From the Patreon site itself:
"Patreon is a way to join and engage with your favorite creator's (*1) community. No algorithms or doom scrolling here — you'll have a dedicated place to get content from the creators you know and love. If creators offer paid membership or sell digital products, you can pay them directly for exclusive content, knowing you're supporting them to create more of the work you love."
*1 Us, namely the Single Heroic Developer of Unify; read more about us and our philosophies in our blog post 'Hello, world!')
We love to interact with our community and Patreon gives us that chance. We can't wait to hear your ideas for improvements so that we can improve Unify together!
And of course, from our Patreon page you can download the latest setup package of the Early Access build of Unify, which are fully functional versions of Unify with the latest features (and bugs, which we will happily squash together). Using this setup package you can install Unify on your Windows computer.
As Unify is a work-in-progress, we regularly offer updates for Unify and add new features to it. So don't forget to get the latest release of Unify! To help you remember, Unify will notify you when a new release is available.
We offer two ways on Patreon to join Unify's Early Access:
Subscribe as a member and pay a monthly fee. This grants you access to the exclusive Patreon page content (including Unify from our Patreon store) without any further charge. And as long as you are a member, you'll have access to any updates.
You can unsubscribe at any moment. Any Unify release you download will be valid for 6 months, starting from its release date. The date you unsubscribe is irrelevant in this respect.
As Unify is a work in progress (which not only means that many bugs will be fixed, but also improvements will be made and features added), we will post new releases regularly on our Patreon page. If you unsubscribe, you will not be entitled to updates, unless you subscribe again. So, even if you unsubscribe, be sure to check in every once in a while.
You can also choose to buy Unify from our store on Patreon without a paid membership / monthly subscription. Even though we prefer to have monthly subscribers to support us financially so that we can continue improving Unify, we also offer single purchases.
IMPORTANT!
Just as with the subscription model, any Unify release your download will be valid for 6 months, starting from its release date. The date you purchased is irrelevant in this respect.
As Unify is a work-in-progress and gets updated regularly, any release you downloaded will quickly become outdated. You you will need to purchase each new release separately to get the latest improvements.
We offer the purchase option without a membership for those that absolutely do not want a a subscription. Keep in mind that, as a member, you can unsubscribe at any moment. So a better alternative than a single purchase would be to subscribe, download Unify, and then unsubscribe again. This way you at least have the benefits of a membership for 1 month.
We would love to have you as a subscriber. But the choice is yours.
And now, please go to our Early Access page and click that big Patreon button to join Early Access on our Patreon page and...