We changed how Synergy licensing works

On 19th May 2026 we changed our EULA so that a business license was required for any work use. This was a mistake. On 15th June 2026 we fixed that in the now live EULA by changing the requirement to one that aligns with how Synergy is used: if a business buys or reimburses a purchase, a business license is required. If you buy a license with your own money, it's yours, to use for anything, including work, whether you're an individual, a freelancer, a contractor, or a one-person business. This applies to every license we've ever sold, not just new ones.

A business license is one an organization buys, reimburses, deploys, or manages. It exists because organizations need things individuals don't: procurement support (dedicated account manager, invoicing, quotes, contracts, SLAs, security reviews) and business features (central config management, policy-based controls, deployment support, legacy OS support, custom feature development).

On the personal side, licenses activate once, online by default, and then run offline indefinitely with no re-validation. If you need fully offline activation, we can issue that on request. A personal license is also a one-time purchase, not a subscription: you buy it, you own it.

And prices came down in January: the top tier went from $49 to $29, and there's now a $15 entry tier. We also now price by region, so where US prices don't match local salaries, people pay a fairer price.

Both products are alive and maintained: Synergy 1 is actively developed and still shipping updates, alongside Synergy 3, built on the same open source core. Someone who donated $1 to our original project back in 2010 still gets new features and bug fixes in 2026, 16 years later.

We're also renaming the company from Symless to Synergy, to match the product. Same company, same people, simpler name. You'll see it change on the website and in emails over the coming months.

You can read the full agreement here: EULA 2.1

Thank you to everyone who pushed back on the May change. It was uncomfortable to read, and it made Synergy better.

Nick Bolton
Founder, Synergy (formerly Symless)