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I thought this would be of interest to the HN crowd for things like the LaTeX equation integration and Lua live-edit mode. Happy to answer any questions!",{"value":63,"source":54,"evidence":64},"One-time $25.99 license, up to 3 machines per key; trial limited to 30 objects and watermark",[65,69,72],{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},"14555089","didgeoridoo","\"We, like many others, have developed “subscription fatigue” when it comes to buying software. A single Vexlio license is available to purchase for a one-time payment of $25.99…",{"id":70,"by":11,"text":71},"14558958","The legalese states that you are allowed to install and use Vexlio on up to 3 machines per license key.",{"id":73,"by":11,"text":74},"14556541","This is a great point, I will definitely add a blurb in that section. 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