diff --git a/src/components/About.svelte b/src/components/About.svelte
index 11d24f2e..caee3b35 100644
--- a/src/components/About.svelte
+++ b/src/components/About.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 <script>
   import { _ } from "svelte-i18n";
+  import { clickOutside } from "./outsideclick";
+  import { focusTrap } from "svelte-focus-trap";
+  export let modal_open;
+  (function () {
+    document.onkeydown = function (e) {
+      e = e || window.event;
+      if (e.key === "Escape") {
+        modal_open = false;
+      }
+    };
+  })();
   const license_promise = fetch("/licenses.json");
   let licenses = [];
+  $: currentlicense = "";
+  $: licensetext = "";
   license_promise
     .then((response) => response.json())
     .then((json) => {
@@ -10,6 +23,71 @@
     });
 </script>
 
+{#if modal_open}
+  <div
+    class="fixed z-10 inset-0 overflow-y-auto"
+    use:focusTrap
+    use:clickOutside
+    on:click_outside={() => {
+      modal_open = false;
+    }}>
+    <div
+      class="flex items-end justify-center min-h-screen pt-4 px-4 pb-20 text-center sm:block sm:p-0">
+      <div class="fixed inset-0 transition-opacity" aria-hidden="true">
+        <div
+          class="absolute inset-0 bg-gray-500 opacity-75"
+          data-id="modal_backdrop" />
+      </div>
+      <span
+        class="hidden sm:inline-block sm:align-middle sm:h-screen"
+        aria-hidden="true">&#8203;</span>
+      <div
+        class="inline-block align-bottom bg-white rounded-lg text-left overflow-hidden shadow-xl transform transition-all sm:my-8 sm:align-middle sm:max-w-lg sm:w-full"
+        role="dialog"
+        aria-modal="true"
+        aria-labelledby="modal-headline">
+        <div class="bg-white px-4 pt-5 pb-4 sm:p-6 sm:pb-4">
+          <div class="sm:flex sm:items-start">
+            <div
+              class="mx-auto flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center h-12 w-12 rounded-full bg-blue-100 sm:mx-0 sm:h-10 sm:w-10">
+              <svg
+                class="h-6 w-6 text-blue-600"
+                fill="none"
+                width="24"
+                height="24"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                viewBox="0 0 640 512"><path
+                  fill="currentColor"
+                  d="M635.7 167.2L556.1 31.7c-8.8-15-28.3-20.1-43.5-11.5l-69 39.1L503.3 161c2.2 3.8.9 8.5-2.9 10.7l-13.8 7.8c-3.8 2.2-8.7.9-10.9-2.9L416 75l-55.2 31.3 27.9 47.4c2.2 3.8.9 8.5-2.9 10.7l-13.8 7.8c-3.8 2.2-8.7.9-10.9-2.9L333.2 122 278 153.3 337.8 255c2.2 3.7.9 8.5-2.9 10.7l-13.8 7.8c-3.8 2.2-8.7.9-10.9-2.9l-59.7-101.7-55.2 31.3 27.9 47.4c2.2 3.8.9 8.5-2.9 10.7l-13.8 7.8c-3.8 2.2-8.7.9-10.9-2.9l-27.9-47.5-55.2 31.3 59.7 101.7c2.2 3.7.9 8.5-2.9 10.7l-13.8 7.8c-3.8 2.2-8.7.9-10.9-2.9L84.9 262.9l-69 39.1C.7 310.7-4.6 329.8 4.2 344.8l79.6 135.6c8.8 15 28.3 20.1 43.5 11.5L624.1 210c15.2-8.6 20.4-27.8 11.6-42.8z" /></svg>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mt-3 text-center sm:mt-0 sm:ml-4 sm:text-left">
+              <h3 class="text-lg leading-6 font-medium text-gray-900">
+                Read License
+              </h3>
+              <div class="mt-2 mb-6">
+                <p class="text-sm text-gray-500">{currentlicense}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div class="mt-2 mb-6">
+                <p class="text-sm text-gray-500">{licensetext}</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="bg-gray-50 px-4 py-3 sm:px-6 sm:flex sm:flex-row-reverse">
+          <button
+            on:click={() => {
+              modal_open = false;
+            }}
+            type="button"
+            class="w-full inline-flex justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent shadow-sm px-4 py-2 bg-blue-600 text-base font-medium text-white hover:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-blue-500 sm:ml-3 sm:w-auto sm:text-sm">
+            Close
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
+<!-- /// -->
 <div class="pt-12 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:pt-20 bg-gray-900 pb-12">
   <div class="text-center mb-8">
     <h1
@@ -57,8 +135,20 @@
             {#each licenses as l}
               <tr>
                 <td>{l.name}</td>
-                <td>{l.license || '?'}</td>
-                <td>{(l.repo?.url || l.repo).replace('git+', '')}</td>
+                <td>
+                  {l.license || '?'}<br /><span
+                    class="underline cursor-pointer"
+                    on:click={() => {
+                      modal_open = true;
+                      currentlicense = l.name + '@' + l.version;
+                      licensetext = l.licensetext || 'No license text could be found 😢';
+                    }}>read license</span>
+                </td>
+                <td>
+                  {(l.repo?.url || l.repo)
+                    .replace('git+', '')
+                    .replace('git://', '')}
+                </td>
                 <td>{l.version || '?'}</td>
                 <td>{l.author?.name || l.author || '?'}</td>
               </tr>