The FAQ of productivity application RunFlow

We will answer your frequently asked questions there.

Why not free?

First of all, we are very advocating open source, but the design and development of RunFlow cost us a lot of time and energy, and we also have some operational costs, such as servers, developer accounts, etc.

So we need funds to allow us to continuously update and improve our products, and we hope you can understand. Moreover, charging for our services also helps us avoid putting ads in our products, providing you with a clean and undisturbed user experience.

Why is payment based on subscription?

Because we aim to continuously update and improve our products to make it better and better, providing you with stable supports, whether it is new requirements or bug fixes (we welcome you to submit requirements and bugs).

What if we don't update? We will check on every New Year's Day (January 1st) to see if RunFlow has been updated in the past year, if there is no update (the possibility is extremely low), we will renew all licenses that are unexpired and in good standing for one year for free. For example, your license will expire on 2025-02-18, but our service detects on 2025-01-01 that RunFlow has not been updated in the past year from 2024-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31, then we will extend the expiration date of your license to 2026-02-18 for free.

Do I need to pay for the plugin?

All plugins developed by our official team will always be free, aimed to enhance the functionality of our product, and providing you with a better user experience. However, whether other unofficial plugins charge fees is determined by their developers, who may have their own pricing policies, we recommend you to read their terms carefully before installation.

Can plugin developers use it for free?

Plugin developers can be free to use RunFlow: we will evaluate your plugin submission status in the past year on New Year's Day (January 1st) every year, if your plugins have updated, we will renew your license which has the longest validity period under your developer account for one year for free (please ensure your license is bound to your developer account).

For instance, your license will expire on 2025-01-31, but our service detects on 2025-01-01 that your plugins has been updated in the past year from 2024-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31, then we will extend the expiration date of your license to 2026-01-31 for free.

Why is the CPU and memory usage so high during the first running?

When you run RunFlow for the first time, we will traverse all your disk files and then create file indexes to provide you with a more efficient file retrieval experience. During this time, CPU and memory usage will indeed be relatively high, but it will return to normal once the index creation is completed.

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