Trial license explanation

Wrong product issue
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 # 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.  If you go and install Altium Designer with an Altium Develop license, it looks like the picture below:
+![Free 30 day Develop License](Graphics/develop-triallicense.png)
+
 ## 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)
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
foley	d8079a7f29	Trial license explanation	2026-09-01 22:12:18 +00:00
foley	73f864f382	Wrong product issue	2026-09-01 22:10:01 +00:00