License Management
If your LightBurn installation has not been activated, you'll see the License Page as soon as you open LightBurn. From this page, you can:
- Enter and activate a license key you've already purchased
- Start a free 30 day trial
- Purchase a license key from our website
- Extend your free trial
- Deactivate a license to free up an installation for a different computer
You can get back to this screen in LightBurn at any time by going to Help → License Management. For more information on License Management, including offline activation and deactivating a computer, please see our License Management Guide.
Right: The License Page after activation
Activate Trial¶
Click the Activate Trial button to activate a free 30 day trial of LightBurn.
Extend Trial¶
Click Extend Trial to automatically extend your trial period. You can extend your trial up to 3 times, for an additional 15 days each time. Trial keys over a year old are extended for 30 days, but may only be eligible for a single auto-extension.
Activate License¶
If you already have a license key, enter it into the License Key field and click Activate License. Be sure to enter your license key exactly as provided, including the dashes. We recommend copying the license key directly from your original order email and pasting it into the License Key field.
Use Proxy Server¶
See System Locked and Floating Licenses: Network Restrictions for information on connecting to LightBurn's licensing server through a proxy.
Troubleshooting¶
If you receive an error message when trying to activate your license, see Troubleshooting: License Activation and Management.
Request Offline Activation and Deactivation¶
If you will be using LightBurn on a computer without an internet connection, please see our Offline Activation instructions.
Deactivate License¶
Click Deactivate License to deactivate LightBurn on your computer, freeing up an activation to be used on another computer.
See our License Management Guide for information on deactivating a computer that you no longer have access to.
After Activation Information¶
License Expiration¶
After you've activated your license, you'll see the number of days remaining on your license at the top of the License Page.
After your key has expired, you'll still be able to use the last version of LightBurn released before it expired forever, but you'll need to Renew your key in order to receive future updates.
Devices Supported¶
Beneath the Deactivate License button, you'll see the list of device types supported by your key. To add support for new device types to your key, see our website.
For more help using LightBurn, please visit our forum to talk with LightBurn staff and users, or email support.