The Textual 5 upgrade
The 2015 paid upgrade from Textual 4 to Textual 5 and its original questions and answers.
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Current guidance: These answers describe the 2015 paid upgrade from Textual 4 to Textual 5. The price, availability and contact details belong to that period and are not a current offer. See current licensing guidance.
1. How much will the upgrade cost?
The upgrade will cost 4.99 USD
2. Why is Textual 5 a paid upgrade?
Without this upgrade, it would no longer be possible for Textual to be maintained full time.
3. What makes Textual 5 worth it?
A lot of work has been put into Textual 5 to make it the best possible version of Textual yet.
See the release notes for more information.
4. When will Textual 5 be available?
It is available now.
5. What happens to the users that recently purchased Textual?
Contact support@codeux.com to find out if you qualify for a free upgrade.
Editorial note: the Codeux support address is no longer in service, and this 2015 offer has ended.
6. I hate you now for a paid upgrade. You know that?
Sorry.
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