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WinEdt Registration

WinEdt can be registered for individuals or (multi-user) organizations.

For questions about licensing, please contact orders@winedt.com with the details of your license requirement and your preferred method of payment. We offer a wide range of payment options: PayPal, Credit Cards, Purchase Orders, cheques in many foreign currencies, money orders, and direct bank deposits (POs and payment by bank transfer carry an added fee). We strive to answer e-mail inquiries in a timely fashion.


Before you buy a License...

WinEdt may be used for an evaluation period of 31 days. Any further use requires a license, obtained through the Registration Procedure. You are strongly advised to take full advantage of the generous (31+ days) free trial period and be sure that you want to use/keep WinEdt: buying a license won't make any unresolved "problems" that you may have with the trial copy go away. The unregistered trial copy is fully functional!

IMPORTANT: This being explained WinEdt License purchases are non-refundable. ALL SALES ARE FINAL!

Should you decide to register, you'll receive your registration data by email directly from us after we have received notification of your payment from PayPal (give us 24 hours or so since the registrations are processed manually). You then enter this data - exactly as given - in your copy of the program, at the Register Dialog, which is located under the Help Menu: Register WinEdt...

About WinEdt Dialog

Your copy of the program becomes licensed after you enter your data in the Register Dialog and press OK as prompted.

N.B. You don't have to reinstall WinEdt (you can keep the copy that you have tried and possibly customize it during the trial period). Entering the Registration Data will suppress any registration reminders (if your registration is overdue); it will also remove the text, "Unregistered Version", from WinEdt's Caption.


Named Personal Licenses

A personal license is issued in the name of the person using the program, for single, individual use only. A personal license entitles the individual to use WinEdt on any computer available to him/her, provided that the program is not used by anyone else with access to these machines. Cost depends on the category, as follows:

License Type Regular Rate Upgrade Rate
Student License US $40 US $20
Educational License US $60 US $30
Business/Govt License US $100 US $50

The educational rate applies to school/university personnel as well as to users not so affiliated but who will use the program for private purposes. The Business/Govt rate is required if you are using WinEdt for a profitable enterprise or in affiliation with a commercial institution or government agency. The Upgrade Rate applies only for registered individuals of an earlier version of the program upgrading to the latest version.

A named personal license does not expire (i.e., it does not have to be renewed yearly). It entitles newly registered users to free upgrades for up to five years from its purchase. In 30+ years of WinEdt's existence, a license upgrade was only required twice: for WinEdt 6 in 2011, and WinEdt 11 in 2022.


Multi-user Licenses

Organizations that want to obtain a multi-user or a subscription license should contact us orders@winedt.com for a quote. The pricing depends on the type of license and the number of users. After you receive our quote you can place the order with the quoted amount on our Web Store.


WinEdt Web Store

Enter the appropriate amount for your type of license and proceed to the Checkout (if you want to pay by a credit card) or click on PayPal if you want to use your PayPal account. Under the Extra Information field you should enter the license type (Student, Educational, Business, Upgrade, Donation:-) or the quote ID if you received a quote from the WinEdt Team. You can also use this field to specify the end user name (if different from the buyer) or provide any other instructions pertaining to your order...


After your order is verified you will receive an automated e-mail notification from PayPal. We, too, get a notification, with the details of your order (but not your credit card information). We will respond as promptly as possible by e-mailing the registration data directly to you. Please be patient: we are not automated at the WinEdt HQ and sometimes there are internet interruptions; also, there may be time-zone differences; etc. If you order more than one license we will contact you by e-mail about the names in which each license is to be registered. Please make sure that you include a valid e-mail reply address (or we may have a hard time reaching you). If, for some odd reason, you have not received your code within 2 days, please contact us. Include your order number and an alternative method of contacting you.

Before placing an order choose a license suitable for your intended use of WinEdt, based on the descriptions given above.


If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration or licensing please contact The WinEdt Team at orders@winedt.com. You can also inquire about alternative methods of ordering a license for WinEdt

If you are seeking technical support use the e-mail: support@winedt.com and be patient because we have to deal with many such questions every day and sometimes it is impossible to keep up with the flow. Don't forget to check WinEdt's Configuration Wizard which may assist you in resolving a problem. And please be sure to read the info at the Support page of our web site

The WinEdt Team does not provide support by telephone. You have to contact us by e-mail: support@winedt.com.

To avoid misunderstandings and confusion you should always include the Version and Build of your copy of WinEdt (as displayed in WinEdt's Help Menu -> About WinEdt Dialog) with your orders or queries. This facilitates sending you the appropriate Registration Code and any relevant information about your version of the program.

About WinEdt Dialog


Licensing Agreement

The use of WinEdt is subject to a simple (no-nonsense) Licensing Agreement: WinEdt is distributed as try-before-you-buy software. The program may be used for an evaluation period of 31 days. Any further use requires a license obtained through the Registration Procedure.

Purchasing a license for WinEdt (i.e., registering) entitles the licensee to use the program according to specific conditions. A personal license is for single use only, entitling the named individual to use WinEdt on any computer available to him/ her, provided that WinEdt is not used by others with access to these machines. Named WinEdt licenses are not transferable and cannot be handed over to another individual or organization even if the original license holder no longer uses this software. Personal licenses do not have an expiration date and do not have to be renewed yearly. Organizations wanting multi-user access should order a Subscription License, which is renewable annually.

Minor upgrades (e.g. from version 11.0 to 11.1) are free. Major upgrades may require a new license. Upon request, the license fee will be waived for licenses purchased within two years of such a request. It is the responsibility of the license holder to save their registration key for future use. Due to tightening privacy laws, we may not be able to verify and restore lost registration keys more than two years after the purchase. Availability of old and future versions of WinEdt and our upgrading policies are subject to change at the discretion of the WinEdt Team.

Copying/duplicating this software is prohibited, except for purposes of backup and/or archiving. This software cannot be sold without written authorization from the author. You may not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or modify this software in any way.

The trial version of WinEdt is fully functional and is not crippled in any way. Note that some commands make sense only in certain contexts. For your convenience, such commands are automatically disabled when they cannot be applied. Purchasing a license will not change this!

Once the trial period has elapsed, WinEdt will begin issuing warning messages reminding you that registration is overdue. While such warnings won't cause any damage to your documents they will prove rather annoying and distracting. If you are using WinEdt for serious work you are advised to arrange the registration before the end of your trial period.


Disclaimer

The author of this program accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from the use of this software and makes no warranty, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided as it is, and you, its user, assume all risks when using it:

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE WINEDT TEAM AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.


Privacy Statement

WinEdt is a desktop application and none of a user’s data is accessible to the WinEdt Team. The only information collected by the WinEdt Team regards registration and remains private and confidential: it is not and will not be made available to any other individual or organization. A database of registered users is kept to verify legitimate upgrade and support requests. We do not send any non-solicited messages (spam) including but not limited to any notifications regarding the availability of new versions of WinEdt and/ or companion tools. WinEdt's Home Page is the place where interested users can obtain any such information.