Downgrade your evaluation version of Visual Paradigm to Community Edition

Visual Paradigm Community Edition is a FREE CASE tool for you to create professional-look UML diagrams. Visual Paradigm Community Edition not just supports UML but also SysML as well as ERD. You can easily switch from free Community Edition to higher edition for 30 days free evaluation and to try out the advanced features. You can always switch the evaluation software back to Community Edition in few clicks. In this article we will show you how to switch the evaluation software back to Community Edition.To do this:

1. Open the License Manager For the new Sleek User Interface you can open it under Windows > License Manager. For the Classic User Interface, you can open it under Tools > License Manager.
   

   Open License Manager in Sleek UI

2. Press Change License in bottom left corner of License Manager.
   

   Change License

3. Select Downgrade to CE at the bottom left corner in Select License Type.
   

   Downgrade to Community Edition

4. Press Yes when prompt for restart of application.
   

   Restart Application

After that the application will go back to the Community Edition.

Application being downgraded to Community Edition

Please note that switching from evaluation mode back to Community Edition works only if you are switching to evaluation mode on version 12.0 build 20150302 or later.