{"id":236,"date":"2026-03-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dustmagic.io\/blog\/1-4-licensing-activation-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:20:05","slug":"1-4-licensing-activation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dustmagic.io\/blog\/1-4-licensing-activation\/","title":{"rendered":"1.4 Licensing &#038; Activation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DustMagic offers a time-limited trial, a free single-image mode, and a $49\/year licence that unlocks batch processing.<\/p>\n<h2>Licence Tiers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trial<\/strong> \u2014 full app for a limited period. Use this to evaluate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free mode<\/strong> \u2014 single-image processing forever, at no cost. No batch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Licensed<\/strong> \u2014 adds Process Batch and priority support. $49\/year, renewable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your current state is shown in <strong>Help \u2192 About DustMagic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/dustmagic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dustmagic-v110-about-dialog.jpg\" alt=\"About DustMagic dialog\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dustmagic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dustmagic-v110-about-dialog.jpg 863w, https:\/\/dustmagic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dustmagic-v110-about-dialog-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dustmagic.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dustmagic-v110-about-dialog-768x635.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><figcaption>The About dialog shows your current licence state, version, and processing stats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Activate a Licence<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve purchased a key, paste it into the activation dialog when DustMagic prompts you, or open the activation dialog later from the Help menu.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keys are case-sensitive \u2014 copy them straight from the purchase email.<\/li>\n<li>Activation requires an internet connection on first use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Renewal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll get a renewal email before expiry.<\/li>\n<li>If your licence lapses, batch processing reverts to single-image free mode. 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