TableProApp · datlechin · May 6, 2026 · May 6, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - Toolbar connection identity now leads with the database engine icon tinted with the connection's color, followed by the connection name, so multiple windows targeting the same database (e.g. `prod-safe`, `prod-unsafe`, `staging`, `local` against the same Postgres) are distinguishable at a glance instead of all reading "PostgreSQL 16.x". The pattern matches Calendar.app and Reminders.app, where a single icon carries both the type (shape) and the user-chosen identity (color). When no custom Connection Color is set, the icon falls back to the database type's brand color via the existing `displayColor` resolver, so the brand identity is preserved by default. The icon scales with Dynamic Type via `@ScaledMetric`. The verbose "PostgreSQL 16.1" text moves to the hover tooltip and the VoiceOver label, which reads "Connection: prod-safe, PostgreSQL 16.1". Both the connection-name and database-name `Text` labels now use `.fixedSize(horizontal: true, vertical: false)` so SwiftUI no longer compresses them inside the `NSHostingController` principal item. Previously a long database name would render truncated as `sep...` even in a 1900pt-wide window because SwiftUI compressed flexible text before NSToolbar got a chance to evaluate intrinsic width. Fixes #1044.
+- XLSX export is now free for everyone. Removed the Pro gate from the Export dialog: the `(Pro)` suffix in the format Picker, the orange "XLSX export requires a Pro license." caption, the `Activate License...` link, and the `isExportDisabled` short-circuit on unlicensed Macs are gone. The supporting machinery (`proFormatIds` set, `isProGatedFormat(_:)` predicate, `showActivationSheet` `@State` and its `.sheet` modifier in `ExportDialog`, the `xlsxExport` case in `ProFeature` plus its three switch arms, and the docs Note in `import-export.mdx`) is removed too. License-state changes no longer affect Excel export at all.
 - All Safe Mode levels are now free. **Safe Mode** (Touch ID), **Safe Mode (Full)**, and **Read Only** no longer require a Pro license. Removed the Pro gate from `SafeModeGuard` (no more silent downgrade to Silent on unlicensed Macs), the `(Pro)` suffix and license prompt from the Customization pane Picker and toolbar `SafeModeBadgeView`, and the `safeMode` case from `ProFeature`. The `requiresPro` computed property on `SafeModeLevel` is gone along with the unused `showSafeModeProAlert` / `showActivationSheet` flags on `CustomizationPaneViewModel`.
 - Favorites sidebar state is now connection-scoped, not window-scoped. Opening a second native tab for the same connection no longer reloads the favorites tree from SQLite or flashes a spinner. The folders/favorites/linked-files cache (`ConnectionDataCache`) is shared across windows of the same connection and refreshes on `.sqlFavoritesDidUpdate` and `.linkedSQLFoldersDidUpdate`. Favorite selection (`ConnectionSidebarState.selectedFavoriteNodeId`) is also shared, so highlighting a favorite in window A reflects in window B and persists across launches via UserDefaults. Favorites search text remains per-window (`WindowSidebarState.favoritesSearchText`), matching Mail/Notes patterns where each window can search independently. The single sidebar `NSSearchField` routes to the connection-shared text on Tables and to the window-local text on Favorites based on the active tab.
 - Connection Form rebuilt around macOS HIG sidebar navigation. The old segmented-tab form (~2200 lines across five files) is replaced by a `NavigationSplitView` with five sidebar panes (General, SSH Tunnel, SSL/TLS, Customization, Advanced). State previously held in 30+ flat `@State` vars is now split across six `@Observable` per-pane view models behind a `ConnectionFormCoordinator`. Plugin-driven additional fields auto-route to the right pane by their declared `FieldSection`. The toolbar exposes Cancel, Save, and Save & Connect natively; Test Connection lives inline in the General pane as a Status row. Each sidebar item shows a red warning triangle when its pane has missing required fields.

diff --git a/TablePro/Models/Settings/ProFeature.swift b/TablePro/Models/Settings/ProFeature.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import Foundation
 /// Features that require a Pro (active) license
 internal enum ProFeature: String, CaseIterable {
     case iCloudSync
-    case xlsxExport
     case encryptedExport
     case envVarReferences
     case linkedFolders
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ internal enum ProFeature: String, CaseIterable {
         switch self {
         case .iCloudSync:
             return String(localized: "iCloud Sync")
-        case .xlsxExport:
-            return String(localized: "XLSX Export")
         case .encryptedExport:
             return String(localized: "Encrypted Export")
         case .envVarReferences:
@@ -34,8 +31,6 @@ internal enum ProFeature: String, CaseIterable {
         switch self {
         case .iCloudSync:
             return "icloud"
-        case .xlsxExport:
-            return "tablecells"
         case .encryptedExport:
             return "lock.doc"
         case .envVarReferences:
@@ -49,8 +44,6 @@ internal enum ProFeature: String, CaseIterable {
         switch self {
         case .iCloudSync:
             return String(localized: "Sync connections, settings, and history across your Macs.")
-        case .xlsxExport:
-            return String(localized: "Export query results and tables to Excel format.")
         case .encryptedExport:
             return String(localized: "Export connections with encrypted credentials.")
         case .envVarReferences:

diff --git a/TablePro/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings b/TablePro/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -51363,50 +51363,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "XLSX Export" : {
-      "localizations" : {
-        "tr" : {
-          "stringUnit" : {
-            "state" : "translated",
-            "value" : "XLSX Dışa Aktarma"
-          }
-        },
-        "vi" : {
-          "stringUnit" : {
-            "state" : "translated",
-            "value" : "Xuất XLSX"
-          }
-        },
-        "zh-Hans" : {
-          "stringUnit" : {
-            "state" : "translated",
-            "value" : "XLSX 导出"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "XLSX export requires a Pro license." : {
-      "localizations" : {
-        "tr" : {
-          "stringUnit" : {
-            "state" : "translated",
-            "value" : "XLSX dışa aktarma için Pro lisans gereklidir."
-          }
-        },
-        "vi" : {
-          "stringUnit" : {
-            "state" : "translated",
-            "value" : "Xuất XLSX yêu cầu giấy phép Pro."
-          }
-        },
-        "zh-Hans" : {
-          "stringUnit" : {
-            "state" : "translated",
-            "value" : "XLSX 导出需要 Pro 许可证。"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" : {
       "localizations" : {
         "tr" : {

diff --git a/TablePro/Views/Export/ExportDialog.swift b/TablePro/Views/Export/ExportDialog.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
     @State private var showProgressDialog = false
     @State private var showSuccessDialog = false
     @State private var exportedFileURL: URL?
-    @State private var showActivationSheet = false
 
     // MARK: - User Preferences
 
@@ -94,9 +93,6 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
         }
         .frame(width: dialogWidth)
         .background(Color(nsColor: .windowBackgroundColor))
-        .sheet(isPresented: $showActivationSheet) {
-            LicenseActivationSheet()
-        }
         .onAppear {
             let available = availableFormats
             if !available.contains(where: { type(of: $0).formatId == config.formatId }) {
@@ -281,11 +277,7 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
                         Picker("", selection: $config.formatId) {
                             ForEach(availableFormatIds, id: \.self) { formatId in
                                 if let plugin = PluginManager.shared.exportPlugin(forFormat: formatId) {
-                                    if isProGatedFormat(formatId) {
-                                        Text("\(type(of: plugin).formatDisplayName) (Pro)").tag(formatId)
-                                    } else {
-                                        Text(type(of: plugin).formatDisplayName).tag(formatId)
-                                    }
+                                    Text(type(of: plugin).formatDisplayName).tag(formatId)
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -302,18 +294,8 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Selection count or Pro gate message
                 VStack(spacing: 2) {
-                    if isProGatedFormat(config.formatId) {
-                        Text(String(localized: "XLSX export requires a Pro license."))
-                            .font(.subheadline)
-                            .foregroundStyle(Color(nsColor: .systemOrange))
-                        Button(String(localized: "Activate License...")) {
-                            showActivationSheet = true
-                        }
-                        .font(.subheadline)
-                        .buttonStyle(.link)
-                    } else if case .streamingQuery = mode {
+                    if case .streamingQuery = mode {
                         Text("All rows")
                             .font(.subheadline)
                             .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
@@ -450,7 +432,7 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
     }
 
     private var isExportDisabled: Bool {
-        if isExporting || !isFileNameValid || availableFormats.isEmpty || isProGatedFormat(config.formatId) {
+        if isExporting || !isFileNameValid || availableFormats.isEmpty {
             return true
         }
         if case .streamingQuery = mode {
@@ -463,7 +445,6 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
     }
 
     private static let formatDisplayOrder = ["csv", "json", "sql", "xlsx", "mql"]
-    private static let proFormatIds: Set<String> = ["xlsx"]
 
     private func formatDescription(for formatId: String) -> String {
         switch formatId {
@@ -476,10 +457,6 @@ struct ExportDialog: View {
         }
     }
 
-    private func isProGatedFormat(_ formatId: String) -> Bool {
-        Self.proFormatIds.contains(formatId) && !LicenseManager.shared.isFeatureAvailable(.xlsxExport)
-    }
-
     /// Windows reserved device names (case-insensitive)
     private static let windowsReservedNames: Set<String> = [
         "CON", "PRN", "AUX", "NUL",

diff --git a/docs/features/import-export.mdx b/docs/features/import-export.mdx
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ Export data in five formats (CSV, JSON, SQL, MQL, XLSX), import SQL files with g
     ```
   </Tab>
   <Tab title="XLSX">
-    <Note>
-    XLSX export requires a **Pro license**.
-    </Note>
-
     | Option | Default |
     |--------|---------|
     | Include headers (bold first row) | Yes |