Offline Activation of a Trial License

Important Notice for ReadyAPI Customers

ReadyAPI has fully transitioned to the ID-based SmartBear License Management (SLM) system. We are now moving into the final phase of deprecation of file-based licenses. Customers still using file-based licensing need to plan for migration to SLM before September 30, 2025.

If you are still in the process of migrating or have yet to start, contact your Account Manager or SmartBear representative today. Our teams are ready to assist with smooth transition strategies. For additional support, please log a request with our Customer Care Team, who are standing by to help.

For further information and timelines, please refer to this page.

This topic explains how to activate a trial license offline. You may need to do this if the machine where you want to use ReadyAPI does not have an Internet connection.

1. If you do not have ReadyAPI installed, download and install it.

2. Launch ReadyAPI.

   • If you do not have an active license, ReadyAPI will display a message asking you to activate a license:

     

     Select Yes.

     Note:

     If you have downloaded a trial version of ReadyAPI and run it for the first time, you can go to the fifth step.

   • If you have an active license for any tool, select Help > License Manager from the main menu.

     

3. In the License Manager, select the desired tool and click Start Pro Trial.

4. If the License Manager does not have all the required contact information, it will show a dialog where you can specify it. After you specify the required information, click OK.

5. You will see a message that says that your computer does not have an Internet connection.

   Click OK.

6. ReadyAPI generates a link for downloading the trial license file:

   

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7. To download a license file, copy the generated link and paste it to the address bar of the browser on a computer connected to the Internet.

8. Copy the downloaded license file to a computer where you want to use ReadyAPI.

   In the License Manager, click Install License and specify the downloaded file.

   Note:

   There is no need to unzip the license file. You can specify the .zip file name.

   

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The trial license is applied to the desired tool:

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In case of an error

See Also

Trial License