FossilCore Free Personal
Free Personal does not require registration, an online account or a license key. It provides the core specimen, Site, taxonomy, image, map, catalogue, label and Collection Explorer capabilities defined for personal use.
FossilCore PRO
PRO is the paid advanced personal edition. The planned production licensing flow uses Lemon Squeezy to issue a license key. The user enters that key in FossilCore's License Management screen and activates the installation. Version updates are included with the paid license.
Institutional
Institutional includes PRO capabilities plus organization-oriented user, shared-storage, environment-backup and migration administration. It is offered as either a $499 one-time license or a $99 yearly license. Both purchase options unlock the same Institutional feature set, and version updates are included in the license price.
Offline behavior
After successful paid activation, FossilCore stores protected local activation information. It does not need to contact the license service on every launch. Periodic validation can occur when due; a temporary network failure does not immediately remove a previously valid paid edition.
License Management
The License Management window is designed to show the active edition and provider, protected license identity, computer/installation information, activation and verification dates, and the actions appropriate to the selected licensing provider.
Edition changes and data
FossilCore licensing controls capabilities, not ownership of Collection data. A lower edition does not delete specimen records created while a higher edition was active. Depending on the feature, advanced data may remain editable, become read-only, or simply remain stored while the tool that created it is unavailable.