---
id: licensing-payments.what-is-a-license-code
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-a-license-code
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Activating your licence"
question: "What is a License Code?"
alt_questions:
  - "license code meaning"
  - "Is the License Code a serial number?"
  - "what is my activation code for"
  - "storage studio product key"
short_answer: "The activation code we email after you buy or claim an offer. With your email it switches Storage Studio on, once per Mac; renewals never need a new one."
tags: ["license code", "activation"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/where-do-i-find-my-license-code", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-activate-my-licence"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is a License Code?

A License Code is the activation code we email you after you buy a plan, claim a free offer or redeem a code. Together with your email address, it's all you need to switch Storage Studio on — there's no account, serial number or payment reference to enter.

You enter it once on a Mac and it's tied to that Mac from then on. It isn't a receipt for one payment, so renewals never need a new code.