# OpenIFS model now available for all under open-source Apache 2.0 licence **URL:** \ **Category:** OpenIFS announcements\ **Tags:** openifs-48r1\ **Created:** [5 March 2026 09:14 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/openifs-model-now-available-for-all-under-open-source-apache-2-0-licence/14759 "2026-03-05T09:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marcus\_Koehler](https://forum.ecmwf.int/user_avatar/forum.ecmwf.int/marcus_koehler/32/1000_2.png) [@Marcus\_Koehler](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Marcus_Koehler)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2026 09:14 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/openifs-model-now-available-for-all-under-open-source-apache-2-0-licence/14759/1 "2026-03-05T09:14:51Z")
We are excited to announce that, as of 05 March 2026, the **OpenIFS model** from ECMWF is available under the **Apache 2.0 open-source licence**. This is a big step forward for our model’s user community. Moving to Apache 2.0 means you are now free to use, modify, and share the model under the terms of the open-source licence, making it much easier to collaborate, experiment, and build new developments on top of OpenIFS. The official open-source release of the ECMWF OpenIFS model is available here: [https://github.com/ecmwf-ifs/openifs](https://github.com/ecmwf-ifs/openifs) Please note that the GitHub repository above is the only location where the open-source OpenIFS model is now available and where new model versions will be released. **Previous versions of OpenIFS** (downloaded from the tarball download site, the ftp server, or ECMWF Bitbucket) that have so far been used under the ECMWF OpenIFS software licence agreement **are not open source and should be replaced** with this new GitHub release if you want to benefit from the open-source licence, future new model releases, and ongoing contributions. We look forward to seeing the expanded opportunities this change will bring to model’s user community. The OpenIFS Team at ECMWF