Activations - Knowledge Base

What is provisional activation? How do I provisionally activate my software?

This articles applies to BarTender 2019 and newer. What is provisional activation? Provisional activation allows you to activate a full BarTender 2019 and newer license on one computer for a temporary period, while your older license remains active in production. You must have an active maintena...

Can I provisionally activate BarTender 2019 without a maintenance agreement?

Question I have an older version of BarTender. Can I provisionally activate newer versions of Bartender if I don't have a maintenance agreement? Applicable to BarTender 2019 and later Provisional activation Answer No. You must have a maintenance agreement to provisionally activate.

Offline Activation

If BarTender activation fails because your PC has no active Internet connection, please follow these steps to activate BarTender using another PC's active Internet connection. Note: This knowledge article and our activation site do not work properly in Internet Explorer. Please use any browser ot...

How to Deactivate BarTender

Methods for Deactivation There are three methods available for deactivating your BarTender license. Automatic Internet ConnectionSeagull Scientific provides a secure web server for fast and easy deactivation. If the computer on which you are installing the software is connected to the Internet, t...

Moving your license to a new computer

A BarTender license consists of four significant activations, which means you may activate the software once, and then move it to a new computer up to three times. If additional moves are required, or you receive an error while moving the license, please contact Technical Support. Understandi...

Activating the BarTender Suite

If you're getting an error during activation, please see our Activation Troubleshooting Guide Activating BarTender 2019 and later What you'll need: A BarTender Product Key Code If you have an existing BarTender license that has an active Maintenance and Support agreement, you can use your e...