Helium Music Manager goes free
New licensing model
Starting with the release of Helium Music Manager 7 we are implementing an enhanced licensing model and upgrade policy. We are also introducing more competitive pricing.
It is a more generous system, giving more freedom of choice to you as a user of Helium Music Manager.
A Free Version
The most important change is that we will no longer be providing a time or feature limited trial version. Instead we will be offering a functional, non-expiring free version of Helium Music Manager. This version will contain the most frequently used features, such as our much respected tag editors, the unique File Rename Wizard and many other tools.
You will of course still be able to do unlimited playing, scrobbling to Last.fm and lots of other things that you could previously only test for 30 days.
The Premium version will continue to have all the features found in previous releases and more.
Detailed information about the differences between the free and the Premium version will be released later.
A Better Upgrade Policy
Another important change is that we will give our Premium customers access to major upgrades for a longer time.
Instead of the now-existing grace period of three months we will be offering an absolute minimum of one year for major versions. This means that if you purchase a Helium Music Manager license, you are guaranteed to get any update to a major version that occurs in the next 12 months from your purchase date. You will of course continue to get any minor updates to the version you purchased for free.
A More Competitive Price
You may have noticed that we have recently been running a summer discount price for Helium Music Manager of $29 (US) - previously the price was $44.95 (US).
We have now evaluated how this has worked and due to its success we have decided to set this discount price as the new regular price for the upcoming Helium Music Manager 7.