Paint Sho Pro is not shareware. It is, however, an excellent graphics application at a reasonable price. You can download a fully functioning, time limited, demo from the Jasc website http://www.jasc.com The price for the registered version is about $110.USD and comes with all the goodies and excellent tech support. PSP 6 is the latest version. Jasc is currently running a public beta testing of PSP 7, due to be released this fall. If you buy PSP6 now, your upgrade will be free. THose who already have PSP6 prior to the public beta release can get the upgrade for about $40.USD Casey