Getting started

Activating Screen Motion

Enter your licence key to export. Recording and editing are free without one.

Recording and editing are free. Exporting needs a licence. Without one, everything you record and edit is kept, and you can activate at any time to export it.

Enter your key

  1. Click Enter Licence at the top of the home window. You can also click Enter Licence… in the export window.
  2. Paste the key from your purchase email into Licence key.
  3. Click Activate, or press Return.
The Licence window before a key is entered

Once it's active, the Licence window shows your Plan, Email, the end of your Key and its Status.

An active licence

Plans

  • Lifetime is paid once. It never expires and covers every version released within a year of purchase. Status reads Active · updates until that date.
  • Monthly and Yearly are subscriptions. They stay active while the subscription runs. Status reads Active until the renewal date.

If activation fails

MessageWhat to do
That licence key was not found. Check it against your receipt.Copy the key again from your email, without spaces.
A message about how many Macs the key allowsDeactivate it on a Mac you no longer use. See Managing your licence.
That key is for a different product.Use the key from your Screen Motion purchase.
Could not reach the licensing service.Check your internet connection and try again.

Lost the email? See Lost licence key.