Switching between mac and windows

[masfenix]

I've seen on this forums and on the FAQ that licenses are not transferrable. From google search and previous forum posts, this was due to using the Mac Store which handled the licensing part for Affinity and tied it to the user's appleID. However, when I installed the trial versions of Mac, I did so using the installer and not the app store. I presume the method of installation has changed (and while it is still available from the Mac store), it is now also stand-alone. 

I am a scientist and really loved using Affinity designer to polish my figures and plots. It is also much cheaper than alternative software. But my personal computer is a Windows. My home work-station is a Mac, second station is a Windows. My lab computer is a mac. 

Must I buy 4 different licenses? 2 different licenses? or can I now use a single license since I can "input" a license key when using Mac/Windows installer. 

Thanks

[emmrecs01]

Hi, welcome to the Affinity forums.

You need one licence for all your Mac computers and one for all your Windows computers.  (The licence agreement stipulates that all the computers concerned must be owned and used by you exclusively.)  

HTH

Jeff

[SFurniss]

As Jeff says, you can install the Windows version on as many PCs as you personally control. Likewise the Mac version can be installed on as many Macs as you control. If you want to view the full EULA you can read it here. 

https://affinity.serif.com/licence/

 

 

[masfenix]

Thanks, another question. I will purchase the Windows one since I own these computers personally. My MAC lab computer is the property of the lab. 

If I buy using the MS store on one computer, do I get the license to install on the second computer? I ask because only one of the Windows is signed in using my MS account. The other one is using a secondary account (also mine). Is it just better to buy off the website and receive a key instead? 

There is a price difference on the store and on the website... is there a way to price match?

[SFurniss]

It wouldn't be able to move orders placed with Microsoft to our company or vice versa. Unfortunately we are not currently offering any discounts on our store. If you sign up for our newsletter though, we would keep you updated on any offers we may have in the future.

 

https://affinity.serif.com/newsletter/

 

 

[walt.farrell]

53 minutes ago, masfenix said:

If I buy using the MS store on one computer, do I get the license to install on the second computer? I ask because only one of the Windows is signed in using my MS account. The other one is using a secondary account (also mine). Is it just better to buy off the website and receive a key instead? 

You could sign out from the MS Store on the second computer, sign in using your other account, install the application, and share it with your other account. (Exact details left as an exercise for you; the MS Store Help or the MS site or Google will reveal the details.)

Personally, though you lose (for now, at least) the auto-update facility you'd get with installing via the MS Store, I'd recommend buying directly from Serif.

1. Installation on multiple computers is easier, especially if they use different Windows identities.
2. You don't get a sandboxed version with some limitations imposed by Microsoft.
3. I think returning the software  (14 day return policy) is simpler with Serif than with the MS Store if it turns out you can't use the application for some reason.