Quick question on running demo on two computers

[bjwest (Billy West)]

I ordered my laser engraver Friday (Ortur 20w Laser Master 2), and immediately installed the LightBurn demo on my desktop to check it out. I’m setting up an old laptop to control the engraver right now and am wondering, when I install LightBurn on it, if I should copy the Trial ID over or just start a new trial? Will two different trial installs mess with the license in any way? I’ll be keeping the software on both computers after purchasing a license.

[LaserWillie (Willy)]

I had no problem with the demo on either PC and when you activate it you should have no problems. Welcome to the forum!

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

As @LaserWillie points out, should be no issue. If you do decide to purchase LightBurn, that is when you will receive a license key, which comes with 2 seats standard.

This is worth review to understand how the license works:

How the LightBurn license works

We get asked this a lot, so here it is: You pay once, the software will work forever as long as you have your license key. The key lets you install on up to two machines, and it can be easily moved if you get a new computer. If you need to install on a 3rd machine, we’re happy to update your license to allow it, at no cost. The license key has an expiry date - a year from when you first activated it. When it expires, it’s still valid, you just don’t get updates anymore. If you download a versi…