What Happened to Xara/Magix Online Content?

[MB365]

Let me unpack this and clear up some terminology along the way.

First, Xara Designer+ products are not ‘cloud’ products. They do not live and run in the cloud. They are downloaded and installed on your local machine. They do connect online to a variety of services like the online content catalog, hosting providers for website publishing, and the Xara license/update server to highlight a few. Very common behavior for desktop products.

Second, Xara Designer+ products are sold as subscription plans. Each is a stand-alone purchase or there is a bundle plan of Pro+ and Xara Cloud.
* always access to the current version of the software (currently v23.4)
* frequent product updates and improvements (10 last year, 6 this year so far)
* timely fixes (like 24.1 maintenance release this week)
* modern, updated content catalog of templates, components, filters, brushes, etc (3500+ items added in last 2 months alone)
* premium level support directly from Xara (chat and email)

Third, recently completed but not announced is a new Xara perpetual v19. It is a one-time payment.
* based on v19 feature set
* new widget framework
* basic template library bundled
* online support resources
* no new features or improvements included
Contact us through the chat at www.xara.com or through email at www.xara.com/contact-us

Fourth, Xara does have a product that runs in the cloud and it is called Xara Cloud. The software is hosted on servers accessible through the browser. This product is a template-driven system for businesses, usually non-designers, to create marketing collateral like brochures, product sheets, flyers, social media, etc. It has built-in brand setup and management, a digital asset and personalized template library, multi-user editing and collaboration, and built-in file storage for easy workflow. This is a stand-alone purchase or there is a bundle plan with Pro+ desktop.

Fifth, any question? Anyways best to contact us directly. Then we can help with your unique situation. Contact us through the chat at www.xara.com or through email at www.xara.com/contact-us

Last but not least, have a good weekend.

Matt
Xara

[Spamiky]

Thank you very much for the detailed information. So if I have the paid version of XDP 19 now, I won't get anything new. I don't need online access to the content, the images are freely available on the web. The only thing that bothers me, and it bothers me a lot, is that my XDP19 keeps offering me an update, a pop-up window when starting the program, but it doesn't work. Can't you do a little update so that it doesn't bother you?

I am sorry for my bad English.

[Acorn]

Matt, thank you for the heads-up on the new perpetual version 19 desktop application.

Will this v19 have a different licence number to those with v17/v18? I would not wish to lose access to these XDAs for a cut-down product.
Also in accessing the new "basic template library (bundled)", can we have an assurance that existing OCC downloaded files will be preserved?

There appears to be a v19.02 at http://releasenotes.xara.hosting/des...Anchor:58OiLFd "Note 19.0.2 is the version of 19 sold by Xara, these features are not in v19 if purchased from Magix".
So v19.02 has WebP web export options but nothing for SVG?

What is the development plan? ("no new features or improvements included")
XPro+v20.0 was June 2020 so are all the developments since then going to be slowly drip-fed?

Do you have any plans for bundling simple Internet service provision?

(The Plus versions must be all v24.1 and not v23.4? XPro+).

Acorn

[handrawn]

recently completed but not announced is a new Xara perpetual v19. It is a one-time payment

thanks for that

of course, not being announced meant I was not aware of it; good to know now

acorn has raised some good points - SVG would be a winner for me

[Red14]

I am shocked that the perpetual V19 costs 199,- with no template libs and no blocks. (V19.0.2....)

I took the trial version but see no reason to upgrade.

[Acorn]

I am shocked that the perpetual V19 costs 199,- with no template libs and no blocks. (V19.0.2....)
I took the trial version but see no reason to upgrade.

Re, I've not seen the new Xara v19.0.2 advertised yet.
Have you a link?

I think you've found the Magix product.

Acorn

[handrawn]

released in 2022

then has to be magix version

and:

(V19.0.2....)

your capture does not say it is this, only version 19

as magix no longer sell xara product, inclined to think this is third party offloading old stock [and being upfront about the template library and blocks] ?

[Red14]

Here's is where i got the V19.0.2.... Trial version from: https://www.xara.com/web-19-download/

The file is named "XWDL19Setup.exe" and about 863MB in size.

the screenshot is taken from the in-trial upgrade button function

It looks to me that all what is in de library is all what you get and no further updates.

And it is genuine Xara.

I checked the file and it is 19.0.2......