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Full version advantages

 

Free restricted license

 
The free restricted license allows you to create projects of a limited size (20 topics). So you may try all the capabilities of Dr.Explain for free. There is no time limit: you can use free restricted license for as long as you need.
 
With a free restricted license, all output images are watermarked. Some productivity boost functions are also locked. A full paid license key is required to remove image watermarks and unlock protected functions.
 
Documents created with a free restricted license can be edited in a copy registered with a full license, there is no need to redo them from scratch.
 

Licensing model

 
Dr.Explain is licensed under a per-user model.
 
There are two options:
 
1. One year (365 days) license.
The Premium maintenance and free updates within one year are included.
 
2. Perpetual license for the current major version
All minor updates (e.g. from 6.x to 6.y) are free. Major updates (e.g. 6.x to 7.0) may be paid for those who ordered a license more than 12 months prior to the release of the major update.
 
More information about licensing: https://www.drexplain.com/ordering_faq/
 
There are two types of licenses: Home and Business.
 
The Home (paid) license provides access to the extended functionality of the program; however, when using this license, files saved with Dr.Explain with a Business license cannot be opened for editing in a copy of the software registered with Home license, and the "Made in Dr.Explain" marking cannot be removed.
 
With Business (paid) license you can use the entire functionality of Dr.Explain to create, edit, and export help projects in any supported format without watermarks. And the license also allows multiple Dr.Explain users to work together on the same projects via the cloud service Tiwri.com or Dr.Explain Collaboration Server.
 

License comparison

 
The following table lists the difference between the Free, Home, Business licenses of Dr.Explain:
 
 
Free restricted license
Home
Business
Project size
Up to 20 topics
Unlimited
Unlimited
Export to HTML
Watermarks on images¹
A tiny label² and a link at the bottom of the page
+
Export to DOCX
Watermarks on images¹
A tiny label² and a link at the bottom of the page
+
Export to CHM
Watermarks on images¹
A tiny label² and a link at the bottom of the page
+
Export to PDF
Watermarks on images¹
A tiny label² and a link at the bottom of the page
+
Search
in online manuals
Search result titles are trimmed
+
+
Keyword indexes
in online manuals
Keyword titles are trimmed
+
+
Pop-up tooltips over screenshots
 
+
+
 
+
+
 
+
+
 
+
+
 
+
+
Teamwork via Tiwri.com
or
 
 
+
 
 
 
 
¹ Watermarks on an image in the Free restricted license of Dr.Explain:
 
 
² A tiny label on an image in the Home license of Dr.Explain:
 
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