GoJS re-renders the diagram on every interaction (zoom, pan, drag, drop). The watermark is recreated on every draw cycle. CSS hiding might work for one frame, but the canvas redraw will bring it back. Furthermore, the watermark is often rendered directly onto the canvas as a rasterized image, not as a separate DOM element. Claim #2: Patching the go.js / go-debug.js File Advanced users try to use a Hex editor or a JavaScript beautifier to search for the string "watermark" or "Trial Version" inside the go.js file and manually delete the code.
"If I use the go-debug.js file instead, there is no watermark." Fact: The debug version also contains the watermark logic. Debugging does not bypass licensing.
.diagramWatermark display: none !important;
A: Yes, if all 10 developers are writing code that uses GoJS. However, you can buy group licenses or site licenses. Contact Northwoods for enterprise pricing.
"Northwoods doesn't care about small companies using the trial in production." Fact: They do. Their license enforcement team scans public websites. Your small e-commerce dashboard WILL be found if it is publicly accessible.