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Sometimes, to study the system better, you want to dive into the code as fast as possible. To make this easier, GroupDocs.Markdown offers a Free Trial and a 30-day Temporary License for evaluation and provides different purchase plans.

Note

Note that there are a number of general policies and practices that guide you on how to evaluate, properly license, and purchase our products. You can find them in the “Purchase Policies and FAQ” section.

You can try GroupDocs.Markdown without buying a license.

The evaluation version is the same as the purchased one – the evaluation version simply becomes licensed when you set the license. You can set the license in a number of ways that are described in the next sections of this article.

The evaluation version comes with the following limitations:

• Only the first 3 pages are processed.
• Documents with more than 3 pages are not supported.
• An evaluation watermark is placed at the top of each page.

If you wish to test GroupDocs.Markdown without the limitations of the trial version, you can also request a 30-day Temporary License. For more details, see the “Get a Temporary License” page.

Note

You can find pricing information on the “Pricing Information” page.

After obtaining a license, you need to set it up. This section describes options for how this can be done and also comments on some common questions.

The license should be set:

• Only once per application domain.
• Before using any other GroupDocs.Markdown classes.

Note

The license can be set multiple times per app domain but we recommend doing it once since all calls after the first one will just waste processor time.

The License.Set() static method is the simplest way to apply a license. You do not need to create a License instance.

// Set the license using the static method
if (File.Exists("GroupDocs.Markdown.lic")) License.Set("GroupDocs.Markdown.lic");

Alternatively, you can create a License instance and call SetLicense():

string licensePath = "GroupDocs.Markdown.lic";
License license = new License();
license.SetLicense(licensePath);

You can also apply a license from a stream using the static License.Set() method:

using (FileStream stream = File.OpenRead("GroupDocs.Markdown.lic"))
{
    License.Set(stream);
}

The following example shows how to set a license from a stream using the instance method:

using (FileStream stream = File.OpenRead("GroupDocs.Markdown.lic"))
{
    License license = new License();
    license.SetLicense(stream);
}

You can also set a Metered license as an alternative to a license file. It is a usage-based licensing mechanism that is billed based on the API features consumed. For more details, please refer to the Metered Licensing FAQ section.

Use the Metered class to set up metered licensing and query your consumption:

string publicKey = ""; // Your public license key
string privateKey = ""; // Your private license key

Metered metered = new Metered();
metered.SetMeteredKey(publicKey, privateKey);

// Get amount (MB) consumed
decimal amountConsumed = Metered.GetConsumptionQuantity();
Console.WriteLine("Amount (MB) consumed: " + amountConsumed);

// Get count of credits consumed
decimal creditsConsumed = Metered.GetConsumptionCredit();
Console.WriteLine("Credits consumed: " + creditsConsumed);