Activate your license

The first screen you see is headed Activate the app. It asks for the license key from your receipt, and it tells you what happens next: "Enter the license key from your receipt. We'll email you a code to finish."

You do this once per Mac.

What you're on

Testers are on a real Studio or Agency plan at one dollar a month. Nothing about the app is a stripped-down trial version.

Because both of those sit above the Solo family, the Team chapter in Settings is live for you. Inviting a second shooter is something you can actually do.

Step 1. Find the email with your key

It arrived with your receipt. The key field shows the shape we expect, LA-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX, as a placeholder.

Step 2. Enter that email and the key

Use the same email address the receipt was sent to.

The [ LICENSE KEY ] field uppercases what you type, so case doesn't matter. Press [ ACTIVATE ].

If you have no key at all, [ NO KEY? BUY A LICENSE ] sits under the card and opens the store.

Step 3. Enter the six-digit code

There is no separate sign-in screen. The moment the key validates, we email you a code and the same card becomes Enter your code, with a [ 6-DIGIT CODE ] field under it.

Type the six digits and press [ SIGN IN ]. If the code doesn't arrive, [ RESEND CODE ] and [ USE A DIFFERENT EMAIL ] are both there.

A wrong code shows [ CODE NOT ACCEPTED ] and asks you to request a new one. Requesting a new one is the fix. Retyping the old one isn't.

We check it again quietly

Every launch, les Archives revalidates your key in the background. You'll never see this unless something changed on our side. If a subscription lapses, the app shows a renewal screen on the next launch rather than failing halfway through a catalog.

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