What is findl?

findl is a tool that automatically collects and lists all the third-party licenses used in your Node.js-based software project. When you build an app or website using open-source code, you typically need to include credit and license information for the various building blocks you used. This tool finds that information for you so you don't have to track it down manually. It works by scanning your project's dependency tree, which is the full list of external packages your code relies on. Once it reads through those packages, it gathers the license information associated with each one. This gives you a single, organized output containing all the legal credits your project needs. Someone building a commercial app, a startup founder preparing for a product launch, or a developer creating an open-source project would use this when they need to comply with open-source license requirements. For example, if your team is about to publish a mobile app to an app store, you usually need to include an "acknowledgments" screen that credits the open-source libraries used under the hood. This tool generates that list for you. The project is built using TypeScript, which means it is designed to integrate smoothly into JavaScript and Node.js workflows. Beyond that, the README doesn't go into detail about specific configuration options, output formats, or installation steps.