FWsim Licensing Details

FWsim Pro Monthly Subscription

This information applies if you have subscribed to FWsim Pro.

• With the subscription, you always get the latest version of FWsim.
• You can only use the software while a subscription is active.
• You can use FWsim Pro offline, however, please make sure you go online at least once per month to refresh your subscription status.
• Please be aware that files saved from FWsim Pro cannot be opened in Basic or Creative Edition.
• You can cancel your subscription at any time.
• You can use the software during your subscription on two computers within your company. If you would like to use it on more machines, please contact us to upgrade your license.

FWsim Pro Plus

The FWsim Pro Plus subscription gives you access to FWsim Pro, plus the best possible support from the FWsim team. It includes:

• 3 free personalized training calls (45min each), which you can schedule at any time. Learn how to use FWsim Pro as efficiently as possible, and set everything up so that it matches your workflow.
• WhatsApp support - the fastest possible support option.
• Effects Digitization included:
  • Every month you can request up to 10 effects to digitize. This can be shells, single shots, or cakes. (Long compounds, which are basically an entire show in a single product, are excluded from the service)
  • For the digitization, we need a video, the manufacturer name and the effect name. It’s best if you are able to provide additional data about the effect (rising height, rising duration).
  • You can accrue up to 100 credits - for example, you might not request any effects in the first 9 months of your subscription, and then in the tenth month request 100 at once.
  • We will usually need 1-2 weeks to build your effects, depending on complexity.
  • For products that are commercially available, we reserve the right to make the effect files available to other users.
  • The effect files can only be used in FWsim Pro. They will not work in FWsim Creative Edition or FWsim Basic.

FWsim Permanent License

This information applies if you bought FWsim Basic or Creative Edition. It also applies if you bought the FWsim Pro permanent license in the past (which is no longer available).

After your purchase of our software, you get all versions for free that start with the same number. Usually, this includes bugfixes, small improvements and some new features. For example: When you buy FWsim 2.2.4, you get all 2.x versions as a free upgrade.

In addition to that, you get one year of unlimited updates with your initial purchase. This one-year period is only included with your initial purchase - the purchase of an update itself does not re-start this period. Furthermore, this policy applies only to updated versions of the same product. New products that are sold parallel to the existing editions do not constitute an “update”.

Here are some examples to illustrate this upgrade policy:

Example 1: Suppose you purchased FWsim Basic in February of 2017. At that time, the version number is 1.4.1.13. In July of the same year, FWsim 2.0 is released. You get the update for free, because one year of free upgrades is included (regardless of the version number).

Example 2: Suppose you purchased FWsim Basic in September 2018. At that time, the version number is 2.0. In September 2020, version 2.1 is released. You get the update for free, because all version numbers that start with “2.” are included in your purchase, regardless of when they are released.

Example 3: You purchased FWsim Basic in February 2017. At that time, the version number is 1.2.1.13. In July 2018, FWsim 2.0 is released. More than one year passed since your purchase. Therefore, if you want the update, you need to buy it (special update discounts are available). Suppose next that version 3.0 is released in December of 2018. If you would like to update to this version, you would have to buy it too (because the one-year of free updates only applies to your initial purchase, not to subsequent update purchases).

For details, please refer to the full license texts which are linked below.

Installing on multiple computers

If you purchase FWsim as an individual, you may use it on up to two computers that you own. For example, you can install it on your desktop computer and on your laptop.

If you purchase FWsim as a company, then the software can be used by anyone within your company. However, it can only be installed on up to two computers simultaneously. For FWsim Pro, you can buy additional seats, which allows you to install it on more computers within your company. You can do that from your license page.

Full License Text

You can find the full license text here:
For FWsim Basic and Creative Edition
For FWsim Pro, if you bought the permanent license (this “permanent license” option is no longer available)