Activation, licenses and updates
Activate your trial or license, manage offline access and install updates.
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Activate FlowReactor
FlowReactor is activated by signing in with your FlowReactor account in your browser.
- Choose Activate. Your browser opens the FlowReactor website.
- FlowReactor shows a code. Sign in on the website, check that it shows the same code, and approve.
- FlowReactor unlocks by itself while it shows Waiting for approval….
If the browser didn't open, use the copy-link button under the code and open the link yourself. If the code expires, choose Try again.
The free trial
A new account gets a 14-day trial with every feature. Settings › License shows when it ends. When it ends, FlowReactor shows Your trial has ended; buy a license to keep using it. Your projects are kept as they are.
Licenses
Settings › License shows who the license is for, when updates are included until, and how long this computer can work offline. From there you can:
- Refresh license: check in now.
- Deactivate this computer: free its seat for another computer.
- Your account: open your account page, where you manage installations.
A license includes 12 months of updates. When they run out, FlowReactor keeps working with the versions released before that date; Renew updates extends them.
Working offline
FlowReactor checks in with the licensing service when it starts, and every few hours while a check-in is due. If a license must check in by a certain date, Settings › License says works offline until that date. Two days before it, a banner asks you to Connect to the internet by that date, with a Check now button.
If the time runs out, FlowReactor locks until it can check in. Connect to the internet; it unlocks by itself within a few minutes, or straight away with Check now.
When FlowReactor is locked
While locked, FlowReactor stops running services and shows only the lock screen. Nothing is deleted: your projects are kept as they are.
| Screen | What to do |
|---|---|
| Your trial has ended | Buy a license, then Check now. |
| Reconnect to confirm your license | Connect to the internet; it unlocks by itself. |
| Connect to verify your license | Connect once so this computer can check in. |
| All seats on your license are in use | Deactivate another installation under Manage installations; this one takes the free seat by itself. A computer that hasn't checked in for 90 days releases its seat. |
| This version was released after your maintenance ended | Renew updates, or install a version released before your updates ended. |
| Activate FlowReactor on this computer again | Choose Activate and sign in again. |
| Your license is suspended while a payment dispute is open | It's reinstated automatically if the dispute is resolved in your favor. |
| Your license has been revoked | Contact support if you think this is a mistake. |
Updates
FlowReactor checks for updates when it starts. When one is available, a message says FlowReactor {version} is available with Restart to update. Nothing installs until you choose it. If you have unsaved changes, FlowReactor asks about them first.
You can also check any time in Settings › Updates with Check for updates. Updates are downloaded from FlowReactor and their signatures are checked before they're installed.
Release channels
Settings › Updates › Release channel chooses between:
- Stable: the default.
- Beta: new features first, possibly less polished. When a stable release is newer than your beta, you're offered that instead.
Changing the channel checks for updates straight away. Release notes for every version are in the changelog.