# Is it allowed to use the Gramps logo on my website?

**URL:** <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 14, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990 "2026-09-14T09:48:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![gratissoftwaresite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@gratissoftwaresite](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/gratissoftwaresite)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990/1 "2026-09-14T09:48:26Z")

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Hi Gramps forum,

I review Gramps on my website (gratissoftwaresite.nl) Is it allowed to use the Gramps logo in the review and software listing on my site?

best regards,

Matthijs

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990/2 "2026-09-14T09:54:07Z")

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As long as you do not represent yourself as being a Gramps spokesperson/official, this would seem to be acceptable.

Using logos and brand names to decorate review sections and comparison tables would fall under “fair use”

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990/3 "2026-09-14T10:16:50Z")

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> [@gratissoftwaresite](#):
>
> review Gramps on my website (gratissoftwaresite.nl)

[An interesting **Comment** made by one of your visitors (Frens)](https://www.gratissoftwaresite.nl/downloads/gramps-genealogie-stamboom-hobby) is about being annoyed by intrusive tooltips. They asks if there is a way to turn tooltips off. They posted a possible workaround for themselves an hour later:

Changing the `gramps.css` (but only an option if one has Admin rights)

```python
tooltip {
opacity: 0;
}

```

This is not a complaint I had seen elsewhere. But it is very reasonable.

Thanks for providing a forum that allows users to air such opinions!

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990/4 "2026-09-14T11:13:36Z")

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added a `SemiTransparentTooltips.css` to the patches that I apply with a hacked Themes addon.

```css
/*
Gramps genealogy software
Semi Transparent tooltips
https://gramps.discourse.group/t/9990/3
suggested by Frens on gratissoftwaresite.nl
  https://www.gratissoftwaresite.nl/downloads/gramps-genealogie-stamboom-hobby
*/

 tooltip {
  opacity: 0.75; /* percentile: 0.00 fully transparent to 1.00 Fully opaque */
}

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-it-allowed-to-use-the-gramps-logo-on-my-website/9990/5 "2026-10-14T11:13:54Z")

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