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jv16 PowerTools is going from $49 to $69. If you already own it, you pay nothing.

Let me get the important part out of the way first. If you own a Lifetime license, nothing changes. You will not be asked to pay again, and you will keep getting every future version for free. That includes licenses bought back in the Macecraft Software days. Version 9 will arrive for you at no

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2025: The Year We Changed Everything (And Shipped Four Major Updates)

Hi! Before diving into what turned out to be one of the most transformative years in our company’s history, I want to say thank you! Your support, patience, and honest feedback throughout 2025 have meant everything to me and the team. This was the year we released four major updates, said goodbye to a 20-year-old

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An Update on the Company and jv16 PowerTools Pricing

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a couple of important updates with you – because transparency is important, and because you deserve to know what’s going on behind the scenes. A New Chapter: Great Software Company You might’ve noticed some changes recently: different names on websites and digital signatures, for example. That’s because Macecraft Software

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Back from the dead: Software Updater feature returns as VersionCat.com

A few years ago in 2020, I added the Software Updater tool in jv16 PowerTools. It allowed you to see which installed programs were outdated and allowed you to start downloading the updated version. The tool was available for some time until I decided to scrape it. The reason? I thought the tool wasn’t good

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Microsoft might have unsubscribed you against your will

As you might know, we send an email newsletter typically once a week every Thursday. The newsletters contain information about new product releases, news about our product development and what we’re up to in general. Sometimes we also include a discount link for one of our products. However, something very unusual happened Thursday last week.

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