diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index a5a2968..b2f8c1f 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -7,13 +7,34 @@ royalty-free license to install and use Pineapple Notepad ("Software") for both
and commercial purposes. You may use this software within your business, for-profit projects,
or professional services.
-RESTRICTIONSs
+RESTRICTIONS
* No Resale: You may not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or distribute the Software for money,
nor may you bundle the Software with other products or services for sale.
* No Modification: You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software.
* No Rebranding: You may not remove any copyright notices, branding, or logos from the Software.
+SPONSOR LICENSE
+
+If you have received a sponsor license file (.lic) for the Software, the following additional
+terms apply to the sponsor license and to any features that require sponsor activation:
+
+* Personal Use: You may use your sponsor license file to activate the Software on any number of
+ devices that you personally own or control.
+* No Distribution: You may not share, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, publish, or otherwise
+ distribute your sponsor license file to any other person. The sponsor license is personal to
+ the licensee identified within the file.
+* Personal Backups: You may make reasonable backup copies of your sponsor license file for your
+ own archival purposes, provided such copies are not distributed to any other person.
+* Non-Transferable: The sponsor license is non-transferable. You may not assign, transfer, or
+ sublicense your sponsor license to any other party without the Licensor's prior written
+ consent.
+
+These terms are in addition to, and do not limit, the other terms of this Agreement. The
+Software remains usable without a sponsor license under the LICENSE GRANT above; the sponsor
+license only unlocks additional features and confers no additional ownership rights in the
+Software.
+
OWNERSHIP
The Software is licensed, not sold. The Licensor retains all title, copyright, and other
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d88906b..c7f24b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,34 +55,28 @@ Pineapple Notepad is currently not an open source project, but the goal is to ma
### Sponsor Benefits
-Before the goal is reached, if you support Pineapple Notepad for equial or more than $10, you can be credited within the application's About dialog as a kickstart supporter.
-
-Please read the following details for sponsor benefits and possible restrictions.
+As a token of gratitude, sponsors will be able to receive a sponsor license and unlock some nice-to-have features before we reach the open-source sponsorship goals. Additionally, depending on the sponsor's donation, sponsors might be able to get credited within the application and access the source code before the open-source sponsorship goals are reached. Details are as follows:
All listed benefits below only apply to sponsors who donate **before** we reach the Open Source goal.
-#### Tier 1: 10 USD
+### Tier 0: 2 USD
-- Get pre-released builds of Pineapple Notepad.
-- Get experimental builds of Pineapple Notepad.
-- You (individual) will be credited within the application's About dialog as a kickstart supporter.
- - The name will be kept for at least 10 releases, after that, the name might be moved a standalone `THANKS` file in the source repository.
- - Optional email and/or home page could be provided.
- - Restriction applies (Please reach out if you have any questions or not sure if it applies to you):
- - The name, email and/or link to your home page should not contain political content, any emoji or other contents might cause me trouble.
+- Get a sponsor license, which can be used to unlock some nice-to-have features in the free release version. Currently, the following features are available:
+ - Theme color editor (to tweak a specific color in a theme)
+- Get credited within the blog of the next release
-#### Tier 2: 35 USD
+### Tier 1: 10 USD
-- All benefits of Tier 1
-- Get full source code of Pineapple Notepad that allows you build it from source or audit it.
-- You (company/organization) will be credited within the application's About dialog as a sponsor.
- - The name will be kept for at least 10 releases, after that, the name might be moved a standalone `THANKS` file in the source repository.
- - Optional email and/or home page could be provided.
- - Restriction applies (Please reach out if you have any questions or not sure if it applies to you):
- - The name, email and/or link to your home page should not contain political content, any emoji or other contents might cause me trouble.
- - Gambling, blockchain, adult content and/or other similar contents are not allowed.
+- All tier 0 rights, and
+- For at least the next 10 versions, get credited within the application's "About" dialog at "Special Thanks" tab
+- Get pre-release / sponsor-edition of Pineapple Notepad on itch.io (the sponsor license is full featured without requiring a sponsor license)
+
+### Tier 2: 35 USD
+
+- All tier 1 rights, and
+- Get source code access on itch.io before the open-source sponsor goal is reached (for auditing and building from source)
diff --git a/README.zh_CN.md b/README.zh_CN.md
index bfacb1d..0655610 100644
--- a/README.zh_CN.md
+++ b/README.zh_CN.md
@@ -55,33 +55,28 @@
### 赞助权益
-在达到目标之前,如果您支持菠萝记事本达到或超过 50 元,您可以让您的名字出现在应用程序的"关于"对话框的特别致谢中。
-
-请阅读以下详情了解赞助权益和可能的限制。
+为了表示对赞助者的感谢,在开源赞助目标达成前,赞助者可获得赞助者许可证,可供解锁一些锦上添花的小功能。另外,根据赞助情况,赞助者还可以获得署名致谢与(在开源目标达成之前)访问源码的权益。具体如下:
下面列出的所有权益仅适用于在达到开源目标**之前**捐赠的赞助者。
-#### 第 1 档:50 元
+### 档位 0: 10 CNY
-- 获取菠萝记事本的预发布版本。
-- 您(个人)将在应用程序的"关于"对话框中被列为启动支持者。
- - 该名称将保留至少 10 个版本,之后可能会移动到源代码仓库中的独立 `THANKS` 文件。
- - 可以提供可选的电子邮件和/或主页。
- - 适用限制(如果您有任何疑问或不确定是否适用于您,请联系我):
- - 您的名称、电子邮件和/或主页链接不应包含政治内容、任何表情符号或其他可能给我带来麻烦的内容。
+- 获得赞助者许可证,可供在免费发布的版本中解锁一些赞助者限定的锦上添花的小功能,目前包括:
+ - 主题颜色编辑器(可供微调某个主题中的特定颜色)
+- 在下次版本发布时的博客中署名致谢
-#### 第 2 档:200 元
+### 档位 1: 50 CNY
-- 第 1 档的所有权益
-- 获取菠萝记事本的完整源代码,允许您从源代码构建或进行审计。
-- 您(公司/组织)将在应用程序的"关于"对话框中被列为赞助者。
- - 该名称将保留至少 10 个版本,之后可能会移动到源代码仓库中的独立 `THANKS` 文件。
- - 可以提供可选的电子邮件和/或主页。
- - 适用限制(如果您有任何疑问或不确定是否适用于您,请联系我):
- - 您的名称、电子邮件和/或主页链接不应包含政治内容、任何表情符号或其他可能给我带来麻烦的内容。
- - 恕不接受赌博、区块链、成人内容和/或其他类似内容。
+- 前一个档位所包含的所有权益
+- 在后续的至少 10 个版本中,在应用程序的关于对话框的“致谢”标签页中署名致谢
+- 在 itch.io 中获得预发布版本/赞助者专版(赞助者专版不需要赞助者许可证即包含所有功能)
+
+### 档位 2: 200 CNY
+
+- 前一个档位所包含的所有权益
+- (在开源目标达成之前)在 itch.io 中获得公开发布版本的完整源码,可供审计与从源码构建等需求使用