Document Solutions Licensing & FAQs

License Overview: Individual and Team Options

Document Solutions offers tiered licensing options to meet various development needs, including:

Developer License for a single developer for deployment at one location.
Developer Unlimited License for a single developer for multiple locations or cloud deployments.
Team Unlimited License for teams of up to five developers and unlimited deployments.

Each developer can deploy Document Solutions applications using their licensed Distribution Key/s for seamless deployments.

Definition of License Types

Developer License (1 Developer, 1 Location) A Developer License entitles one (1) developer to use Document Solutions and deploy to one (1) location (defined as a physical address or office building). If you are deploying at multiple locations or using cloud deployment, see Unlimited licenses for more details.
Developer Unlimited License (1 Developer, Unlimited Locations or Cloud Deployment) A Developer Unlimited License entitles one (1) developer to use Document Solutions and deploy to unlimited locations or deployed to the cloud.
Team Unlimited License (2-5 Developers, Unlimited Locations or Cloud Deployment) A Team Unlimited License entitles up to five (5) developers to use Document Solutions and deploy to unlimited locations or deployed to the cloud.
Volume Discounts (6+ Developers) Volume discounts are available for multiple devs or developer teams. Contact us.sales@mescius.com to learn more.
Distribution License Key(s) A Distribution License key is required to deploy your Document Solutions application. Always pass the distribution key before using any part of the API; otherwise, you’ll get the unlicensed watermark.

Distribution keys can be found in the Distribution Keys section on the My Licenses page when signed into a registered Document Solutions Developer License account.

Learn how to set the Distribution Key in you application.

Additional License Information

  • Each of these licenses are royalty-free.
  • Regardless of the number of deployed locations, each developer working on the application that uses Document Solutions must be licensed to use it.
  • You are entitled to deploy the last available release in your last subscription year in perpetuity. Deployment of your app will never be interrupted because of a lapsed subscription.

How To Use the .NET APIs in Production

  1. Download and install the latest release
  2. Purchase Document Solutions license/s
  3. Register the Developer Key on your account's My Licenses and copy the Distribution Key
  4. Apply the Distribution Key in your application

To license a current instance, pass the Distribution Key to the corresponding API constructor.

var pdfDoc = new GcPdfDocument("dspdf-distribution-key"); // DsPdf
var wordDoc = new GcWordDocument("dsword-distribution-key"); // DsWord
var workbook = new Workbook("dsexcel-net-distribution-key"); // DsExcel
var imageBitmap = new GcBitmap();
imageBitmap.ApplyLicenseKey("dsimaging-distribution-key"); // DsImaging

Alternatively, calling the APIs static SetLicenseKey method will license all instances while the program is running.

See documentation for more info: PDF, Excel, Word, Imaging

Licensing FAQ

A: The JavaScript document viewers cannot be purchased on their own. They are included in the purchase and download of the associated document API library.

Both the Document Solutions PDF Viewer and Data Viewer offer Professional license upgrades in the cart when purchasing the associated document API library. 

A: Yes. The license will be linked to your company account with MESCIUS. If you don’t already have one, it will be created at the time of purchase. You can issue your purchased license key(s) to a third-party developer and retain all administrative control via the customer portal. If/when you need to transfer a license key to another developer, you can contact our sales team or support team to reassign the license.

A: Contact our sales team at us.sales@mescius.com and they will promptly respond with an answer.

Troubleshooting

Our licensing mechanism aims to be unobtrusive, but issues may arise for various reasons. For more information on how to activate a key or license an application, check out the API’s licensing documentation.

If you need further assistance, submit a ticket to our support team. Contact the MESCIUS Developer Tools support team at 1-800-858-2739.