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title: "Free vs PRO"
date: 2026-09-26
description: "What the Free and the PRO edition of Joomill Frontend Editor include."
author: "Jeroen Moolenschot"
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# Free vs PRO

The Free edition gives every section of your site its own simple form. PRO adds layouts, hidden fields and more control over each field.

 
| Feature | Free | PRO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited form profiles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drag and drop builder with tabs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Profile per menu item and Menu Assignment tab | ✓ | ✓ |
| Default category, status, access, language and featured | ✓ | ✓ |
| Required fields and create-only fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Versions button on or off | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bootstrap and UIkit output, template override | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hide fields with a fixed value | – | ✓ |
| Default values for every field and custom field | – | ✓ |
| Main and side column, two columns, half-width fields | – | ✓ |
| Joomla custom fields in the form | – | ✓ |
| Own labels and help texts | – | ✓ |
| Free Text blocks | – | ✓ |
| Hide editor buttons and JCE tabs | – | ✓ |
| Save as Copy and Move to Trash buttons | – | ✓ |
| Updates and personal support | – | 1 year |

 
## Opening a PRO profile in the Free edition

 When the PRO plugin is not enabled, a profile with PRO settings is shown in one column without them. The builder warns you before you save: saving it in the Free edition removes the PRO settings from that profile.

 [Get Frontend Editor PRO](https://www.joomill-extensions.com/extensions/frontend-editor)