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Free to use. Pay to support.

Yaw is fully functional without a license. A license removes the occasional reminder and supports continued development.

Yaw Terminal

$10/month
or $100/year — two months free.
  • All terminal features
  • Built-in file editor
  • SSH and database connections
  • AI assistant (BYOK)
  • Up to 5 devices
  • Removes title bar reminder
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe – $10/month Pay yearly – $100/year

Already have a key? Open yaw → Settings → License to activate.
Lost your key? Look up your order.

Bought a one-time license before? It stays valid forever. You keep every future update and you will never be asked to subscribe.

All features work without a license. No restrictions, no time limits, no feature gates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to pay?
No. Yaw is free to download and fully functional without a license. The only difference is an occasional reminder and "(Unregistered)" in the title bar.

What do I get with a license?
The reminder and title bar text go away. Every feature works the same either way.

Can I use one license on multiple devices?
Yes - the Yaw Terminal license works on up to 5 devices.

Is it a subscription?
Yes - $10/month or $100/year. Yaw ships a release most days, and the subscription is what pays for that pace. Yaw MCP is free.

I bought the old one-time license. Does it still work?
Yes, forever. Every one-time license ever sold stays valid, keeps receiving updates, and will never be downgraded or asked to subscribe. Nothing you need to do.

What happens if I cancel?
Yaw keeps working - every feature, no time limit. You go back to the occasional reminder and “(Unregistered)” in the title bar, exactly as before you subscribed.

Can I switch from monthly to yearly?
Yes. Start the yearly plan and cancel the monthly one - they are billed separately, so cancel monthly once yearly is active to avoid overlap. Email us if the timing gets awkward and we’ll sort it out.

Does Yaw send my data anywhere?
No. Yaw doesn’t ship usage analytics, telemetry, or command tracking - your sessions, history, and connections live on your machine. The only outbound traffic is license activation/validation against Lemonsqueezy, update checks against yaw.sh, and AI requests sent directly from your machine to whichever provider you’ve configured. See our privacy policy or why your terminal shouldn’t phone home for the full picture.

What payment methods do you accept?
Credit card and PayPal via Lemonsqueezy, our merchant of record.