Posted by Magnus Berg on 2025-04-24.

I found Ansel yesterday, downloaded an app image, and clicked around a bit.

I sympathized with the developer’s ideas. I think Darktable has become too cluttered.

I decided today to start providing financial support. I went in and paid 30 euros (5 per month). There were already TWO payment options, and I chose Librapay.

When I went to check out my Ansel Community account, I discovered that you can become a premium member there. I wish I had been informed of this a little earlier. I would obviously have chosen a premium membership for 5 euros per month rather than just donating. So now I feel cheated.

But I really hope that Ansel develops well and that I get value for the donation I have made so far, even if I don’t get access to what would have been included in a premium membership.

Replies

Steve — 2025-04-24

I concur. I have been hopping AP would clean up the donation process.

Don’t let it hold you back, Ansel will be the GOAT.

Jon — 2025-04-30

What’s the difference between premium membership and simply donating? I suspect continued access to Ansel and personal satisfaction of having contributed to the cause in the best way you can are the benefits either way.

Magnus Berg — 2025-04-30

The difference between standard and premium is another complication regarding donations that requires an answer. Would anyone like to answer that question?

Then, of course, as a donor, you don’t want to feel cheated. Therefore, it naturally feels better to get something in return for your donation compared to those who don’t donate.

Jon — 2025-05-01

I happened across one benefit of premium membership in Help & Rules. “Free users get a total storage of 256 MB for all their uploads. Premium users have unlimited storage space. Image files should be limited to a resolution of 2048×2048 px, and encoded in JPG at quality 85 (this is a guideline that will not be enforced, just use your best judgment here).”

Magnus Berg — 2025-05-01

Thanks for that, Jon. After your explanation, I realize that my loss was negligible.

Translated from English by : Aurélien Pierre, ChatGPT, Claude, Claude (Anthropic). In case of conflict, inconsistency or error, the English version shall prevail.