The beta for Axure RP Pro Version 5.0 is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/axurerp5beta.aspx!

This release enables multiple people to work on the same Axure RP project at the same time and maintains a history of revisions to the project. It also includes new interactions, a new specification generator, as well as enhancements to the interface and designer.

Check out the online training for a guide to using the Shared Projects feature, as well as our blog post "Anchors, Moving Panels, and Focus Events" to view examples of how to use some of the new interactions.  For a more detailed description of new features, click here.

This beta can be installed without uninstalling version 4, but please note that files created in Axure RP 5.0 will not open in previous versions. Axure RP Pro 5.0 will convert earlier files to the new format.

This beta will expire on April 30, 2008. A valid beta will be available until the final release of Axure RP Pro 5.0 expected in early April, so your work will not be interrupted.

Is this a free update? If you have purchased Axure RP or a renewal after March 15, 2007 or plan to purchase between now and the final release, you will get version 5.0 as a free update. All other customers will need to purchase a renewal to upgrade. You can login to the customer portal with the account information that was created when your licenses were purchased to see when your maintenance period expires.

Please report any issues you might find to support@axure.com or in the forums.