Users of the EtherPad "professional" edition will be able to export their "pads" as a ZIP file archive. This edition used to cost US$8 per user per month, but became free on Friday. Users of the starter edition, which has been free since the beginning, can export their "pads" to various formats. Both the starter and "professional" editions are hosted by AppJet.

The company also provides a Private Network Edition, which can be downloaded to customer servers and run on-premise for $99 per user. Users of that edition will be able to continue using the product beyond March. AppJet will honor existing support and maintenance contracts, but will not renew them when they expire.

As of today, people won't be able to create any new free public "pads" nor any new EtherPad accounts.