Chart: Online vs Download Versions of WillMaker

WillMaker

SaaS

Desktop (Plus)

Type of software

Online

Downloadable

Duration of access to your WillMaker forms

Access for one year from date of purchase

Unlimited access, but updates only through the end of the version year

Forms included

• Will
• Living trust
• Health care directive
• Financial power of attorney
• Final arrangements
• Letter to survivors

• Will
• Living trust
• Health care directive
• Financial power of attorney
• Final arrangements
• Letter to survivors
• Transfer on death deeds (for states that allow them)
• Promissory notes (for personal loans)
• Limited powers of attorney
• Authorizations for minors
• Caregiver agreements -- children, elders, pets
• Bill of sale
• Many more

You can make forms for yourself and your family

Yes

Yes

Output file type

PDF

PDF

Requires internet

Yes

Only for updates

System Requirements

• Internet connection
• Internet browser
• PDF viewer

• Computer: 1 GHz or higher
• Operating System: Windows 10/11 or macOS 10.13 and higher
• Memory: Minimum 2GB
• Hard Disk Space: 54 MB free space; for Windows up to 1.5 GB if .NET is not installed
• Software: PDF Viewer
• Internet Connection: To receive legal and technical updates