From 73f864f3827c44f69db0d17b54bfdc2c271e7846 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Timothy Foley Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 22:10:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Wrong product issue --- altium-education.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/altium-education.md b/altium-education.md index 7b0e9e8..7a2a774 100644 --- a/altium-education.md +++ b/altium-education.md @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ Click on the "Online Download" to get the right executable, which is circled in # Common Problems and Questions +## I got an error about "author seats" and can't seem to access the License Manager menu +You have probably fallen into the trap of installing [Altium Develop](https://www.altium.com/develop) or [CircuitMaker](https://www.altium.com/circuitmaker). Altium Develop is a different product with a free 30-day license which doesn't have a License Manager menu. CircuitMaker is the free version of Altium, but all of your designs are public. CircuitMaker is also incompatible with our Altium Cloud server. + ## How can I tell if my license expired? A student license lasts for a year and shows that information in the "License Management" menu. You can access it by clicking on your user icon on the top right in Altium. If it expired, it will look like the image below with the word "Expired" and in red color: ![Student license expired](Graphics/studentlicense-expired.png)