# Add a license to an exisiting Github Repository

> If you forgot to add a license to a repository then you can add simply by: 1. Click Create new file 2. Write the name of the file as License, License.txt or License.md As soon as you type license, there will be a button…

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If you forgot to add a license to a repository then you can add simply by:

1. Click `Create new file`
2. Write the name of the file as `License`, `License.txt` or `License.md`
  As soon as you type license, there will be a button called "Choose license template" On the right side.
  <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2fGgtLB.png" width="1098" height="73" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Choose license template button in GitHub" />
  
3. Click `Choose license template`.
4. Choose license type.
5. Click `Review and submit`.
6. Click `Propose and submit`
7. Merge pull request.
  A pull request will be created, which you merge to your repository to add the license.