
Image processing
UrbanPy
Simplifying urban data collection and analysis for effective planning.

Urban Development and Housing
Geolocation
Database management
SunScan IDB
Facilitating the evaluation of rooftop solar potential with advanced and accessible technology.

Energy
Geolocation
Image processing
URSA
Facilitating urban planning with accessible data.

Urban Development and Housing
Simulators
Geolocation
MAIIA
Identifying informal settlements with artificial intelligence.

Urban Development and Housing
Image processing
Urbantrips
Turning transportation data into complex analysis to improve management.

Transport
Geolocation
see all tools
hands
Deepen your knowledge on the implementation of tools in the public sector with our courses, guides and many other resources.
Be part of the community
Jump back to top