Support for In-App Purchases and Renewals
New licenses can be purchased directly through your CircuitStudio software. From the Payment profile section of the My Account pages, enter billing information. Once billing information and at least one payment method have been added, a 
button is available on any page of the Home navigation. 
Billing Information can be edited at any time.
A new standalone license can be purchased by clicking the 
button or by clicking the Buy New License link on the License section of the My Account pages. 
The Buy New License link is towards the bottom-right of the page.
Both processes launch the same confirmation dialog. Subscription Auto-renewal is enabled by default. Toggle the option on or off by selecting the checkbox at the bottom-left of the dialog. When you have finished reviewing your license purchase, click Confirm.
Accessing your Purchased License
After purchasing your CircuitStudio license, you will receive an email from CircuitStudio Support within 24 hours (but typically sooner). This email contains important information about activating your account and accessing the license.
Response email that details the steps needed to activate your account, and install and activate CircuitStudio.
Work through the steps in the email, to:
- Activate your CircuitStudio account.
- Download CircuitStudio.
- Install CircuitStudio - simply run the downloaded executable (
CircuitStudioSetup.exe) and follow the instructions in the installer. Note that you must use the same Username and Password that you used when you activated your CircuitStudio account. - Activate CircuitStudio.
Activating your CircuitStudio Account
Account activation is a required step as it establishes you as the owner of your CircuitStudio license. It also enables your installation of CircuitStudio to access the license file that it needs. Once your account is activated, you can return at any time to edit your details, upload a photo to use as an avatar, or change your password.
Click the Activate CircuitStudio Account link in the email to activate your account. You will be taken to a web page where you can complete the process.
Note that the last page of the activation process includes a link to Download CircuitStudio, and another link to LOG IN to your account.
Work through the pages to activate your account. Note the LOG IN link at the top of the last page, use this or the My Account link at the top of the CircuitStudio Home page to log into your account.
Signing into your Account
Related article: Installing CircuitStudio
Now that your account has been activated, you can install and run CircuitStudio. When you do, it should automatically display the Home page at the My Account area, as shown below.
If not, click View | System | Start on the ribbon to display the Home page, then click on My Account.
Click to sign in to your CircuitStudio account.
The Account Sign In dialog will appear, enter your User name and Password. You do not have to enable the Remember or the Sign me in when I start CircuitStudio checkboxes to continue and license the software, keep in mind you will not receive automatic notification of updates when you are not signed in.
Sign In to continue the software activation process.
Activating your License
After signing in you will return to the My Account area, ready to activate your license. Select the license and click the Activate link, as shown below. This writes the .alf file into a folder on your PC, and activates your license of CircuitStudio.
Select and activate your license.
The process is now complete, the My Account area should look like below.
CircuitStudio is licensed and activated - you're ready to start designing!