Who can edit and export a work
Only its owner, with an active license, writes in a work; everyone else reads it. And what you wrote is never locked in. · 2 min read
A work opens in one of two ways: for writing or for reading. Exaratio decides which by looking at whose work it is and what license the computer has.
Who does what
| The work is… | It opens for… | Can it be exported? |
|---|---|---|
| Yours, with your license active on this computer | Writing | Yes |
| Yours, without an active license that edits | Reading | Yes, always |
| Someone else's | Reading, even if you have a license | No |
| Unsigned | Reading; if it's yours, you can make it yours | — |
| Changed outside Exaratio | Reading | No |
If the work opens for reading, the Read only badge tells you why and, if there's something to do, gives you the button (A work opens only for reading, or doesn't open).
What's yours is never locked in
Even if your license expires or this computer doesn't have it, your work opens and you can always export it with Export, as PDF, Word, EPUB or whatever format you need: what you wrote is yours.
Only you take it out of Exaratio
Exporting and printing are up to the owner. Whoever receives your work reads it, but can't take it out in another format or copy its text. Your AI assistant can't extract it without that same permission either (What your assistant can do, and when it asks you).
Your license, up to date
Exaratio checks your license with exaratio.com on its own, whenever there's a connection. If more than a week goes by without it being able to, it warns you; after 30 days without checking it, your works open only for reading —and can be exported— until you connect again (Your licenses and your computers).
If you stop using a computer, release it to activate another. A computer that goes 30 days without contacting exaratio.com is released automatically (Your licenses and your computers).
Exaratio 0.9 · revision 1 · October 17, 2026