Yes, you can sell what you make with Mini Skyline, when its export says so. There is no licence fee, no revenue share, no commercial tier, and no limit on map exports. What the policy asks for instead is a credit line in your listing and honest compliance with the licences of the map data your specific export actually used.
This page explains the current policy in plain language. The Terms of Use and the Source & License Summary bundled inside each export are the authoritative record; where they and this page differ, they win. For the full source-by-source detail, see Output Use & Attribution.
The three things to do before you sell
First, check the run. Commercial rights depend on the data your export pulled in and on any landmark models in it, which varies by location, planet, settings, and fallbacks. Before download, the export dialog states one of three decisions for that exact model. Second, credit Mini Skyline in the listing. Third, keep the bundle. The licence files that come with every export stay with any digital file you pass on.
What the three decisions mean
Commercial use: sell it. No additional mandatory source credit was identified for that run beyond the Mini Skyline credit. Commercial use with source attribution:sell it, but only after reproducing every upstream credit and condition the export listed for you; the export names them individually, including the exact Mapterhorn terrain contributors when Mapterhorn was used. No commercial use: that run is not commercially cleared. Do not sell it. Regenerating the same place with different settings, a different elevation source, or Landmark models turned off often produces a cleared run. The export dialog words the three decisions as headlines: “You can print, share and sell this one.” for Commercial use, “You can sell it if you include the credits.” for Commercial use with source attribution, and “Not cleared for sale.” for No commercial use.
Landmark models
Landmark models count. A model that includes a landmark whose design may still be protected says “Not cleared for sale”, and the export names those buildings. Keep prints of it for your own use; get the rights holder's permission before you sell or share it. Landmark models are on by default. Turn off Landmark models to print those buildings from map data instead, which can bring the run back to a cleared decision.
The credit line
Every commercial use must display Created with Mini Skyline — https://miniskyline.com in each product listing or other point-of-sale description, including the Etsy or MakerWorld listing body, the market stall card, the invoice, the product page. It does not have to be printed into the model itself. For physical merchandise built from OpenStreetMap-derived data, also put the OSM source attribution on packaging or an insert, and on the item itself when that is practical.
What counts as commercial use
Selling a physical print, selling or licensing the digital model file (3MF, STL ZIP, GLB or OBJ), taking paid commissions, delivering a model to a client, selling at a market or through a print-on-demand service, and using renders of a Mini Skyline model in paid advertising all count. So does a paid or monetised listing on a model platform. Giving a print away, posting a free model, or sharing a photo does not count. Source attribution requirements still apply to anything you publish.
What the permission does not cover
It covers the rights Mini Skyline owns in the Output, including bundled Mini Skyline mesh assets used inside a generated model. It does not clear the underlying source data beyond what that data's own licence allows, and it does not let you redistribute raw source material: source features, extracted footprints, GeoJSON, Parquet rows, rasters, cached provider responses, or a reconstructed geospatial database. The bundled tree STL catalog may be used inside generated models but not resold as a standalone asset library.
Rights in the thing you depicted
A cleared data source is not a cleared subject. Before commercialising a recognisable landmark or a branded property, separately consider architectural copyright, sculptures and artwork, trademarks, logos, trade dress, privacy and publicity rights, and local law. A simplified citywide model generally carries less subject-specific risk than a replica centred on a single modern iconic building, but the export summary is not a clearance opinion for the depicted property. Source names in an export identify provenance only and imply no endorsement by, or affiliation with, any provider.
Share-alike runs
Some sources carry share-alike terms that travel with the model. Mars terrain built from HRSC material is the main one: a redistributed adaptation containing it must credit the source, link to CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO, identify the changes recorded in the export manifest, and be distributed under the same licence with no additional legal or technical restrictions. The export flags share-alike status for you.
Content you brought yourself
Imported GPX routes, custom building footprints, custom linework, terrain paint, Map Text, and external building-height or municipal datasets stay your responsibility. Mini Skyline cannot inspect their original terms, so their source entries stay conditional. You are responsible for permission, attribution, privacy, and redistribution limits for anything you provide or enable.
Policy changes apply going forward
Each export records the terms version accepted at the moment it was made. It currently uses 2026-10-service-output-v10, along with the archive URL, document hash, time, and locale. If the policy changes later, a model you already exported keeps the grant it was exported under. A model exported today does not guarantee that a model exported tomorrow will not be subject to new licensing or Terms of Use. Verify the current Terms of Use every time you export a model. The terms version recorded in the export is the version accepted for that export; this page describes the policy as it stands today.
If it earns you money, buy me a coffee
Mini Skyline is built, hosted, and paid for out of pocket by Joey O. There is currently no paywall or cut of your sales. Future exports may be subject to new licensing or Terms of Use, so verify the current Terms of Use each time you export a model. If a model you sold covered its own filament and then some, sending a coffee is what keeps the servers, the data licences, and the next release funded.
Entirely voluntary. Nothing here is gated on it, and your commercial rights do not change either way. Supporters also get a code that removes the Buy Me A Coffee banners and popups.
Not sure?
If your use is unusual, such as a large print run, a licensing arrangement, a client deliverable you are uneasy about, or a run whose decision surprised you, get in touch and ask before you commit. It is a one-person project and the answer is usually quick.