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My license doesn't work

4 minute read • Last updated 2025-02-06

Please check the following details:

  • Please be advised that for successful installation you must quit Illustrator before installing. Please also ensure that your internet connection is stable throughout installation. It is highly recommended to have the Astute Manager loaded in the menu bar/task bar to ensure that you are not inconvenienced with temporary license inactivity. Failing to launch the Astute Manager regularly will cause you to see a "License Inactive - ID:6" error message in Illustrator. If you are seeing a different "License inactive" ID, please refer to this article.

  • The first thing to do would be to check that your subscription hasn't expired.

  • If you experience an issue with Adobe Illustrator, including with any Astute Graphics plugin, Resetting your Preferences would be a good place to start. It's good practice, very easy to do and solves a lot of issues with Illustrator. Please see Resetting Illustrator Preferences for full guidance on this.

  • We also advise Resetting your Astute Manager.

  • If you see an AG Core warning in your Astute Manager, please refer to this page.

  • We also advise deleting and removing all traces of Astute Graphics legacy licenses and any previous Astute Managers before downloading.

  • If you have installed using the Astute Manager and you have recently moved to a newer version of Illustrator, please ensure that you look for new instances of Ai in the settings panel of Astute Manager. Advice on this here.

  • If you're on the latest version of Illustrator and you think the plugin may have installed, but you do not see the Astute Graphics tools in the Illustrator toolbar, please ensure that you are using the advanced toolbar by selecting Window > Toolbars > Advanced.

  • If you are repeatedly seeing an Orphaned plugins warning in Astute Manager, please see the advice on this.

  • If after checking the above your license still isn't working, please Contact Us with details of the inactive plugin/s, any error messages/codes, your version of Illustrator, and your operating system. One of the team will be happy to help you.