Editing Portable Application Description (section)

==Update to V4.0==
The current version of PAD v4.0 was developed with the input and feedback of supporting members of the Association of Software Professionals, as it has been since 1998.

As part of the major upgrade to v4.0, ASP withdrew all its free tools while also formally requesting that all PAD editing, submission and related third-party software, be removed or eliminated. In place of these prior third party and freeware tools, a new web-based platform was developed for PAD Specification by AppVisor.com. AppVisor allowed publishers to upgrade their v3.1 PAD files to v4.0. 
However, the generated PAD file could not be exported, but only submitted directly to some directories. Submitting the XML Pad to websites cost $150<ref>{{cite web |url=http://appvisor.com/software-promotion/ |title = Professional app promotion service. Global PAD file repository.}}</ref> and approving the application/submission cost $36 per year. AppVisor.com has been inaccessible since March 2024.

ASP stopped accepting new members in mid-2020 and formally ceased operations on December 31, 2021.<ref>https://asp-software.org/</ref> As of April 2024 AppVisor.com ceased operations too.

Some software download and directory sites (BrotherSoft.com, Softonic.com, CNET Download.com, Softpedia.com) accept the PAD v4.0 format in addition to the older formats.