The program can be registered for individual or multi-user use. Below you will find the Tables of available licenses, together with their description and cost. By clicking on the associated price you can order on-line using credit card; payment is made via RegNet. Note that this is only an ordering/payment procedure; licensing occurs once you enter into your running copy of the program the registration data (name and code) that you will receive from us (as illustrated below).
For other methods of payment or questions about licensing, please contact orders@winedt.com with the details of your license requirement and your preferred method of payment. We accept purchase orders and offer a wide range of payment options (cheques in many foreign currencies, money orders, direct bank deposits), and we strive to answer e-mail inquiries in a timely fashion. Note that, except for subscriptions, licenses are one-off purchases; they do not expire but are non-transferable and non-convertible.
Recall that WinEdt is available as shareware (try-before-you-buy software). You are strongly advised to take advantage of the generous (31+ days) free trial period and be sure that you actually want to use/keep WinEdt: buying a license won't make any unresolved "problems" with the trial copy go away. The unregistered trial copy is fully functional and should you decide to register, you'll receive registration data by email. 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:
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 customized 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 and reduce the size of the first panel in the Status Line.
(a) Personal license: 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 he/she (1) does not operate WinEdt on more than one computer or terminal at the same time and (2) WinEdt is not used by other individuals with access to these machines. Cost depends on the category, as follows:
License description Educational Business/Govt Student Personal License US $40 US $70 US $30 The educational rate is applicable 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 profitable enterprize or in affiliation with a commercial institution or government agency. Students must use the "Company" field on RegNet's form to specify their educational institution or university, together with student ID number. For orders of 5 or more licenses for educational purposes, the Student rate can be applied, even if not all the recipients are students.
(b) Site License: issued in the name of the Department/ Organization. A Site license is for on-site use only and entitles the holder to use WinEdt according to the number of machines/ terminals running, and/ or the number of users operating, the program. There are 2 categories of site licenses: educational and business/ government). The fee depends on the number of machines/users, as follows:
License description Educational Business/Govt Site License up to 5 users US $150 US $200 Site License up to 10 users US $200 US $300 Site License up to 25 users US $300 US $500 Site License up to 50 users US $500 US $750 Site License up to 100 users US $750 US $1000 Site License up to 200 users US $1000 US $1500 For more than 200 users contact us at orders@winedt.com to inquire about a special deal.
(c) Subscription: this license allows the use of WinEdt on-site as well as distribution of registration data to members of your organization/ research group/ course, etc. This is a per annum license, renewable on a yearly basis. The premium is based on category (educational or business/government) and the estimated number of potential users, as follows:
License description Educational Business/Govt 1 Year Subscription up to 10 users US $100 US $200 1 Year Subscription up to 25 users US $200 US $300 1 Year Subscription up to 50 users US $300 US $400 1 Year Subscription up to 100 users US $400 US $600 1 Year Subscription up to 500 users US $1000 US $1500 For more than 500 users contact us at orders@winedt.com .
A Subscription License carries an annual expiry date and it is up to the institution/ contact person to renew it. The actual users would obtain their [renewed] code from their institution and enter it in WinEdt's registration dialog in order to renew the license for their copy of WinEdt. It would be left to the discretion of the institution to distribute the license quota to eligible members. Also I would prefer to deal only with one person (the administrator) and would expect that that administrator be the one to whom any end-user queries about the program be addressed...
(d) Upgrade: Only for registered users of an earlier version of the program in upgrading to the latest version (not applicable for changing or extending the type/size of your current license); for identification purposes you must include your current registration data at the given field on RegNet's order form:
License Description Student Educational Business/Govt Personal License US $20 US $25 US $35
Site License Educational Business/Govt Site License up to 5 users US $80 US $100 Site License up to 10 users US $100 US $150 Site License up to 25 users US $150 US $250 Site License up to 50 users US $250 US $400 Site License up to 100 users US $400 US $550 Site License up to 200 users US $500 US $750
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 your problem...
WinEdt Team does not provide support by the phone. You have to contact us by e-mail: support@winedt.com.
To avoid misunderstandings and confusion you should always include the Version and Build number of your copy of WinEdt (as displayed in WinEdt's Help-->About Dialog) with your orders or queries. This facilitates in sending you the appropriate Registration Code and any relevant information pertaining to your version of the program.
On-line purchase with credit card:
If you click on any license price in the Tables above you get connected to the appropriate secure on-line order page at RegNet, for immediate credit card submission and processing. If you don't want to submit your credit card details electronically you can still print out the form and submit it, for example, by fax or mail to RegNet; or have it ready for reference while placing a phone order.
After your order is verified you receive from RegNet an e-mail notification which includes a transaction number that is your proof of purchase and can be used to obtain and print an on-line receipt. RegNet notifies us within 24 hours and we respond as promptly as possible (give us another 24 hours) by e-mailing the registration data directly to you. If you order more than one license we 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 else we may have a hard time reaching you). Should you for some reason not receive your code within 3 days, please send us an e-mail to support@winedt.com and possibly include your transaction number and an alternative method of contacting you.
Note that RegNet offers an optional CD. Potential buyers of the CD should be aware that there are no WinEdt- or TeX-related extras on the CD beyond the download available on our site.
Before placing an order choose a license suitable for your intended use of WinEdt, based on the descriptions given above.
Privacy Statement:
The information collected by the WinEdt Team in the process of registration is 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 for the purpose of identifying legitimate upgrade and support requests. We do not send any non-solicited messages (spams) including but not limited to any notifications regarding the availability of new versions of WinEdt and/ or companion tools. The Mailing List and WinEdt's Home Page are the places where interested users can obtain any such information.
Make sure you also read WinEdt's Licensing Agreement and Disclaimer.
WinEdt is not to be mistaken for another well established text editor:
Programmers code editor -- WinEdit.
WinEdt <> WinEdit and winedt.com <> winedit.com !!!
Keep this in mind when writing with registration or support requests in order to avoid misunderstandings!