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App Editions: Standard and Advanced

App Editions: Standard and Advanced

Optics includes App Editions, a new way to provide flexibility in how features are offered. Editions allow customers to choose the version of Optics that best fits their needs, from core functionality to advanced capabilities.

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Different teams use Optics in different ways. Some only need the essentials for formatting and consistency, while others require advanced templates, onboarding, and tailored support. App Editions make it easy to provide the right level of functionality for every use case.

Feature breakdown

If Optics was installed before App Editions were introduced, the app is automatically assigned to the Standard Edition. All previously available features remain included, and no changes are made to the existing setup.

Details about the available editions, including pricing, are available on the Optics pricing page. This page provides a clear overview of costs for Standard and Advanced editions, helping teams choose the plan that best fits their needs.

Features

Standard

Advanced

Features

Standard

Advanced

Cards, buttons, panels, and more—create beautiful, consistent Confluence pages fast with easy-to-use formatting modules, no design skills needed.

Apply your brand colors once, every element automatically follows your company’s visual style

Choose from various expertly designed templates for bullet points, text, visuals, stats, and more—ideal for quick updates or full presentations.

We will onboard you properly with hands-on training to get you fully up to speed.

Need more layout options? We’ll prioritize your template requests and explore building them for you.

Upgrade to Advanced Edition

To upgrade Optics to the Advanced Edition, Site Admin permissions are required.

  1. Open Administration

  2. Navigate to Apps → Manage Apps -> Connected Apps

  3. Find Optics

  4. Click View App Details

In the app details screen, the current edition is displayed together with the option to upgrade to Advanced Edition.

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FAQ

Viz provides formatting modules such as cards, panels, buttons, and people highlights. It focuses on structure, layout, and visual clarity for Confluence pages. Dex, on the other hand, uses blocks and templates designed for storytelling. It allows full pages or presentations to be built with ready-made layouts, styled content, and one-click Presentation Mode.

No. Dex is part of the Optics Advanced Edition. The Viz macro is included in the Standard Edition, while Dex macro is only available in Advanced.

Yes. Dex can be trialed for 30 days, and the trial can be started by organization admins. After the trial ends, a valid Advanced license is required to continue using Dex.

Yes, but trial extensions are not handled by Caelor. Please open a support ticket with Atlassian and add marin@caelor.com to approve the extension.

Pages and presentations created with Dex remain accessible in edit mode, but once published, the content will appear blurred and presentation cannot be started until a valid license is active.

Yes. The Viz macro is part of the Standard Edition and remains fully functional regardless of the Dex license status.