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This is a cool project, but I'm not going to install it or invest any time until I better understand the pricing model.

Are you considering a subscription approach? One-time fee? Fee per version? Are you thinking ballpark $9.99 or $99.99?

I was thinking of offering both subscription and once off options for private users so folks with subscription fatigue have an option. It'll be subscription only for business users, as that will come with ongoing support. Once off private user cost is likely to be around $79 US. What do you think about that?

Edit: How many machines would you expect to run it on? What would be your expectations for the licence use on multiple machines?

My use case is personal, although I could absolutely see a business use case. Charge a subscription for the enterprise license(s) so you get recurring revenue!

For personal software, though, I am very much opposed to subscription costs without a "lifetime" software purchase model. I think a single active license (transferable but only active on one machine at a time) is totally reasonable.

Thanks for the feedback. I should probably update the site to mention the pricing plans.

Fyi I've moved the app out of beta and have pricing on the site now.

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