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# License Tiers

## Licensing & Activation

TempoWeave Studio uses a subscription-based licensing model. When you first install the application, it runs in Demo mode. After purchasing a subscription, you activate your license to unlock the features included with your tier.

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### License Tiers

#### Demo

The free tier. You can open and view WIF files, explore the interface, and work with a draft — but you cannot save, export, or print your work. You also have full access to the Yarn Catalog and palette tools (Clear Palette, Import/Export Yarns). Demo mode is a great way to explore TempoWeave Studio before subscribing.

#### Lite

The entry-level subscription. Lite unlocks the ability to save, export, and print your work, including the Two-Heddle Rigid Heddle plan. You can create and edit drafts, use Common Weaves, mark cloth sections with the Section Marker, connect a TempoTreadle to the Weave Assistant, and access the full set of drawing and manipulation tools. (The Yarn Catalog and palette tools are available in every tier, including Demo.)

#### Core

The standard subscription tier. Core includes everything in Lite, plus additional design and planning tools for more productive weaving:

* Browse Drafts and Browse Patterns
* Color & Weave Explorer and AI Draft
* Design Repeats and Diagonal
* Add and Remove Tabby
* Turn Draft and Rotate Draft
* 3D Interlacement and Cloth Simulation
* Cloud Share/Upload
* AI Assistant
* Warp Winding Plan and Weft Color Plan
* Reed Calculator and Raddle Calculator

#### Pro

The premium tier. Pro includes everything in Core, plus advanced tools for experienced weavers and complex projects:

* Section Assembly and Block Substitution
* Treadle Reducer, Shaft Reducer, and Treadle Expander
* Arrange Treadles and Arrange Shafts
* Simplify Draft
* Echo, Warp Amalgamation, and Warp Spread
* Interleave Warp and Combine Weft
* Plot on Network (Warp and Weft)
* Color Repeats, Thickness Repeats, and Color Pattern Draw
* Create Double Cloth
* Fabric Analysis Mode
* Image Center and Analyze Repeats
* Prepare Threading WIF
* Math Drafts
* Krokbragd Designer
* Commercial dobby loom connections in the Weave Assistant (Louet Megado/Octado/Magic, Leclerc Weavebird, AVL Compu-Dobby I through IV/4.5)
* Weaver's Writeup (in the Project Information dialog)

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### Feature Comparison

| Feature                                                               | Demo | Lite | Core | Pro |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--: | :--: | :--: | :-: |
| **File Operations**                                                   |      |      |      |     |
| Open / New / Close drafts                                             |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Save, Save As                                                         |      |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Export to TT                                                          |      |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Browse Drafts / Browse Patterns                                       |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| **Printing**                                                          |      |      |      |     |
| Print Threading, Treadling, Tie-Up, Drawdown, Color Card              |      |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Two-Heddle Rigid Heddle plan (Looms tab)                              |      |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Print Warp Winding Plan, Weft Color Plan, Project Report              |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Print Weaver's Writeup                                                |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Drawing & Editing**                                                 |      |      |      |     |
| Drawing tools (Straight, Freehand, Line, Point, Select)               |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Warp/Weft/Tie-Up manipulation (Clear, Invert, Reverse, Mirror, Shift) |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Undo / Redo                                                           |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Cut / Copy / Paste / Insert                                           |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| **Design Tools**                                                      |      |      |      |     |
| Common Weaves                                                         |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Color & Weave Explorer                                                |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| AI Draft                                                              |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Diagonal                                                              |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Design Repeats                                                        |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Color Repeats                                                         |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Thickness Repeats                                                     |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Color Pattern Draw                                                    |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Weave Manipulation**                                                |      |      |      |     |
| Convert to Liftplan / Tieup                                           |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Tromp as Writ                                                         |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Add / Remove Tabby                                                    |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Turn Draft, Rotate Draft                                              |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Simplify Draft                                                        |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Create Double Cloth                                                   |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Advanced Design (Pro)**                                             |      |      |      |     |
| Arrange Treadles / Arrange Shafts                                     |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Treadle Reducer / Shaft Reducer / Treadle Expander                    |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Warp Amalgamation                                                     |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Echo                                                                  |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Warp Spread                                                           |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Interleave Warp                                                       |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Combine Weft                                                          |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Plot on Network (Warp / Weft)                                         |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Image Center                                                          |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Analyze Repeats                                                       |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Prepare Threading WIF                                                 |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Math Drafts                                                           |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Krokbragd Designer                                                    |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Assembly & Sections**                                               |      |      |      |     |
| Section Marker                                                        |      |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Section Assembly                                                      |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| Block Substitution                                                    |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **View & Visualization**                                              |      |      |      |     |
| Front/Back View                                                       |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Interlacement, Thickness, Variegated, Grayscale                       |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Structure Only, Numeric Tie-Up, Grayscale Palette                     |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Show Rulers                                                           |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| View Fabric                                                           |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Cloth Type: normal, warp-faced, weft-faced (rep weave, boundweave)    |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Zoom In / Out / Reset                                                 |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| 3D Interlacement                                                      |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Cloth Simulation                                                      |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Fabric Analysis Mode                                                  |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Project & Planning**                                                |      |      |      |     |
| Project Info (Summary, Notes)                                         |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Float Check                                                           |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Planning (Sizing, Yarn Requirements)                                  |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Yarn Usage by Color                                                   |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Cloth Construction                                                    |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Reed Calculator                                                       |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Raddle Calculator                                                     |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Warp Winding Plan                                                     |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Weft Color Plan                                                       |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Weaver's Writeup                                                      |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Yarns & Palette**                                                   |      |      |      |     |
| Default Palette                                                       |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Yarn Catalog                                                          |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Clear Palette, Export/Import Yarns                                    |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| **Window & Layout**                                                   |      |      |      |     |
| Split View, Focus Mode, Full Screen                                   |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Weave Assistant                                                       |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Weave Assistant: TempoTreadle connection                              |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Weave Assistant: Commercial dobby looms (Louet, Leclerc)              |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| **Cloud**                                                             |      |      |      |     |
| Cloud Gallery: browse, download, view repositories, open shared links |   ✅  |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Upload to My Patterns / private share link                            |      |   ✅  |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Publish a draft to Public · contribute a draft to a Repository        |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |
| Create & manage your own Repository                                   |      |      |      |  ✅  |
| AI Assistant                                                          |      |      |   ✅  |  ✅  |

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### How to Tell Which Tier You're On

Features that aren't available in your current tier appear dimmed (greyed out) in the ribbon. You can see them and read their tooltips, but clicking them won't do anything until you upgrade.

Your current license status is shown in the **License** dialog (Help tab > License).

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