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You've read me like a book! When you grow up, you should become a detective. Or a business consultant, as you are equally good at figuring out why people buy stuff.

Yeah, it's called "listening to feedback", so don't get into conspiracies with what I have tried :))

Thanks! It's not a secret: we believe this model offers more value to the customer and better fits our vision. We tried subscriptions and had moderate success, but we never felt we…

Thanks! Funny enough, I'm super-qualified to answer that since my partner and I made that software https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marius-sarca_coming-soon-the-... Of course, in the…

Great, thanks for the feedback! We'll revise the wording if it generates so much confusion. Drop me a line at support@expressive.app after you try it and let me know how it went.

Thank you for sharing your opinion. The primary reason people buy Expressive Animator is its high quality. The perpetual license is just a bonus. It's sad to hear words like "decep…

The product's value is not given by its pricing model, and the future is bright.

Thanks! We primarily focus on SVG animations, while Rive has its proprietary format and player. SVG animations run natively in the browser and don't require a player. By having the…

What is confusing? Since the launch, we have released 10 updates, and we'll continue to release new updates until v1 reaches its EOL. Then, the updates will stop, but you will stil…

No, not yet, but I'm confident our customers will not be confused. We'll see.

Yes, it does

TBH, I'm a bit surprised by this interpretation, as we don't have this problem with customers. Maybe it's an HN thing. I think we were only asked once or twice about how updates wo…

Nope, I like that link!

It is not, because you do get a lifetime license. Of course you don't get free "lifetime updates", but you can keep using the version you have paid for as long as you want.

Sure thing https://expressive.app/expressive-animator/download/

Will do, thanks!

Thanks for your suggestion! We provide a free trial https://expressive.app/expressive-animator/download/

You can't, we don't support Linux, but someone here suggested Synfig as an alternative.

When version 2 is out, you will have the option to upgrade for a fee or to continue to use version 1 for free for as long as you like.

We have exactly the same business model as Affinity.

Thanks for the heads up! I'll fix it

Thanks! I'm glad you like it

Expressive Animator is an SVG vector animation software that helps users create and export animated icons, logos, and illustrations. Users can import SVG, PDF, Adobe Illustrator fi…

A cross-platform, native program would have easily cost us an extra 2000 working hours, and the gains would have been minimal. However, Expressive Animator is a free and open-sourc…

Unfortunately, Firefox dropped support on PWA. As a result, only Chromium-based browsers are supported. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25972527