As Firefox just dropped support for Silverlight I really needed a solution for Regex Hero. So I created an installer for it. It's still Silverlight, but by using the installer you can install it directly to your computer and never need to open it in a browser. If you visit regexhero.net/tester and don't have a browser that supports Silverlight (IE is the only one left), then you'll see download links for 64-bit and 32-bit versions of the installer. When you install it you'll see a link over on the right hand side that says "Activate Regex Hero". This process connects your desktop version of Regex Hero with your online account. So if you're a licensed user this is how you'll gain access to all of those licensed features. Note: Currently there will be a security warning when you try to run either one of these installers. I'm in the process of obtaining a code signing certificate and will update them as soon as possible. You may be wondering a...
I love this tool and come to it as my default regex editor every time I need to work something through with a little help. I even bought a copy for a friend, it's that good!
ReplyDeleteHave you consider open-sourcing it? Perhaps it might live for much longer if others contribute to keeping it alive.
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Thank you Rik. And yes I have thought about open-sourcing it. However, a successful open-source project requires a very active maintainer. And without that the software could actually devolve. So it's something I'd have to balance very carefully should I ever do it. At the moment I'm still OK with dedicating time to it myself as needed.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be great if you open sourced this. Even if you just approved PRs, the product could move forward and people could help you add features and such. Great tool, I'm a huge fan.
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