Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition is a Windows tool for adjusting partitions and managing storage. You can resize or move partitions by dragging them or specifying an exact size, redistribute free space, and change labels or drive letters. It can check partitions for errors, format or delete partitions, and undelete volumes or recover data after accidental partition deletion. Conversion options include logical-to-primary, HFS to NTFS without reformatting, and MBR/GPT in either direction. It supports HDDs, SSDs, Storage Spaces, RAID, and filesystems such as NTFS, FAT32, Ext2/3/4, Apple HFS+, Btrfs, XFS, and Linux Swap. Community Edition includes WinPE bootable media and command-line support, as well as native Arm64 CPU support. It runs on 64-bit Windows 10 x64 version 1809 or newer, Windows 11 x64, and Windows 11 Arm64. The plan is free and is limited to non-commercial use.
Who it is for
It suits home and personal users managing partitions on supported 64-bit Windows systems. Commercial users are directed to Hard Disk Manager for Business.
What is good
- Resize or move partitions by dragging or specifying a size
- Recover volumes after accidental partition deletion
- Convert between MBR and GPT in either direction
- Includes WinPE bootable media and command-line support
What to know first
- No merge or split partition operations
- No disk or volume backup
- No Windows Server or virtual disk support
- Free use is non-commercial only
Verdict
Community Edition covers a broad set of partition and conversion tasks, with bootable media and command-line support. Its non-commercial restriction and exclusions for merging, backups, and server support matter when choosing it.
Get started with Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition
- Visit the Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition website.
- Choose the free Community Edition for personal and home use.
- Install it on a supported 64-bit Windows system.
- Use the partition tools or its WinPE bootable media and command-line support.
What the free plan stops at
The free plan is for personal and home use only. It excludes merge and split operations, Windows Server support, disk or volume backup, OS migration, data wiping, and virtual disk support.
Questions about Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition
How much does Community Edition cost?
The listed plan is free.
Can I use it for commercial purposes?
No. Community Edition is free for non-commercial use; commercial users are directed to Hard Disk Manager for Business.
Which Windows versions does it support?
It supports Windows 10 x64 version 1809 or newer, Windows 11 x64, and Windows 11 Arm64. Only 64-bit Windows platforms are supported.
Does it include bootable media?
Yes. The Community Edition comparison lists WinPE bootable disk support.
Can it merge partitions or back up disks?
No. Merge operations and disk or volume backup are excluded, as are split operations.
Where can free-version users get support?
Paragon directs users of free versions to its support forum and self-service Knowledge Base.
Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition plans and pricing
All plansCompared on disk partition software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Bootable media
- Yes
- Partition table support
- both
- Filesystem support
- NTFS, FAT32, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, ReiserFS, Linux Swap, HPFS, Apple HFS+, Btrfs, XFS
- Operating systems
- windows
- Move partitions
- Yes
- Merge partitions
- No
