# Musson Industrial's Embr Modules, Licensing Announcement

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/musson-industrials-embr-modules-licensing-announcement/115421>\
**Category:** 3rd Party Modules\
**Created:** [May 6, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/musson-industrials-embr-modules-licensing-announcement/115421 "2026-05-06T21:23:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/musson-industrials-embr-modules-licensing-announcement/115421/16 "2026-05-20T16:53:15Z")

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Embr Charts includes a version of ApexCharts that was released _before_ their licensing change.

See this post for more info:

> [@Musson Industrial’s Embr-Charts Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/musson-industrial-s-embr-charts-module/91618/280):
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> Corresponding to the launch of 8.3, the Embr 8.3 branch is now also out of beta! [Embr v8.3 - 2025.9.17](https://github.com/mussonindustrial/embr/releases/tag/releases%252F8.3%252F2025.9.17)Bad News ApexCharts@5.0.0 introduced a change to the way ApexCharts is licensed. As of 5.0.0+ it is no longer MIT licensed; instead, it's now an annoying "dual-license" model. Currently, Embr Charts includes ApexCharts@3.54.1 which is licensed under an MIT license. Our goal is for all Embr modules to remain free and open. We will not pursue any upgrades to versions of ApexCharts that wou…

Everything in that post is still accurate as of 2026.

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