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Sublime Text: A code editor you buy once for $99: three years of updates, then the version you stopped on stays yours

This is a documentation review: it rests on Sublime HQ's own store, upgrade, download and sales FAQ pages as read on October 8, 2026, not on paid use of the editor. On t

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Notes and research · November 1, 2026

DEVONthink 4: A $99 to $499 licence that never expires, with a year of updates and an…

DEVONthink 4 is the most complete pay-once document manager on the Mac, and the most expensive one in this category. A Standard licence is …

Notes and research · October 31, 2026

Curio 34: A $99.99 licence key with a year of updates, or a $5 a month…

Curio is a visual workspace rather than a filing system, and Zengobi sells it twice over: as a licence key or as a Mac App Store subscriptio…

Notes and research · October 30, 2026

BBEdit 16: A $59.99 licence, a 30-day evaluation, and then a free mode that keeps…

BBEdit is the cleanest pay-once deal in this category, because the thing you get for free is genuinely usable and the thing you pay for is c…

Music production · October 29, 2026

FL Studio: Four one-time editions from $99, with free updates to your edition…

FL Studio sells the clearest update promise in this category and the strictest refund policy. The pricing page states that buying an edition…

Comparison · October 29, 2026

DEVONthink vs Curio: which to buy once

Both are Mac apps you can own outright, both include a year of updates, and both keep working when that year ends. They are not, however, th…

Pay-once software · October 28, 2026

Alfred Powerpack: The paid upgrade to a free Mac launcher, sold at £34 for a version 5…

This is a documentation review. It rests on the Alfred Powerpack page and the Alfred terms and conditions page, both read on October 27, 202…

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