Lotus
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Pricing / open source

One open-source edition.

Use Lotus for personal, commercial, and team documentation. There are no paid tiers, hosted accounts, feature gates, or usage limits imposed by the theme.

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Price
$0
License
BSD-3-Clause
Features
All included
Hosting
Self-hosted

Repository manifest

Two packages. One open feature set.

The theme and its MDX component library are developed together. The price does not change based on project count, team size, or traffic.

01

@prosefly/astro-theme-lotus

Docs integration, routes, navigation, search, and design tokens

02

@prosefly/astro-components

Callouts, tabs, steps, cards, file trees, icons, and other MDX UI

Astro integration and generated docs routes
Responsive header, subnav, sidebar, and table of contents
Local search data and Markdown source routes
Dark mode and configurable appearance tokens
Reusable Markdown and MDX components
Locale-aware documentation trees
Commercial use under BSD-3-Clause
Deployment to the static host you choose

BSD-3-Clause

What the license allows and requires.

This is a practical summary, not a substitute for the license text.

Read the full license

Commercial use

Permitted

Use Lotus in products, client work, and internal documentation.

Modification and redistribution

Permitted

Change the source and redistribute source or binary forms.

Copyright and license notice

Required

Retain the copyright notice, conditions, and disclaimer.

Warranty

Not provided

The software is provided as-is under the license disclaimer.

Optional support

Pay only if you want to support the work.

Sponsor maintenanceFund compatibility work, documentation, and examples.Contribute on GitHubReport issues, propose focused changes, or send a pull request.Request implementation helpStart a project-specific conversation in the issue tracker.

Common questions

No hidden plan details.

Do sponsors receive extra features?

Sponsors do not unlock private core theme features. Lotus stays free and open source, while sponsors may receive project-level recognition such as being listed on the homepage or sponsor section.

Can a company use Lotus commercially?

Yes. Commercial use is permitted under BSD-3-Clause, provided the license conditions are followed.

Does Lotus include hosting or support SLAs?

No. Lotus is source code you deploy yourself. The project does not include a hosted account or support SLA.