Shade is now available through the Mac App Store. If you purchased Shade through the Mac App Store, here is some information you will find useful.

The Mac App Store cannot support full versions of Shade. Instead, we allow Mac App Store customers to register their purchase with Mirye Software; once registered, Mac App Store purchasers can get a full serial number with all the benefits that entails, including...

• Downloading the aproximate 2 GB of Shade materials
• Direct technical support that comes with registering
• Ability to upgrade or update at a later date

A full page link is coming soon. You can find instructions by going to Support > Knowledge Base > Shade Help.... > Shade Help FAQ, and reading the article Shade: Register Your Mac App Store Purchase

Ahh, thank you for that info.

Just to be clear, which version of Shade does the Mac App Store release coincide with? Basic, Standard or Pro?

I assume once you register and get the serial number, we can use that to upgrade to the more powerful versions?

Just out of curiosity, as someone who just heard of Shade for the first time via the App Store, are there any competitive pricing upgrades to the more powerful versions of Shade from other 3D software like Cheetah 3D, Strata 3D, Carrara Studio Pro, Hexagon, Silo, Cinema 4D, Lightwave, Maya, Modo, ZBrush, etc... (or any others out there I might have missed...)?

Granted, the App Store price is a good $50 less than the entry level version of Shade until the end of May, but any added incentives are always good anyone.

The version of Shade in the Mac App Store is Shade Basic.

Once you register, we send you a "real" serial number - you can download and install Shade Basic from shadetrial.com, and you can also get the 2 GB of materials that go along with Shade Basic. With this real serial number, you can come back and upgrade to Shade Standard or Shade Pro, as you like.

I can't comment on competitive upgrades - Im the site monkey

I just installed basic shade 12 from Applestore

The first thing I notice, in Shade Explorer every Preset Folders (Ex Surface) don't exist ... is it normal?

There is very little installed with the software, and one of the reasons why it isn't called Shade Basic. The App Store has certain limitations on file size.

If you follow through with registration through the site here, you can get a Shade Basic license, the 2 GB of data, and upgrade/update options.