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How to licence/activate using Subscription Licensing in Trados 2021

How to license 2021 using Language Cloud Trados Live subscription.
Activating Trados Studio with a cloud subscription

Subscription licensing

Starting with SDL Trados Studio 2021, you can also activate Trados Studio Freelance and Professional with a subscription available for any of the SDL cloud offerings: SDL Trados Live Essential, SDL Trados Live Team or SDL Language Cloud Translation Management .

Subscriptions benefits

An SDL Trados Studio subscription provides an alternative to permanent licenses and includes the additional following benefits:
  • access to cloud projects
  • access to the Online Editor to translate and review cloud project files from a browser
  • access to Trados Live mobile app to work on cloud projects from your tablet or smartphone
  • lower entry price and the ability to pay-as-you-go
  • receive first all the latest features, fixes and security updates

Activating Trados Studio with a cloud subscription

If you are member of a cloud account that includes a Trados Studio license, you can activate the latest version of Trados Studio when connecting to a cloud account from Trados Studio.

  1. Open Trados Studio:
    • If you are using a Trial or an unlicensed version, Trados Studio displays the Product Activation window.
    • If you have a perpetual license and you want to switch to a subscription, open the Help tab > Product activation. Deactivate your current license and select the Language Cloud Subscription tab.
  2. Click the Language Cloud Subscription tab in the SDL Trados Studio 2021 Product Activation window.
  3. Enter the email address and password associated with your cloud account and click Log In. Trados Studio shows all the cloud accounts that you are a member of.
  4. Select the account corresponding to the cloud project on which you want to work and which includes a Trados Studio license. To review the resources available for the selected account, click on the name of the Language Cloud package.
  5. If the selected account includes a Trados Studio license and you are currently using an unlicensed version, an Activate button is displayed. Click this to license Trados Studio and show your cloud subscription type.
  6. Click OK to close the window and restart Trados Studio with the new subscription license.

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Activate SDL Trados Studio 2021 using your Language Cloud subscription