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How to activate

How to activate a license

To activate your license, go to the License section of your AdGuard product and find the Log in field or Activate button. Use the email and password of your AdGuard account to log in. If you don't have an account yet, you will be offered to create one.

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To activate a license via the AdGuard account, a valid license with at least one free slot is required. If your license is already used on a maximum number of devices, you can upgrade it or transfer it from one device to another.

Alternatively, you can use a license key to activate the license.

Below you can check step-by-step activation instructions for each platform.

Activating AdGuard for Windows

  1. Open the AdGuard app

    To do it, double-click the AdGuard icon on the desktop:

    AdGuard icon on the desktop

    or double-click the AdGuard icon in the system tray:

    AdGuard icon in the system tray

  2. Go to License tab in the app menu and click Activate license

    Click Activate license

  3. You will be presented with two options for activation:

    • Via entering email and password from your AdGuard account (or from your Facebook, Google or Apple account)

      Log in to your AdGuard account

    • Via entering a license key

      Enter license key

Activating AdGuard for Mac

  1. Open the AdGuard app (click the AdGuard icon in the menu bar)

    AdGuard icon in the menu bar

  2. Click the gear icon in the top right corner

  3. Click License...

    Go to Settings and License *mobile

  4. In the opened window press Activate button

    Press Activate

  5. You will be presented with two options for activation:

    • Via entering email and password from your AdGuard account (or from your Facebook, Google or Apple account)

      Log in to your AdGuard account to activate

    • Via entering a license key

      Enter your license key to activate

Activating AdGuard for Android

  1. Open the AdGuard app

  2. Tap menu icon (☰) in the top left corner of the screen

  3. Tap Get Premium bar (or tap License Status)

    Tap Get Premium or License Status *mobile

  4. Tap three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right corner of the screen

    Tap three-dot menu *mobile

  5. Press Activate Premium, and you will be presented with two activation options:

    • Via entering email and password from your AdGuard account (or from your Facebook or Google account)

      Log in to activate *mobile

    • Via entering a license key

      Enter your license key to activate *mobile

Activating AdGuard for iOS

  1. Open the AdGuard app and tap the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen

  2. Tap License

  3. Tap Log in in the top right corner of the screen

    Tap Log in in the top right corner of the Premium screen *mobile

  4. Enter email and password from your AdGuard account

    Log in *mobile